Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Mariah Carey rehearses for the 82nd annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on December 3, 2014 in New York City. Photo: Michael Loccisano (Getty Images) This holiday season, the Queen of Christmas is back with a new jewel to add to her crown. As of December 3rd, …

Philanthropist couple and Howard University alums Eddie and C. Sylvia Brown are making the largest alumni donation the HBCU has ever received. According to a press release, the Browns pledged $5 million, which will be allocated toward Graduation Retention Access to Continued Excellence (GRACE), a need-based fund established by Howard …

Black Twitter is demanding an apology for Jordyn Woods from Khloe Kardashian after her baby’s daddy, Tristan Thompson, had another child outside of their relationship. The social media platform was abuzz with the news of Thompson’s newborn. The request stemmed from Khloe’s 2019 attempt to attack and blackball Jordyn after …

Screenshot: The Griot Museum of Black History Listen, this country owes a lot to Black women. From being the backbone of the Black Panthers, to swaying major elections, to carrying corporate America, the needle doesn’t move without our endless contributions. Although there are far fewer bronze statues and park monuments …

Now that it’s December, you may be tempted to settle in and get cozy. That doesn’t mean your entertainment has to be bland. To help spice up this first weekend of the last month of the year, I asked our culture writer Shirley Li to pick a few spunky or …

Dorothy Steel, who played a tribal leader in Black Panther, has died at 95 years old. According to WSB-TV, she passed away Friday (Oct. 15) morning at her home in Detroit. Her publicist said she was in the middle of filming Black Panther 2 when the Marvel franchise flew her …

Haitian activist Monique Clesca, is calling for the Biden Administration and other global powers to allows “Haitians to save our own country” from the ongoing political turmoil that has deteriorated into rampant gang violence. Clesca, a journalist and former U.N. official, is one of 13 members of the Commission to …

Garrett Grant works inside a store May 7, 2009 in Glendora, Mississippi. Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) One Greenville Mississippi couple is out here proving that Black love breeds good business. While down in the Delta, you’re sure to come across culinary southern staples like fried catfish, collards, and smothered …

Every discovery of a fast-spreading new variant sets off another wave of uncertainty, and this time, Omicron is to blame. Although it’s true that we know frustratingly little about this new variant (other than that it’s here—and here, and here), today we understand a lot more about the coronavirus generally—how …

Kyrie Irving will not play in the NBA for the Brooklyn Nets because he is refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine. However, he still could earn $19 million. According to CNN, the Brooklyn Nets are required to pay the 29-year-old for approximately 40 away games because it was their decision …