Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Have we screamed defund the police loud enough yet? No? Well, continue reading for another case of Why Defunding is the Next Step for America’s Police Brutality Problem. Last week, Pernell Harris, a 29-year-old Black man, was tased and beaten by Coffee County police officers for resisting arrest in Douglas, …
Read More »The New Puritans
“It was no great distance, in those days, from the prison-door to the market-place. Measured by the prisoner’s experience, however, it might be reckoned a journey of some length.” So begins the tale of Hester Prynne, as recounted in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s most famous novel, The Scarlet Letter. As readers of …
Read More »‘RHOA’ Stars Show Support For NeNe Leakes
Yesterday (August 29), Real Housewives Of Atlanta alum NeNe Leakes revealed her 67-year-old husband Gregg Leakes is losing his battle against cancer. She is now receiving love from former and current cast members of the reality show. According to Page Six, Kenya Moore wrote on her Instagram Story today (August …
Read More »‘Candyman’ Makes History For Black Women Directors
Candyman was a huge success in its opening weekend, landing in the top spot in the U.S. market after grossing an estimated $22.3 million, IndieWire reported, making Nia DaCosta the first Black woman director to debut at No.1. This is an historic milestone that two other Black women came close …
Read More »Black Company Raises $6.1 Million For New Social Livestream App For Traders and Financial Content Creators
Calling itself a social live stream and immersive chat platform for traders and financial content creators, Trading.TV has raised $6.1 million in seed funding. The company, led by founder and CEO Tobias Heaslip, swears it is the first and only fintech platform built for the creator economy. According to a news …
Read More »Whoopi Goldberg’s Company Sued For $50M
Whoopi Goldberg’s company Whoopi Inc. is being sued for $50 million in a New Jersey development dispute. According to the New York Post, a lawsuit claims that the actress’ company is allegedly accused of helping to remove a longtime developer in the Northeastern state to help rebuild downtown West Orange, …
Read More »Reggae and Dub Icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry Dead at 85
Lee “Scratch” Perry performs live at the Jazz Cafe on June 15, 2006 in London, England.Photo: Samir Hussein (Getty Images) Dub and reggae music icon Lee “Scratch” Perry died on Sunday at a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica, at the age of 85. Though a cause of death has yet to …
Read More »RHOP's Wendy Osefo On Group Trip, 'Vacation from Hell'
The ladies of The Real Housewives of Potomac took a trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, and let’s just say things got pretty interesting. On Sunday’s episode (Aug. 29), Dr. Wendy Osefo and Gizelle Bryant got into a heated argument after Bryant and Ashley Darby brought up tabloid allegations that Osefo’s husband …
Read More »The Two Reasons Parents Regret Having Kids
Olivia Arthur / Magnum Carrie wishes that she’d never had children. She spent a few years feeling satisfied as a mother, but now locks herself in the kitchen and wonders, Who am I? What am I doing here? She can’t pursue paid work, because she has to shepherd her 12-year-old …
Read More »Could Terrence Howard Play Rick James?
The Showtime documentary B*tchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James airs this Friday. The film gives viewers an indepth look at the good, bad and ugly of the legendary Rick James and is certainly paving the way for a biopic. Ty James, Rick James’ daughter, already has someone in …
Read More »