Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted out in Los Angeles on Wednesday (April 15), but they weren’t ignoring shelter-at-home rules. The former royals were providing aid to residents in the city they now call home, by providing meals to those in need amid the coronavirus crisis. The Duke and …

In honor of his grandmother dying earlier this month from COVID-19, comedian Michael Che announced that he will pay the rent for all the tenants in her former apartment building. “It’s crazy to me that residents of public housing are still expected to pay their rent when so many …

A ten-part documentary series about Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls season is one of the most anticipated television events of our quarantined times. But the documentary, which will air on ESPN, has Jordan bracing himself for backlash. “When people see this footage I’m not sure they’re going to …

T.I. and Tiny Harris have been through it all when it comes to their relationship, and have found a way to make it work. But now, they’re calling out what they see as wrong in other people’s relationships, and to this couple, it comes down to rap music.  Particularly, the …

NFL superstar Von Miller is the latest professional athlete to test positive for coronavirus. It isn’t clear when the 31-year-old Denver Broncos player was diagnosed with the disease, but his agent Joby Branion told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport that he’s currently “at home and resting in good spirits.” Miller, …

Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …

As United States citizens continue to deal with the devastating impacts to jobs and the economy amid the global coronavirus pandemic, a pair of House Democrats are proposing a bill that will put money in the pockets of Americans on a monthly basis. The proposed legislation, which is called …

Photo: Justice Daniel Kelly (Official Facebook) Justice Daniel Kelly lost his Wisconsin Supreme Court seat to Jill Karofsky after getting his ass handed to him in the state’s primary election on April 7. Now, Kelly is indicating that he may rejoin a case that could end in the purging of …

Beyoncé is known for surprising her fans in various ways, and she did just that by appearing during ABC’s “Disney Family Singalong.” Prior to the special airing, ABC announced that a “special guest” would be joining a list of musicians who were going to sing classic Disney songs via …

The coronavirus is exacerbating the rural-urban divide. America’s geographic gap could “reach astronomical, and possibly unprecedented, heights,” our polling expert Ronald Brownstein warns. At the same time, the president is “recasting himself as a pandemic prophet,” reports our politics writer McKay Coppins, who has spent months covering disinformation. FRANCO ORIGLIA …