Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

The Biden-Harris administration is facing increasing pressure to reopen schools as the battle against the coronavirus continues. In Vice President Kamala Harris’ first interview since being sworn into office, she detailed the plan to reopen safely.  In a Feb. 17 virtual sit down with Savannah Guthrie on Today, Harris said, …

Talented and seemingly busy Regina King has been tasked with playing the role of political icon Shirley Chisolm. Participant, the leading media company dedicated to bringing inspirational stories to the masses that will motivate them to engage in positive social action, has announced that it will produce the feature film …

Photo: PhotobyTawat (Shutterstock) We are two months into the vaccine rollout, and it’s become increasingly apparent that multiple states have struggled with an equitable distribution of the vaccine. In an effort to address these shortcomings, the state of Washington has announced a new plan intended on getting vaccines into the …

What can’t Blue Ivy Carter do? At nine years old, she’s already been nominated for a Grammy, better at dancing and doing makeup than most adults and is back to slaying as a model. Blue previously made appearances in her mom Beyoncé’s Ivy Park campaigns, however her latest in an …

Get ready … a new Jordan Peele film is on the way! The leads for the director and writers new movie will be actress and recording artist Keke Palmer and actor Daniel Kaluuya, who is celebrated for his starring role in Peele’s Oscar-winning movie Get Out. According to The Hollywood …

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted Tuesday to cut 133 jobs from the Los Angeles School Police Department and use the funds to combat systemic racism against Black students. The board overseeing the LAUSD voted to cut the school police staff and use the funds to support a …

You can always count on Dave Chappelle for his brutally honest and funny take on current events.   In a ten-minute clip posted to his Instagram, the comedian connected  the rioters at the U.S. Capitol, with  the backlash Colin Kaepernick received for peacefully protesting, “Watch the tapes. Watch that crowd that …

Whoopi Goldberg attends “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” Broadway opening night on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019; Jasmine Guy attends the Friendly House 29th Annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP (AP), Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP (AP) We have some casting news featuring two entertainers well-known in the Black-ass …

The highly anticipated Coming to America sequel, called Coming 2 America, drops on Amazon Prime on March 5. The original was released in 1989 and was an instant classic. Vanessa Bell Calloway, who portrayed Imani, the woman Eddie Murphy’s character was supposed to marry, says she originally auditioned for the …

(Reuters) – The share of Americans working more than one job to make ends meet has been growing over the past two decades, and the pay from second jobs make up a substantial share of workers’ earnings, according to a paper published by the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday. An …