Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

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 …

Celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou is among the first group of trailblazing women who will appear in a series of new quarters, the  U.S. Mint announced on Oct. 6.  From 2022 through 2025, the Mint will issue five quarters each year for the American Women Quarters Program. astronaut Sally …

The Secret Service has investigated many of the fraudulent scams over the last year and found that nearly $100 billion in COVID-19 relief funds were stolen. On Tuesday, it was announced that fraudsters have been diverting pandemic relief funds from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic Injury …

Travis Scott performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas.Photo: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP (Getty Images) The investigations into the Astroworld tragedy that occurred at Houston’s NRG Park on November 5 will now be getting an extra assist from the federal government. Complex reports that …

Ray J was hospitalized with pneumonia in Miami last week, but he has now reportedly been released. According to a TMZ source, the 40-year-old was discharged over the weekend. He also stopped using an inhaler and is no longer on oxygen. Originally, it was believed he had COVID-19 but he …

Fact is, there is no place like the Caribbean. The year-round tropical environment, palm trees, coconuts, early sunrises, rose-gold flushed sunsets: it’s simply a top-tier locale where everyone wants to vacation at some point. But where exactly should you choose to go?  Aruba (Adobe stock photo) The Caribbean is made …

For those upset about President Biden not canceling student loan debt, the Biden administration is responding by extending the payment freeze through May 2022. On Wednesday, President Biden announced that pandemic relief will be extended once again until May 1, NPR reports. The new decision will affect about 41 million …

“It is about damn time!” said Michelle Young, better known as the most recent star of ABC’s long-running reality show, The Bachelorette. Time for what? Well, it only took 18 seasons, but as of Tuesday night, Young and her now-fiancé Nayte Olukoya were revealed to be the first Black couple …

Subscribe for BET Updates Provide your email address to receive our newsletter. Select the types of notification you would like to receive from us. Please note, you must choose at least one. BET Daily BET Weekly BET Breaking News BET Promotions SUBSCRIBE Source link