Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Bill Cosby was released from prison on Wednesday (June 30) after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that previous testimony tainted his second trial. However, the 83-year-old doesn’t appear to be finished with defending himself. Cosby’s Twitter account went on a rant about the accusations and mainstream media.  The first tweet …

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed Randy Moore as the new chief of the U.S. Forest Service making him the first Black man to lead the agency in its history. Moore, who has served as a regional forester in the Pacific Southwest Region of California since 2007, …

Jaden Smith and his mom Jada Pinkett Smith are giving back to the community living on Skid Row. Launching a special initiative under her personal care brand Hey Humans, the mother-son duo will make monthly donations of the product to The ReFresh Spot, which provides those living in the Los …

Photo: Samuel Corum (Getty Images) Republicans across the country are doing their absolute best to limit voter access. Just Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court added to their previous gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act by upholding two of Arizona’s voter suppression laws that many believe disproportionately affects voters of …

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is entering its tenth season, and Yandy Smith and Yung Baby Tate are on board. It looks like Smith, who has been the center of the Love & Hip Hop: New York franchise, will join her husband Mendeecees Harris in Atlanta; the couple will also …

In dozens of novels written over a decades-long career, the romance writer Jackie Collins sharply observed the role of sex and power in Hollywood. She wrote incisively about abuse in the industry and empowered female characters who found liberation in a male-dominated world. She was brilliant and prescient—and overlooked in …

Don Cheadle and his longtime partner Bridgid Coulter have secretly tied the knot. During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday (June 30), The Black Monday star told guest host Wanda Sykes that he and Coulter married during the COVID-19 pandemic.  While many were already under the impression …

Wendy Williams had some words for Tabitha Brown and the social media mogul responded with shade that was full of peace and love. On a July 1 episode of The Wendy Williams Show, the talk show host criticized Brown for retiring her husband, Chance Brown, from the LAPD, where he …

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation School Music, Sports & Entertainment has added some new courses into its curriculum for fall 2021. Partnering with Wieden+Kennedy, an internationally known advertising agency, the school scheduled to open at Brooklyn’s Long Island University will offer a “Hood Marketing 101: How Blackness is Bought,” How to Be …

A father of four in Milwaukee, Wisc. named Travis Stackhouse killed his 5-year-old son over a slice of Father’s Day cheesecake. On Tuesday, Stackhouse was sentenced to stay behind bars for 20 years. He will also face eight additional years of extended supervision, per FOX6’s report. In May, Stackhouse pleaded …