Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

MassMutual Great Lakes (MMGL) a financial services firm has announced a strategic alliance with First Independence Bank (FIB), the only Black-owned in Michigan. The alliance will boost FIB’s efforts to provide service to its retail and commercial clients in Detroit and nationwide, many of which have been ignored when seeking …

Wendy Raquel Robinson attends ‘BET Her Fights Breast Cancer’ special event on September 25, 2019; Hosea Chanchez attends the Nylon + BCBGeneration May Young Hollywood Party on May 8, 2014.Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for BET (Getty Images), Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Nylon (Getty Images) As The Game’s very own Tasha …

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have moved into their brand new home and gave a brief house tour to their fans during an Instagram Live session on Wednesday (May 12).   Teigen, 35, was seen in the kitchen giving a cooking tutorial on how to cook her red lentil soup recipe …

Tim Lahan This article was published online on May 14, 2021. Lump in my pocket; buzz against my thigh; beloved, clunky Kyocera flip phone, let me salute you. I can’t remember how long we’ve been together. Seven years? More? Even back then, you were retro. The salesman in the phone …

Actress and comedian Leslie Jones is ready to enter into a new genre of acting. During a virtual appearance on The Tonight Show on Monday (May 10), the 53-year-old shared some of her newfound acting goals to star in the Zack Snyder Justice League sequel as a villain. While nothing …

Former Minnieapolos police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were set to face trial on August 23 on charges of manslaughter and aiding and abetting Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, but now the trial date has been pushed back to March 2022. According to …

On April 20, news broke of a police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Kiah Bryant in Columbus, Ohio who called the police for help after getting into a physical altercation with someone that lived in her foster home. Bryant had a knife, but her aunt Hazel Bryant claims she dropped it before being shot multiple times …

Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi is set to celebrate her Black and Iranian heritage through a new sportswear collection with Adidas. The multifaceted star has shown she’s more than just a pretty face through her executive producer and starring role on the Black-ish spin-off as well as her activism for women’s rights and …

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) talks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on the House steps at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) At this point, Republicans are Haley Joel Osment curled up underneath his covers whispering to Bruce Willis, “I see …

The Joe Budden Podcast will no longer feature co-hosts Rory and Mal, according to the show’s creator. During the latest episode of the show, Budden called out Rory, who presumably wasn’t present for the recording, and labeled him “entitled.” “We’re gonna do this since Rory feels like he has so …