Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

The holiday season officially arrived. Christmas lights, trees and other decorations are on full display as holiday music blares through speakers. Along with all of the holiday decorations and music, the holiday season also brings with it the hustle and bustle of last-minute Christmas shopping. Department stores, malls and outlets …

A Queens Proud Boys member, who said Sen. Raphael Warnock would be “swinging with the f—ing fish” has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. Eduard Florea, 41, posted the threat on social media a day before the Jan. 6th Capitol Riot. According to Yahoo News Florea …

Any good chef knows it’s all in the seasonings! The right blend of herbs and spices can make or break a recipe. Many of your favorite herbs and plants can be grown in your own backyard with minimal effort. Here are five herbs you can add to your kitchen garden. …

Photo: DCStockPhotography (Shutterstock) In a complaint filed with the Vermont Human Rights Commission, Twin Valley Middle High School in Whitingham, Vermont is accused of not protecting a Black student from racial harassment, bullying and violent threats, according to the Associated Press. What else is new? The ACLU of Vermont filed …

Ornithologist Corina Newsome wants to give Black Americans a new outlook on birds and environmentalism —and for good reason. “My approach is to plug people who are part of these marginalized communities economically, socially, into the natural world because it’s going to be better for them,” Newsome recently told The …

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his new podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,” croons the voice stuck in your head …

Kyrie Irving is clarifying his stance on vaccines, but it’s still going to sideline him from playing for the Brooklyn Nets for the foreseeable future. According to a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Irving, who has already been absent from his team’s pre-season activities, says he’s not opposed to …

This holiday season, photographer Stafford Braxton is spreading joy with diversity in the North Carolina region with true intention. Braxton founded Santas Just Like Me in 2013. Since then, he has been on a mission to help bring a more diverse pool of Santas and “add a little color to …

Image: Critics Choice Association With the emergence of the Omicron variant leading to another surge in Covid-19 cases, and a slew of Broadway cancellations and closures, we knew it was only a matter of time before awards season was the next domino to fall. Various film festivals and critics associations …

In the summer of 2015, a chimney sweep in Elgin, Oregon, redrew the map of the American West. “Imagine for a moment Idaho’s western border stretching to the Pacific Ocean,” Grant Darrow wrote in a letter to the editor of his local paper. Rural Oregon, he insisted, should break its …