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Black Author's Political Thriller Now Available in E-Book -- Receiving Rave Reviews!

Vernadine A. Merrick

Nationwide — And the Walls Came Tumbling Down… The Secret Life of Senator Jack by Vernadine A. Merrick is a political, suspense, romantic thriller that’s received rave reviews across demographics!

Educator and Author, Dr. Karen R. January, Breaks the Cycle of Silence for Women

Dr. Karen R. January

— New book “Lessons Mama Never Taught Me” features interviews with 10 different women on various taboo subjects that their mothers never taught them. — Chicago, IL — Lessons Mama […]

Oprah Winfrey Is Hiring For 2015 -- Jobs Available in New York and Los Angeles!

Oprah Jobs and Internships

Nationwide — Oprah Winfrey’s OWN television channel has recently posted three new positions on their web site. They are looking to hire a Payroll Administrator, a Health Editor for Oprah.com, […]

5 Steps Every African American Entrepreneur Should Know About For Starting A Business In 2015

Marvin Wilcher

By Marvin Wilcher 1. Write a Business Plan Before you start, you will need to know what kind of business you want to start and how you are going to […]

When African Americans Came To Paris -- Launch of Part 2 Video Series Celebrates Expatriate Stars

When African Americans Came to Paris Part Two

— New DVD set examines the lives of Josephine Baker, Sidney Bechet, and Langston Hughes — Paris, France — Following up on the outstanding success of the first DVD set […]

Could One Million Black Voters Adequately Respond to Richard Pryor’s Prophetic Warning of Obama’s Immigration Plan...?

Richard Pryor

By Amefika Geuka Nationwide — Richard Pryor has been heralded as a genius among comedians but he may have been overlooked for his politically prophetic voice. According to Amefika Geuka […]

Richard Wright Public Charter School Creates Powerful PSA To Highlight National "Save Our Sons" Night

Fathers Incorporated Save Our Sons Night

— Leading national nonprofit for the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood, Fathers Incorporated, announces partnership with Richard Wright Public Charter School for first National Save Our Sons Night — Nationwide — […]

African American Tech Designer Releases Unique Smartphone Tripod

Vincent Smith, creator of Popscope

-– Comes with a bluetooth remote that allows you to take amazing hands-free selfies and videos — Miami, FL (BlackNews.com) — “Trying with no luck to take a full body […]

2015 Bill Gates Scholarship Program To Give $20K Scholarships To Minority Students

Bill Gates

— The deadline to apply is January 15, 2015. — Nationwide — The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (also known as the Bill Gates Scholarship) awards scholarships each year to African […]

Internationally-Renowned Weight Loss Expert Launches 30-Day Challenge to Help Women Get Their Sexy Back!

JJ Smith

Nationwide — #1 NY Times Best-selling author of the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, JJ Smith, wants others to join her on January 5th for JJ’s 30-Day Challenge. The 30-day challenge […]

Fathers Incorporated Announces Multiple Events Leading Up To National "Save Our Sons" Night

Fathers Incorporated Meeting

— Leading national nonprofit for the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood and Director of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, Fathers Incorporated, announces “don’t miss’ events encouraging fathers to spend time with […]

President Obama and Barney Frank Contribute to Revised Edition of Bayard Rustin’s Writings on His Work as the Influential Civil Rights Strategist

“Bayard Rustin was an unyielding activist for civil rights, dignity, and equality for all. As an openly gay African American, Mr. Rustin stood at the intersection of several of the […]

New Book Chronicles 168 Years of an African American Family -- From The Slavery Era to the Technology Age

Willis Handbook by Eric B. Willis

— Eric B. Willis, publisher and author, announces the release of his book about his African-American family history, American history, and its use as a genealogical and scholarly reference source. […]

Black Men Run Launches the First Mobile Running/Fitness App Conceived, Designed, and Developed By African Americans

Black Men Run App

— Available now for the iPhone in the Apple AppStore — Atlanta, GA — The release of the Black Men Run running app for the iPhone in the Apple AppStore […]

New Software Helps African American Families to Discover and Track Their Heritage

Our House Family Trees CD-Rom

— The Our House Family Trees, (Collection I) CD-ROM consists of lineage data compiled from 17 years of genealogical research. — Humble, TX — In 1976, Alex Haley published Roots: […]

