Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Billy Porter went from one of the world’s most famous streets to another. The Broadway superstar will be making an appearance on Sesame Street during its 51st season. …

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The Color Purple movie will be shown in theaters for the first time in decades.Photo: Fathom Events “I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it,” Shug Avery famously says during a watershed moment in one of the best …

Gospel music takes center stage before game day. Source link

(Image: iStock/atlantic-kid) Imagine being treated less than human, with no civil rights or no choice in the type of work you perform, all while earning less than minimum wage and oftentimes nothing at all. Being restricted from knowing how to read, write, learn, or even dream of a life beyond …

Screenshot: Shop owner Carl Sylvain (CBS 46) I live in Stone Mountain, Georgia about a 20 minute drive out from Snellville, Ga which is the scene of today’s episode of “Damn, That’s Racist.” According to CBS 46, several businesses is Snellville—where my black brother and his black wife, daughter and …

Jamysa Lytes Hutchins didn’t intend to catch Tyler Perry’s attention during his Madea’s Farewell Play Tour stop in Columbus, Georgia but she did. Hutchins is now in the process of setting up a date and time to meet up with RCA Records and join the ranks of other RCA R&B …

Nevertheless, the United States does not appear to be in a position to capitalize on the aftermath of the Soleimani strike. Iranians are furious with their government, but their government continues to be willing to incarcerate and torture large numbers of them. And the theory of how disaffection within the …

Vanessa Bryant is reportedly asking for some of the items left behind by thousands of fans who came to honor Kobe, their daughter Gianna, and the seven others who perished in a helicopter crash last Sunday (January 26). According to the Los Angeles Times, Lee Zeidman, the president of the …

Black History Month is underway, and black people are getting all the feels that come with historical blackness. The month of February signifies a celebration of all things black. Together, we collectively acknowledge the African American experience—dating back to 1619 when the first enslaved African pressed his feet onto American …