Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Justice Department will conduct an investigation into the Louisville Police Department. The announcement and investigation comes a little over a year after the death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was shot six times and killed in her own home during a botched …

Tyrese Gibson attends Black Girls Rock! 2017 at NJPAC on August 5, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey.Photo: Dia Dipasupil for BET (Getty Images) OK, first things first—let me just say that I like Tyrese. I do, I really do. “Sweet Lady” and “Stay” are my jams, he and Ludacris literally …

Speaking on a Sunday morning talk show, Florida Rep. Val Demings said she thought the officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio “responded as he was trained to do.” Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Demings told host John Dickerson that her background as a police chief in …

When it comes to racism in America, it appears that those who don’t experience it claim that there isn’t any. Case in point, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham seems to think that “America is not a racist country.” And his examples are President Barack Obama being elected to the …

The 2021 Oscars will go down as one of the most controversial in terms of the performances from Black actors that were overlooked. While Daniel Kaluuya took home the hardware for Best Supporting Actor for playing Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah, the other snubs were major. Both …

Photo: Rachel Murray (Getty Images) If there’s one thing I’m a sucker for, it’s listening to legendary artists revisit their catalog and dish on not only the creative process behind some of our favorite songs, but the environment that contributed to them. Podcasts like Questlove Supreme and Drink Champs thrive …

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The European Union is finalizing plans to allow tourists from the United States to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer, officials said Monday. More than a year after the EU restricted travel to the region to a bare minimum in a bid to contain the pandemic, the European Commission …

One of the most recognizable Olympic athletes in the world has left one of the most recognizable athletic companies. Athleta recently announced that it has inked a long-term partnership with the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history, Simone Biles. Biles will also help with a shared vision that will …

Photo: Greg Nash (Getty Images) If a single boat shoe, a lemon rind and Rand Paul were on a sinking boat and you could only save one thing, tell me why it’s the boat shoe. Rand Paul is the Jim Jordan of Lindsey Grahams. Rand Paul’s has a white man’s …