Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Winifred and Frieda Parker (Image: Courtesy of Purdue) 0 Purdue University has renamed two residence halls after two sisters who were instrumental in fighting for the rights of Black students to live on campus grounds back in the 1940s. Purdue University has announced the renaming of the Griffin Residence Halls …

Naomi Osaka celebrates winning Women’s Singles fourth round match at the 2021 Australian Open on February 14, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.Photo: Cameron Spencer (Getty Images) Following the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend, many are doing all they can to lend a helping hand to the country …

This article contains spoilers through the Season 1 finale of The White Lotus. “This is a lot of pineapple. Not subtle with the theme.” Midway through The White Lotus, Mike White’s acerbic satire on HBO, the socialite mother of a guy on his honeymoon pays her son and new daughter-in-law …

Marlon Wayans is starring in the Aretha Franklin biopic as Ted White, the Queen of Soul’s first husband. In a recent interview, Wayans opened up about the movie, which has been a huge success at the box office, and the highly anticipated sequel to 2004’s White Chicks.  According to Variety, …

Jada Pinkett Smith has a new tattoo and she plans to make it a full sleeve. The 49-year-old, who turns 50 next month, wrote on Instagram, “I always said I would get a sleeve at 60 but tomorrow is not promised. Soooo … I’m starting to build my sleeve now.” …

Jada Pinkett Smith has a new tattoo and she plans to make it a full sleeve. The 49-year-old, who turns 50 next month, wrote on Instagram, “I always said I would get a sleeve at 60 but tomorrow is not promised. Soooo … I’m starting to build my sleeve now.” …

LES CAYES, HAITI – AUGUST 16: A man rides his bike by a collapsed building after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 16, 2021 in Corvalion, Les Cayes, Haiti. Rescue workers have been working among destroyed homes since the quake struck on Saturday and so far there are 1,297 …

We’re finally getting the track and field matchup we should have gotten at the recent Tokyo Olympics before American hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson was thwarted by a failed drug test. BLACK ENTERPRISE had reported back in July that the suspended sprinter had hoped that she would still make it to the …

Racism extends vastly beyond the borders of American soil and Samuel L. Jackson and Magic Johnson experienced this first-hand while on a vacation together in Tuscany, Italy. The legendary NBA icon posted a photo of himself and the Oscar nominee sitting side-by-side on a bench with luxury shopping bags at …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A 28-year-old Black police officer in Syracuse has filed a federal lawsuit against his department for what he claims is “blatant and extreme racism.” Officer Brandon Hanks and his lawyer further describe the department’s attitude towards Black officers as “Jim Crow culture.” Hanks was up to join …