Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

There’s a new shark in town!  For the newest season of Shark Tank, the series will have its first Black woman shark on the panel. Good American CEO and SKIMS founding partner Emma Grede, will be one of this season’s guest panelists. She will join recurring sharks, Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner and Barbara Corcoran.  Grede, an …

Tyler, The Creator had one of the most memorable moments of the 2021 Hip Hop Awards after he won the inaugural Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award. During his speech, Tyler mentioned the myriad of influences that inspired him to make music his career. Everyone from Playboi Carti to Pharrell …

Oprah Winfrey has no problem keeping a small group of friends. The 67-year-old made an appearance on the Making Space with Hoda Kotb podcast on Monday (Oct. 4) with her longtime gal-pal Maria Shriver, according to PEOPLE.  The pair have been friends for 42 years and according to Winfrey she …

Unless you’re one of the minute number of people who have refrained from buying a cell phone, you know just how daunting choosing a provider can be. Sure, established industry titans like Verizon and T-Mobile offer their share of services, but a long contract keeping you tied to said companies …

Shark Tank star Daymond John is sharing his personal battle with COVID-19 and how he has lost more than a handful of people in his circle.  Speaking with survivornet.com, the CEO and founder of FUBU shared that he is vaccinated but about a month and a half ago, he tested …

Photo: Vyaseleva Elena (Shutterstock) The Johnston County school board in North Carolina unanimously approved a policy on Friday to prevent what conservatives are calling “Critical Race Theory,” but is really just American history, from being taught in its classrooms. The school board updated language concerning how race and history are …

The grain elevator exploded on a cool April morning in 1987, six years before I was born. My father was testing a clay sample in a lab two miles away when suddenly the dial jumped. He ran outside, thinking that a car had smashed into the building. My mother, doing …

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is all about keeping it real and advocating for those who need it most. Two years ago, Representatives James McGovern and David Schweikert introduced a bipartisan bill that would see to it that Medicare would cover wigs for people undergoing treatments that cause hair loss, such as …

The upcoming highly anticipated Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show lineup that will take place on February 13, will include Hip-Hop heavyweights Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar. The relative of a former group member of Dr. Dre’s seminal gangsta group, N.W.A. is hoping that …

Photo: jakkaje879 (Shutterstock) If you are neutral in situations of racial injustice, you have chosen the side of the racist. At this point, schools officials are making it hard to believe that classrooms are safe and equitable for all children. A Maine high school student staged a schoolwide walkout when …