Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Today, labor economist Valerie Wilson took the helm of the National Economic Association (NEA), which was founded in 1969 to increase the representation of Black economists and other people of color within the profession. She takes on a one-year term as president of the NEA, which also produces and distributes knowledge of economic issues to promote …

W. Kamau Bell, left; Promo image of We Need to Talk About Cosby docuseries.Photo: Rich Fury/ Courtesy of Showtime (Getty Images) Sometimes the hardest conversations to have also prove to be the most necessary ones to engage in. Such appears to be the case with W. Kamau Bell’s newly released …

Neutrogena is hoping to make the world of skincare more equitable. On Monday, January 31, the skincare and cosmetics brand streamed the first-ever ‘Heroes of Skin Health Equity’ Awards on TikTok Live, co-hosted by brand ambassadors Kerry Washington and Jennifer Garner. Credit: Neutrogena The awards are part of Neutrogena’s new …

An Alabama high school teacher is under fire after a report that she was having sex during a Zoom meeting. According to BlackSportsOnline, the unnamed teacher appears on camera in a horizontal position with her eyes locked on her screen. However, it seems that a shirtless man pops on camera …

More than two dozen Black colleges and universities have been selected to receive $20 million from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund-Novartis US Foundation HBCU Alliance. The resources will come in the form of faculty research grants and scholarships. Selected institutions include Tennessee State University, Hampton University, Alabama A&M University, Charles …

Brehanna Daniels in Your Attention Please Season 3 Episode 1Screenshot: Hulu Hulu’s Black History Month series Your Attention Please is returning for Season 3, and The Root has an exclusive look at the premiere. Beginning Feb. 1, the four episodes debut every day, with all of them available on Feb. …

The Public Relations Society of America Foundation and Mission North have partnered to offer Black, indigenous people of color who identify as female a fellowship worth $20,000. According to the press release, ”The Future Is” marks the largest financial offering to a single student by the PRSA Foundation to date. …

The CEO of Tumblr—a social platform that was once worth more than $1 billion, and in its time was among the internet’s most popular and talked-about cultural spaces—quietly worked his last day on January 21. The company has not explained Jeff D’Onofrio’s departure, nor even referenced it publicly; I learned …

Working from home has brought forth its advantages. For some, the solitude of their own confines has allowed for an increase in productivity, which has led to positive results for both them and their employer. For others, it has led to a better work-home balance. The idea of not having …

Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) While Black women are more likely to have a late-stage diagnosis of cervical cancer and one and a half times more likely to die of the disease than white women, the five-year survival rate for the survival rate is over 90%, according to a study from the …