Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

(Image: Howard University) Many of the buildings on historically black colleges and universities are historical landmarks with a rich history built into the brick and mortar. As a result, there are rules and regulations that colleges and universities have to abide by when performing renovations. In efforts to help HBCUs …

A Philadelphia woman was arrested after police said she spit on another person during an altercation over social distancing. Alexis Danilo told ABC 6 Action News she was waiting in line to pick up some things Sunday morning (Apr. 19) when she says the suspect, later identified as 27-year-old …

Photo: EA This month, two of the highest profile games to be released were remakes. I myself have been putting time into Final Fantasy VII: Remake and so far, I’m loving it. Seeing the iconic art style brought to life with modern graphics and a banger of a battle system …

Police in New Jersey are warning people not to wear N95 masks while driving alone after someone passed out while wearing a mask and crashed into a pole. Lincoln Park police said a motorist crashed their vehicle head-on into a pole Thursday (Apr. 23), and the cops believe the …

LeBlanc, from Southern New Hampshire University, said he fields many calls from other school leaders asking how his institution conducts courses online. They rarely ask him about the other services that students learning online need, though; counseling, tutoring, and mental-health support are afterthoughts, he told me. The colleges and universities …

Megan Thee Stallion is continuing to walk in her dreams while honoring her late mother’s legacy.  The Suga rapper spoke with People to share what keeps her motivated to continue pursuing her college degree at Texas Southern University where she is completing her bachelor’s degree in health administration.  Despite her …

There is a large Feeding America banner covering CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot’s office wall shrine, dedicated to her birthplace of Louisiana.  Surrounded by mementos of her upbringing — including images of various birds indigenous to the southern state — the mother of two transformed a shared office space with her husband …

A Maryland mother-of-four who contracted coronavirus as she was nearing the end of her pregnancy has died just three weeks after giving birth to a baby boy she never even got to meet. 43-year-old Wogene Debele, an Ethiopian immigrant, was nine months pregnant with her fourth child when she …

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Actor Jason Mitchell was arrested in Mississippi on Wednesday (April 22) on weapon and drug charges. Mitchell is best known for playing Eazy-E in the 2015 NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton.  According to TMZ, the 33-year-old is facing two felony charges for possession of a controlled substance with intent to …