Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

SXSW, one of the top film and music festivals in the country, announced today (March 6) that this year’s festival has been canceled due to fears over the spread of COVID-19, or coronavirus. The annual gathering takes place in Austin, Texas. Organizers announced the decision in a statement posted to …

After the “Juice” powerhouse put TikTok on blast for removing her swimsuit video, the social media company restored her content.Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images) With her body positivity movement and unabashed performance style, Lizzo can be considered many things. But this week, the recent Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, flutist, …

That connection and dedication shows: The Way Back features the rawest and most natural performance Affleck has given in his career. He’s the worthy centerpiece of a small, character-focused drama—the sort of project that’s all too rare in Hollywood these days. Affleck plays Jack Cunningham, a high-school basketball phenomenon who …

Wendy Williams announced on Monday (March 2) that she was followed by security in Bergdorf Goodman during her shopping trip in New York City with friends NeNe Leakes and Marlo Hampton, alleging racial profiling. But during the “Hot Topics” segment of her daytime talk show on Wednesday (March 4), the …

A young Black man who was wrestled to the ground Wednesday night (March 4) by New York City police officers says he was pushed against a fence and threatened with a taser.  In a cellphone video taken of the incident that was posted to Twitter and went viral, police are …

After 13 years of presiding over couples saying goodbye to each other, Lynn Toler is saying goodbye to Divorce Court. Toler, 60, told her Twitter followers on Thursday (March 5) that she’s ending her run on the long-time show after serving as the judge since 2006. “I couldn’t wait any …

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In 1983 Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. became the first African-American in space as part of the Orbiter Challenger crew. His career at NASA began in 1978 and his story, along with other space pioneers, is being documented in a revealing series on the Smithsonian Channel, Black In Space: Breaking The …

“When I started it, they all just called it that crap. Like, ‘Oh, they’re over there doing that crap.’ ” This nurse, whom I’ll call Jamie, was on the line from a Veterans Affairs medical center in the Northeast. She’d been struggling for a few minutes between the impulse to tout …

Loni Love is a true example of resilience. While recording an ad segment on The Real, the Weight Watchers ambassador burst into tears while reflecting on the type of foods she ate growing up. She says that many Black girls and women aren’t informed about healthy diets as healthier food …