Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

There are about 6.4 million businesses in the U.S. owned by women of color, as of 2019 according to American Express. After my conversation with a sponsorship strategist and consultant, I’m convinced there’s room and resources for more to succeed, especially online.  If you’re someone who’s hosting events, an influencer, …

Sign up for Kaitlyn and Lizzie’s newsletter here. Kaitlyn: A few months ago, my friend Stephanie found a copy of Martha Stewart’s 1982 book, Entertaining, on a stoop in Brooklyn and gave it to me at my birthday breakfast. This book is amazing. In it, Martha teaches how to plan …

You may have seen her several years ago on the Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, and more recently on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Real. She has built a successful career as an actress, an entrepreneur with her own production company, and thrives as a philanthropist. Now …

Photo: Kittirat Roekburi / EyeEm (Getty Images) The Urban Daily reported Henderson police pulled over 23-year-old Shane Lee Brown on a weapons charge associated with a felon who was initially charged in 1994. This previous felon, who also shared the name Shane Brown, was not only convicted three years before …

Firstline workers—the backbone of the U.S. economy representing more than 26 million people across industries including retail, hospitality, restaurant, etc.— might feel they don’t have relevant work experiences or skills to make the leap into other professional industries. The reality is, if you are in one of these roles then …

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Beginning this month, online business owners who sell their goods and services through sites like Venmo, Etsy, and Airbnb will be sent tax forms if they have received payments of more than $600. Recently, tech companies have notified users of the impending changes and asked them to submit tax information, …

Photo: Courtesy of ComcastNBCUniversal/Xfinity With Martin Luther King Jr. Day just around the corner, Comcast NBCUniversal has just unveiled a new documentary centered around the revolutionary Civil Rights pioneer’s vision and legacy. Per a press release sent to The Root, Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards will tell the stories …

A third-generation Jersey City firefighter has hit a career milestone over 70 years after his grandfather became the first Black man to join the Jersey City Fire Department. On Saturday, Mayor Steve Fulop celebrated the success of his administration’s diversity recruitment efforts with the promotion of four African American firefighters …

Fabian ‘Occasional Superstar’ Williams’ mural of Stacey Abrams is displayed in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Raymond Boyd (Getty Images) There has always been some kind of disparity for Black women in this country. We recently saw the U.S. employment rate drop for all workers except Black …