Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

The Los Angeles Police Department announced on Saturday (Feb. 13) that it launched an internal investigation into a report that officers circulated a Valentine’s Day formatted photo of George Floyd with the caption “You take my breath away,” the Los Angeles Times reported. “Our investigation is to determine the accuracy …

Google officially launched an initiative Friday to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by 2022. The Grow With Google partnership will team Google with six organizations including four National Panhellenic Sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zeta Phi Beta. The …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Like many a child of the Great Migration, all my extended family actually lived nowhere near me. My mother “escaped” Arkansas for Iowa right after graduating from Philander Smith College in Little Rock to become a school teacher, but Iowa was too cold, too white and too …

Tim Lahan This article was published online on February 15, 2021. So there I was, staring at my mug of tea. It was 1993. I was sitting over a plate of eggs in the New Piccadilly Café in Soho, London. Things were not going well. As a man, as a …

Regina King made her debut as host of Saturday Night Live, appearing in a sketch ripped from a viral social media video of a Louisiana woman who used Gorilla Glue instead of hairspray. King, 50, a Golden Globe nominee, was joined by comedian Kenan Thompson on Saturday (Feb. 13) in …

An Arizona prosecutor filed a motion on Friday (Feb. 12) to dismiss charges against 18 people charged for participating in a criminal street gang but were just protesting against police violence, according to KTAR.com. Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel said she filed the motions “in the interest of justice.” This …

Meghan Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, are expecting their second child together, the couple announced on Sunday (Feb. 14). Their spokesperson said, “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.” The …

Grammy winner D’Angelo announced on social media that he would appear on the popular Verzuz series. The sexy crooner posted a photo of the famous Apollo marquis confirming the Feb. 27 showdown. Although he is appearing, it’s unknown who his competitor will be. As news began to spread like wildfire …

Phoenix, Ariz., US – June 5, 2020: A crowd protesting police brutality marches through downtown.Photo: Rebekah Zemansky (Shutterstock) When it comes to Black Lives Matter protests, a common misconception (among white people) is that the violence that occurs sometimes is always against police officers and it’s never the cops who are …

Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who protected lawmakers from violent insurgents in the U.S. Capitol in D.C., on January 6 that left five people dead, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.  The Senate ended the impeachment trial on Friday (February 12) with a unanimous vote to award the medal to Goodman, …