Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Just because you received the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t mean you’re fully in the clear to travel the world and hang out with large groups of people. While nations across the globe work to obtain herd immunity, the CDC released a list of guidelines for those who have been vaccinated. There …

Bobby Brown Jr. was found dead on November 18 and the cause of death has now been revealed. According to NBC News, an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County Coroner said he died due to combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl. The report also stated “no drugs …

Lizzo attends the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 28, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Kitty-cat, kitt-cat, prrr. All the big girls down to the flrrrr. If you’re a full-figured woman with twerk skills on legendary, then Lizzo is looking …

Comedian Gary Owen and wife Kenya Duke are calling it quits after 18 years of marriage.  According to TMZ, Duke filed divorce documents on Friday (March 19) in Los Angeles County Supreme Court. There’s no clear indication of why the 46-year-old filed for divorce from Owen, 46. The couple has …

A young Chicago Black mother allowed her son’s hair to be braided in a style he saw on someone else and he wanted to mimic the style and his mother obliged. After being happy and excited to show it off to his friends at school, the 4-year-old faced disappointment when …

Screenshot: Rémy Martin It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root The relationship between poetry and music is intrinsic. While all music isn’t lyrical and poetry isn’t musical, it’s difficult to imagine one without the other—and impossible to imagine Harlem without either. The New York City neighborhood that …

New potential evidence could lead investigators to the killer of Kendrick Johnson, a Valdosta, Ga. teen whose body was found inside a rolled-up gym mat at his high school in 2013. Fox 5 Atlanta reported on Friday (March 19) that Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk received an audio recording of …

CBS has determined that more time is needed for its investigation of racism levied against The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne after she was involved in a heated discussion with co-host Sheryl Underwood while she defended British journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan. She was then accused of racist rhetoric and …

Graduates participate in Howard University’s 146th commencement exercises on May 10, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images for DKC) Growing up poor or first-gen in America means that you were likely sold the ‘American Dream’ myth — education as the only key to financial freedom, more degrees …

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