Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

On March 14th, Beyoncé made history at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. She broke the record for most Grammy wins by a woman and any singer male or female. After winning the best R & B performance for “Black Parade,” Beyoncé’s Grammy collection rose to 28. “As an artist, I …

Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, stands in front of a portrait of Taylor during a protest memorial for her in Jefferson Square Park on March 13, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Today marks the one year anniversary since Taylor was killed in her apartment during a botched no-knock raid executed …

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, a former middleweight champion and one of the greatest boxers in the sport, has died. He was 66. Hagler’s wife confirmed his passing via a Facebook post on his official fan club page. “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” the message read. “Today unfortunately …

On Sunday, March 14th, Blue Ivy Carter won her first Grammy award for the ‘Brown Skin Girl’ music video. The 9-year-old star is the second youngest Grammy award winner. Blue Ivy starts her feature with these powerful lyrics: “Brown skin girl, your skin just like pearls, the best thing in …

Photo: Andriy Blokhin (Shutterstock) The “back the blue” community would have us all believe that police brutality is a rare occurrence. But if that’s the case, why is it that many police officers appear to be comfortable discussing their own acts of brutality like it was common water cooler talk? …

Michael B. Jordan has always been pretty low-key about his love life, so when he popped up all over Instagram with his new boo Lori Harvey, some folks were doubtful the relationship was genuine. To put it bluntly, there have been rumors that the coupling of “nugget” and “turtle” is …

On Thursday, President Biden signed his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan which includes $1400 stimulus checks to eligible Americans. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that people could start seeing stimulus payments in their accounts as early as this weekend. Payments will continue over the next several weeks. The …

Laureus Academy Member Marvelous Marvin Hagler attends a fundraising dinner of Operation Breakthrough at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on March 6, 2015 in Hong Kong. Laureus supported-project Operation Breakthrough have organised a forum In Hong Kong to cover the topic Sport can change lives and a fundraising dinner. Operation Breakthrough …

The moment of truth for Ivan Arinaitwe came when he had to choose among many relatives and friends whom to invite to his wedding. An initial 150 people swelled to 300 as he agonized. No matter how he tried, it would be hard to achieve Uganda’s recommended “scientific” wedding, slimmed …

Katie Martin This article was published online on March 14, 2021. Last spring, early in the pandemic, the host of a radio food program called to ask whether I thought the lockdown would catapult women back to the 1950s. That sure looked likely: Families were home demanding three meals a …