Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

(iStock/thawornnurak) The global spread of the coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, has left many communities in shambles; trying to their best to contain and combat the spread of the disease. For one group of Americans, the virus has left them both exposed and abandoned by their government—the prison population. …

Sabrina Dhowre Elba and Idris Elba attend The World Premiere of Cats on December 16, 2019, in New York City. Photo: Jamie McCarthy (Getty Images for Universal Pictures) If there’s anyone who is going to use the extra time that comes with social distancing in order to be more productive, …

It was so nice, he had to do it twice. After his very successful Instagram Live party on Saturday (March 21), which drew over 100,000 participants, DJ D-Nice returned to the social media platform on Sunday for another quarantine party. Changing the name of the party from “Club Quarantine” to …

Just one week after Idris Elba contracted coronavirus, his wife Sabrina has also tested positive.  Sabrina broke the news during her husband’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. Despite government mandates for those who have coronavirus to stay completely isolated from those who don’t, Sabrina decided to stand by her man during …

Photo: Brendan Smialowski (Getty Images) As the coronavirus crisis continues to dominate mainstream media and the general public continues to be in frenzy mode, the Department of Justice has quietly asked something of Congress that would lend feelings of vindication to every amateur conspiracy theorist clogging our newsfeeds with their …

After waiting five years to walk down the aisle, Basketball Wives star Gloria Govan and NBA coach Derek Fisher have been forced to suspend their wedding plans thanks to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19. Like many couples who plan to wed this spring, Govan and Fisher have been affected …

Bored celebrity quarantine videos has become its own form of entertainment — if we use that term very, very loosely. The latest to pop up on social media to amuse themselves and confuse their fans is Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks and mother of struggle rapper Chet Hanks. RELATED: …

A healthy 39-year-old New Orleans woman died just days after she was tested for coronavirus. At the time of her death, she was still waiting for the test’s results. According to reports, Natasha Ott was found dead on her kitchen floor Friday (Mar. 20) by her longtime boyfriend, Josh …

What a way to put things into perspective. He hasn’t been in office for a whole year but Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young has a whole perspective to stem the notorious crime statistics within his city. Because medical resources will be needed to treat coronavirus patients, the former city council …

A photo of a South Carolina McDonald’s worker digging in her butt while working the drive-thru has gone viral on social media. Facebook user Griselda Blanco, who shared the photo on her page, not only called the fast-food worker out for being extremely trifling and disgusting, but also revealed …