Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Last night, BET’s “Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort” special answered the call to entertain and inspire the Black community, which has been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.  With the help of several foundations and corporations, and support from a network of Black business leaders, over $16 …

Pictured: Top, Paul David Blankenship, Phillip David Guzman, and bottom, Christopher William Jay Henderson and Jacob Baughman (Lake County Jail) After receiving her $1,200 stimulus check to help with financial obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Indiana woman says that four men she knew broke into her home and …

(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 …