Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Kayla Michele, a Disney Dreamer of the 2013 class, is the Co-Founder and COO of PeduL, a diversity recruiting marketplace that enables employers to source and attract a curated pipeline of competitive, diverse candidates whose skills match job requisitions. The meaning behind the business name admirably incorporates the organization’s mission; …

Glow Networks Inc. based in Austin, Texas, and its parent company, CSS Corp, lost a federal discrimination lawsuit this month, totaling $70 million in damages to be awarded to 10 former employees. The suit came after a racist separation of Black employees being sent off to different rooms to work, …

Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph shared on Friday in an episode of The View, that back in the day a Hollywood casting director said she could not kiss Tom Cruise in a scene because of her race. “[He asked] ‘Do I put you in a movie with Tom Cruise? Do …

Kanye West bears yet another piece of his soul to his followers on Instagram, about his experience on his ongoing divorce, in a poem. Having recently released a disturbing claymation music video for his new single “Eazy,” in which he is shown kidnapping, decapitating, and burying alive his estranged wife’s …

Markeith Loyd was sentenced to death Thursday for the 2017 murder of Police Lt. Debra Clayton. The convicted killer’s sentencing comes after a jury recommended the death penalty in December, Fox 5 Orlando reported. Loyd had an emotional outburst after the sentence was read out loud and was escorted out of …

Through her “tell-it-like-it-is approach,” Judge Mablean Ephriam brings joy, laughter and truth to the courtroom. Mablean Ephriam attends the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on April 29, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images In October 1998, Twentieth Century Fox offered the former prosecuting attorney …

A group of Black entrepreneurs is turning Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre into a technology hub for digital creators and developers. According to ABC News, digital founders based in Tulsa have a pipeline of fresh and diverse technology talent, a quality support system, and a cost-of-living …

Student athletes have been cashing in on name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals following the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) vote to allow the practice last June. One Oregon State football player however, is taking things to a whole other level.  In a partnership between student athlete Alex Austin, Access …

Information technology hasn’t just been one of the most relevant career fields over the past decade. It’s also shown staying power as companies around the world – big and small – have pivoted to technology to do business. With an emphasis worldwide by schools on STEM-related curriculum, IT professionals will …

Comedian, actor, and singer Johnny Brown from the 1970s sitcom Good Times has died at 84.  His daughter, Broadway actress Sharon Catherine Brown, shared the news on Friday via an Instagram post. She wrote, “Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe. We respectfully ask for …