Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Illustration by Javier Jaén In 2010, things started going wrong at the steel plant in Warren, Ohio, a Rust Belt town that went on to cast its votes twice for Donald Trump. A cooling panel started leaking, and the furnace operator didn’t see the leak in time; the water hit …

St. Petersburg police on Wednesday (Oct. 13) charged a man, who was already behind bars in connection with the death of a 35-year-old woman, with the murder of a second woman. Ken Knight, a spokesman for the St. Petersburg Police Department, said investigators don’t believe the shootings were related and …

The popular music streaming platform Spotify is kicking off its new Frequency platform after launching the program earlier this year. Spotify’s Frequency is global initiative that celebrates the Black community and creatives. The new content hub was created as a platform to amplify established and emerging Black artists and foster …

Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Conservatives have argued that there’s no need for programs that sought to increase diversity on the most selective college campuses, but new data underscores that that’s far from reality. A new survey shows that—wait for it—white students have an advantage over Black students in getting much needed …

Late at night on the second Tuesday of January, Peter Meijer, a 33-year-old freshman congressman from West Michigan, paced the half-unpacked rooms of his new rental apartment in Washington, D.C., dreading the decision he would soon have to make. From our January/February 2022 issue Check out the full table of …

On Nov. 27, 2007, NFL player Sean Taylor was shot and killed in a botched burglary at his Miami, Florida home. He was only 24 years old. The Washington Football Team is now honoring him by retiring his number. According to ESPN, Taylor’s No. 21 jersey will be retired, which …

A mother of five in Ashburn, VA, got more than she expected after opening up to a Facebook group about her desire to have snacks for her kids. Shamika Foster fell on hard times during the pandemic after losing her job in March and learning of her fifth pregnancy, 11 …

Hair and skincare company Carol’s Daughter has announced a partnership with the Mama Glow Foundation, a reproductive justice non-profit organization, to offer doula grants. The grants are part of their joint initiative, Love Delivered. Starting Tuesday, Black birthing people can apply for a grant to be matched with a doula …

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images) Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott, who are mourning the loss of their son, Zen Scott Cannon. On Tuesday’s episode of The Nick Cannon Show, Cannon dedicated a segment of his show to his youngest …

At the end of last year, I pondered whether the pandemic was irrevocably changing cinema or merely interrupting it; whether the medium would soon return to being a public, collective experience or overwhelmingly remain an at-home event. With another year gone, I still don’t know for sure. In 2021, we’ve …