New Documentary "The All American Don" Tells the Story of the First African American Cigar Manufacturer

All American Don Documentary

Nationwide -– Don Abram Harris, known for being the first African American cigar manufacturer in the United States is bringing his life to the public. A documentary entitled The All […]

In New Book, Author Shares Proven Secrets to Growing African Textured Hair Long

African Hair Growth Secrets

New York, NY — Some would say that there are no secrets to growing hair, but is this true or false? In terms of science, could there be non-medicated natural […]

Washington, DC-Based Entrepreneur Helps Successful Local Women Make Meaningful Connections

Carolyn E. Howell, founder of Sterling Women in Washington, DC

— Carolyn E. Howell launches “Sterling Women of Washington DC” Showcasing Women of Sterling Worth! — Washington, DC — Carolyn Howell, Founder, President and CEO of Fun Company Events, LLC […]

Community Inspiring Today’s Youth (The CITY) Launches PSA Highlighting Youth Entrepreneurism

CITY Community Inspiring Today's Youth

Los Angeles, CA — Today, The Community Inspiring Today’s Youth (The CITY) announced the launch of a new series of PSAs highlighting youth entrepreneurism. The CITY is a free, 46-week […]

New Book of Poetry Says, "You'll Never Miss Your Water Until Your Well Runs Dry!"

Irvington, NJ — Craig A. Garner, Poet Laureate of Irvington, N.J./author has released his eighth book of poetry via his publisher Word Association Publishers entitled You’ll Never Miss Your Water Until […]

The Evolution of Bid Whist: 150 Years in the Growth of an African American Tradition

Evolution of Bid Whist by Ronald L. Allen

Nationwide — The Evolution of Bid Whist: 150 Years in the Growth of an African American Tradition by Ronald L. Allen is “…the definitive book on Bid Whist with its […]

2nd Annual New York Black Expo to Empower the Community on Saturday, December 13th

New York Black Expo

New York, NY — The Black Expo East presents its second annual 2014 New York Black Expo, Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 11am to 8pm at the elegant Hotel Pennsylvania […]

Free Samples Available of the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse Book, a #1 NY Times Bestseller

JJ Smith

Nationwide — Best-selling author, nutritionist and certified weight loss expert JJ Smith offers a free sample of her #1 NY Times Bestseller, the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse book as a […]

Comedian Michael Colyar Will Headline His Very Own One-Hour Special on Bounce TV on Wednes, December 10th at 10pm EST

Michael Colyar One Hour Comedy Special on Bounce TV

Atlanta, GA — Comedian Michael Colyar will headline his very own one-hour special as the third season of Bounce TV‘s popular, family-friendly original comedy series Off The Chain continues with Off The Chain: Michael Colyar premiering on Wednesday, December […]

PurchaseBlack.com is Making it Easy to Support Black Owned Businesses

PurchaseBlack.com logo

— PurchaseBlack.com, the home for Black online shopping, is making it easier to buy Black and support the Black Business community. — Nationwide — PurchaseBlack.com, an Amazon-style marketplace focused on […]

New Web Site, EveryBlackEvent.com, Launches as Online Comprehensive List of African American Events

EveryBlackEvent.com

Durham, NC — A new web site has been launched at EveryBlackEvent.com to provide a comprehensive list of African American events of the past, present and future. The site provides […]

The Coming Global Warming Catastrophe and How to Prosper Before It Arrives

Marvin Wilcher

By Marvin Wilcher Nationwide — The effects of greenhouse gases on Climate Change and the policies on how we deal with it have been a disaster/nonstarter for United States and […]

Attorney Roy Miller Calls For Suspension of Ferguson, MO Prosecutor

Atty Roy Miller

Nationwide — Attorney Roy Miller of Macon, Georgia, states that “if the District Attorney was serious about getting an indictment on Darren Wilson, he would have done as usual and […]

Controversial Bill Cosby-Influenced Shirts/Comic Strips Offend and Enrage Most

Alienz With Afros Bill Cosby Comic

Berlin, NJ — Bill Cosby gets goofed on again and again. This time in the vicious comic strips Alienz Wit’ Afros-Rape in His Eyes Part 1-8. But Cartoonist/Clothing designer Justin […]

