Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Meet Penny Clarke, founder of Millie’s International Creations, an online fashion boutique that sells high-end, handcrafted African-themed jewelry, handbags, and home fashion. She started the company six years ago when she become a furloughed government employee working in Washington, DC. Since then, after partnering with local female artisans in Ghana, she …

Kim Kardashian made her debut (Oct. 9) as host of Saturday Night Live, and the jokes were in full effect. Dressed from head to toe in pink, Kardashian, 40, hit the stage and took aim at everyone from OJ Simpson to her estranged husband Kanye West (who was in New …

Photo: kavram (Shutterstock) A woman is facing a civil rights violation after allegedly threatening a 9-year-old Black boy who was playing in a park with her son in Dover, N.H. The state attorney general’s office filed the complaint in Strafford County Superior Court alleging that Kristina Graper, 51, threatened the …

Following two injuries to his right middle finger in a game on Thursday (Oct. 7), NFL quarterback Russell Wilson had hand surgery and received love and support from his wife, Ciara.  “You’re the toughest Man I know,” Ciara, 35, tweeted, showing a picture of the two after Wilson’s surgery. “Always …

Boxer Adrien Broner was arrested in the early hours of Sunday (Oct. 10) morning in Kentucky for an outstanding warrant in Ohio, TMZ Sports reports. Officers arrested the boxer and booked him into the Kenton County Jail about 1 a.m., but other details about how and where he was taken …

HBO’s OZ star Granville Adams, 58, has died. The actor who played the character Zahir Arif on the hit series was battling cancer. “Goodnight, sweet prince/and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,” OZ showrunner and executive producer Tom Fontana wrote on Instagram in Adams’ honor. Fontana and OZ …

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order on Wednesday afternoon to observe Indigenous Peoples Day in lieu of Columbus Day. The executive order will begin on Monday, October 11. Community members watched as the city’s first Black mayor said goodbye to Columbus Day. “As mayor of Boston, I …

In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. The R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of …

Well, it looks like Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband Eddie have finally been able to put the cheating rumors to rest. Speaking with Page Six, the Real Housewives of Potomac star shared how she and her husband have been able to ignore the persistent rumors of infidelity in their …

A complaint was filed against New Hampshire woman Kristina Graper after she allegedly told a Black boy she would “kneel on his neck,” Associated Press reported on Thursday.  The civil rights complaint states that Graper also called the 9-year-old boy a racial slur after he broke her son’s toy in …