Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Image: Marvel Studios Disclaimer: Full spoilers for the season finale of Loki below. Going into Loki, I honestly thought it was going to be a fun, time-traveling romp that would be more focused on developing the titular character, as opposed to extending the meta-narrative of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. More …

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Everyone knows where the happiest people in the world live—the United Nations tells us every single year. For the past several years, Finland has been ranked No. 1, sitting atop the pack …

Former San Francisco 49ers defenseman Richard Sherman has reportedly been charged with burglary domestic violence after being taken into custody by police Wednesday morning (July 14) in Seattle. King County, Wash., public records reveal the free agent cornerback was booked at the Seattle Correctional Facility and was denied bail. The …

To be transparent in the investigation of Marvin Scott III’s death, a Black man who died from being restrained while under police custody, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office in Texas released a more than 41-minute video of the encounter. As BLACK ENTERPRISE previously reported, Scott was placed on a restraining …

Screenshot: Fox 2 Detroit The Root has published numerous stories demonstrating how voice and facial recognition software often leads to racial bias. We’ve reported stories that show Black people are found to be more vulnerable to being misidentified by this technology than our white counterparts. Despite this, many companies and law …

Amid the many controversies that have occurred in American book publishing, I still measure the industry by the people who showed me what it could be at its best. For the better part of my 30-plus years as an editor at Alfred A. Knopf, I sat in an office next …

Written by Malcolm Venable At the heart of Space Jam: A New Legacy is a touching, heartwarming story about the type of relationship we don’t always see through a positive prism on the big screen You have a Black father––LeBron James, playing himself––learning how to connect with his son Dom …

Dwayne Wade tried to pass along his golfing skills to daughter Kaavia James, and the lesson results are precious.  PEOPLE  reports that the daddy-daughter outing was captured on Wade’s Instagram story on Tuesday (July 14). As a part of the many activities they enjoyed during their vacation in the Hamptons, …

Zaila Avant-garde, the 14-year old who was dubbed “America’s Spelling Sweetheart” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,”  made an appearance to showcase her boss spelling and basketball skills on Wednesday. The prodigy from Harvey, Louisiana  “has appeared in a commercial with Stephen Curry and owns three Guinness World Records for dribbling multiple …

History was made during the Emmy Awards nomination announcements on Tuesday (July 13).  Actress Michaela Jaé, formerly known as  MJ Rodriguez, became the first out trans woman performer to be nominated in a major category — Outstanding Lead Actress for performance in the FX Networks drama series POSE, the Television …