Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); Right after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of George Floyd’s murder, during a press conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi thanked George Floyd for being murdered. “Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice. For being there …

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last president of apartheid and the polarizing figure who shares a Nobel Peace Prize with the country’s beloved late president Nelson Mandela, has died at 85 years old. The FW de Klerk Foundation announced on Thursday that the former president passed away in his home …

‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); Just as the guilty verdict was being announced in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a teenage Black girl was shot and killed by police in Columbus, Ohio. A family member has confirmed that the victim was 16-year-old Ma’Khia …

A sign in the entrance of the Michael A. Rawley Jr. American Legion Post advertises the space as “members only,” but the Brooklyn-based photographer Maureen Drennan has warned me in advance to ignore it. Drennan has often entered these establishments unannounced: Since 2018, she’s photographed American Legion and Veterans of …

It was the winter of 1997. Henry Rivers vividly remembers the ski trip to Vail, Colorado. The cool crisp air, the freshly fallen snow, and thousands of skiers and snowboarders who looked just like him. “There were 5,000 Black people in there, all smiling, all with the best looking gear you …

‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); Cameron Henegan, the Charlotte rapper known as Cam Coldheart, has died at the age of 33. Initial reports of Coldheart’s death started circulating online Saturday evening (Apr. 24), and the rapper’s aunt has since confirmed the sad news on social media. “DAMN NEPHEW!!! …

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‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); Georgia rapper Foogiano has been sentenced to 5 years for cutting off his ankle monitor and going on the run from authorities. Boomman, CEO of Authentic Empire Music Group (Foogiano’s home label), broke the news on Twitter Monday morning (May 3) after the …

Fifteen year-old entrepreneur Trey Brown is landing new business opportunities so quickly that even more seasoned proprietors should take notice. Three years after launching the Philadelphia-based streetwear apparel brand Spergo, Brown this month obtained a  $300,000 Shark Tank investment deal from Daymond John, the founder of apparel company FUBU, in …

Food Bank For New York City distributes food and other items to Bronx residents during the Food Bank For New York City Veterans food distribution at James J. Peters Medical Center in the Bronx on November 03, 2021 in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Food …