Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Gregory and Travis McMichael, the white father and son who were arrested Thursday (May 7) and charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, told police they believed the 25-year-old black man was a suspect in a string of burglaries in the area, and that’s why they …

Born to a poor family in Macon, Georgia, in 1932, Richard Wayne Penniman was one of 12 children—“the best-looking one of all of them, and I’m not conceited at all,” he once said. He was musical from an early age, singing with gusto in church and banging on pots and …

On Wednesday (May 6), just days after white protesters staged a volatile protest inside the state’s state house and comparing the Democratic governor’s public health orders to “tyranny,” a group of Black men armed with weapons showed up to escort Black state representative Sarah Anthony safely into the building to …

Sneaker fans looking for a Kobe Bryant memento are in for a treat as the NBA icon’s signature Nike basketball shoes will reortedly be available next year. According to a leak from FootwearNews.com, the green kicks that Bryant wore in his Christmas Day 2010 game against the Miami Heat — …

Little Richard, the flamboyant Rock ‘N’ Roll pioneer, has died at the age of 87. His death was first announced on his official Facebook Saturday morning (May 9), and his son, Danny Jones Penniman, confirmed the sad news to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not revealed. Little …

There’s more than one type of front-line worker nowadays amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And there’s certainly more than one hero. To honor some of the hero’s many call mom, Portal from Facebook launched a new campaign honoring moms on the front lines—those at work and those sheltering-in-place at home. Just …

Billy Porter has become a household name due to his Emmy-winning role as Pray Tell in FOX’s hit series Pose and, of course, his unforgettable fashion.  And while he’s taking his turn in the spotlight he doesn’t want to forget the people who are the real stars during the coronavirus …

Little Richard performs on the stage of the Olympia Concert Hall, June 7, 2005 in Paris.Photo: Stephane De Sakutin (AFP via Getty Images) “I should be better recognized today for sure,” Little Richard said in an August 2010 interview with the Wall Street Journal. “I am the beginning. I am …

The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion airs this Sunday, May 10 on Bravo.  And while the reunion was shot virtually, with each of the ladies and host Andy Cohen in their respective homes, that doesn’t mean there’s any less drama.  In a preview shared by Bravo, Eva Marcille and NeNe …

Pavel Popov Dash into the flames. Come windmilling, widemouthed, out of the collapsing ice palace. Fling yourself at the spiky green shins of the monster. Outpace the avalanche. Running in movies is always toward danger or away from it. No one in movies is ever just running. And like ballet …