Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Telegram and TikTok have exploded in popularity over the past couple of years. People have created burgeoning brands that have launched their profiles socially and opened new income streams. The benefits haven’t been exclusive to individuals. Small businesses and large corporations have turned to Telegram and TikTok to expand their respective footprints. …

Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy (Getty Images) The 2022 Grammys are over! But there were a lot of great songs that were performed, honored, mentioned and even awarded during the ceremony. The Root saved you some work and created a playlist of some of the best songs …

HEINEKEN USA and Black Ambition, a non-profit created by Pharrell Williams to close the opportunity and wealth gap by supporting Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, announced a partnership to provide funding and mentorship opportunities to Black and Latinx founders across the U.S. The partnership builds upon HEINEKEN USA’s responsible stewardship commitment to support the economic …

Photo: Steven Frame (Shutterstock) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that eliminates one barrier to suing law enforcement over wrongful prosecutions. But majority opinion doesn’t impact the onerous “qualified immunity” legal concept that allows cops to escape civil liability for misconduct on the job. Monday’s ruling came in …

Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. After two years of working from home, I don’t have one unified period of getting things done. I have several mini periods. Work isn’t a contiguous landmass of focus; it’s more like an archipelago of productivity amid a sea of chores, meals, mental breaks, …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 02: Aurora James speaks onstage at the 2022 Inaugural Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala on April 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Fifteen Percent Pledge) On Saturday, April 2, the Fifteen Percent Pledge hosted its first-ever benefit gala …

Monique Rodriguez launched Mielle Organics back in 2014 and instantly became a leading brand in the haircare and beauty industries. In 2021, she secured $100 million in funding from Berkshire Partners, and now her company is a global and viral sensation with orders in over 87 countries around the world. …

If you’re of a certain age, chances are you remember the Ebony Fashion Fair shows of the late 20th century, extravaganzas replete with an all-Black cast of models wearing high-end designs from around the world. Even more familiar might be the cosmetics line of the same name, which was often …

Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) The water crisis in Flint, MI and Hurricane Katrina are just two examples of how climate change has had a devastating impact on Black communities. Whether or not some conservatives want to face it, climate change is real. And as the crisis gets worse, communities …

Warning: This story contains graphic imagery. On the morning of March 4, a teacher was sheltering in a basement in Bucha, an old railroad stop northwest of Kyiv that over the centuries had grown into a verdant suburb. The town lay along the Russian military’s intended path of conquest, leading …