Movie Memorializes 45th Anniversary of the December 4th Raid on the Chicago Black Panthers

Black Messiah Murders

(The Assassination of Fred Hampton and Murder of Mark Clark) Dallas, TX — Mockingbird Films has announced the launch of pre-production of The Black Messiah Murders, a drama/action/suspense whose starring […]

New Tuskegee Redtails Graphic Novel Features Pictorial and Text Essay of the Inspiring Tuskegee Airmen Story

Floyd Norman

Los Angeles, CA — The Tuskegee Redtails Graphic Novel, written and illustrated by Floyd Norman and produced by Leo Sullivan Multimedia, is a pictorial and text essay depicting the legacy […]

Honey Brown Hope Foundation Rakes in National, State and Local Recognition

Tammie Long Campbell

— Foundation Ranked as Top Non-Profit; Receives Congressional and State Recognition and Honored by Mayor of Houston — Houston, TX — The Honey Brown Hope Foundation, a nationally recognized, award-winning […]

HBCU Track and Field Star Dies After His Girlfriend Allegedly Stabbed Him

Kevaughn Goldson, Denita Jackson

Nationwide — Kevaughn Goldson, an HBCU track and field athlete, died after allegedly being stabbed by his girlfriend, Denita Jackson, who is also a sprinter. She now faces murder charges, […]

Meet the White Woman Who Used to Be Malcolm X's Girlfriend

Malcolm X white girlfriend Beatrice Caragulian Bazarian

Nationwide — Malcolm X’s first great love was a white woman named Beatrice Caragulian Bazarian, nicknamed Bea. Before he married Betty Shabazz, Malcolm shared a passionate and defiant romance with Bea […]

Parents of Missing Black Teen Found Dead Had Hired a Hitman Three Times to Kill Her

LaTania “Janell” Carwell

0 Nationwide — LaTania “Janell” Carwell, an African American teen from Georgia who went missing on her 16th birthday, was later found dead in a shallow grave. Her parents allegedly tried […]

Former Nursing Home Manager Faces Charges for Stealing $300K from Residents

Christina Williams

Nationwide — Christina Williams, who worked as an office manager at Venetian Gardens Nursing Home in Loveland, Ohio, has been accused of stealing more than $300,000 from over 50 residents. […]

Palm Beach International Airport to Be Named After President Trump

Trump at the Palm Beach International Airport

Nationwide — Trump is set to have Palm Beach International Airport renamed in his honor, as his company has filed trademarks for the potential new name. The filings raise questions […]

High School Secretary Arrested After Her Husband Caught Her With One of Her Students

Alicia Hughes

Nationwide — Alicia Hughes, a woman who works as a secretary at a high school in Union City, Ohio, was arrested after her husband caught her with one of her […]

White Woman Killed By Her Dad After a Heated Family Argument About Trump

Lucy Harrison

Nationwide — Lucy Harrison, who is from Cheshire in England, traveled to Texas to visit her father but was shot and killed during a heated family argument about Donald Trump. The […]

Trump Administration Disregards Judge's Order to Return Wrongfully Deported College Student

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza

Nationwide — Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old student from Boston, Massachusetts, who was mistakenly deported to Honduras while visiting family for Thanksgiving, is still prohibited from returning to the […]

President Trump Threatens to Block New Bridge That Connects the US to Canada

Donald Trump, Mark Carney

Nationwide — Trump has threatened to block the new bridge connecting the United States and Canada, demanding full compensation and fair treatment for the United States. The $4.7 billion project could […]

17-Year-Old Black Boy Killed by Stray Bullet in Motel Room While Playing Video Games

Sheldon Lewis

Nationwide — Sheldon Lewis, a 17-year-old African American boy from Gwinnett County, Georgia, died after a stray bullet pierced the wall of his motel room. His family watched in horror as […]

Black Man Who Threatened to Kill President Trump Gets 3 Years in Prison

Jauan Rashun Porter

Nationwide — Jauan Rashun Porter, who is from Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump during a TikTok […]

Youth Pastor Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Minors in the Church

Junior Andrew Bennett

Nationwide — Junior Andrew Bennett, a 32-year-old African American church pastor from Pinon Hills, Southern California, has been arrested after investigators linked him to multiple child sex abuse allegations. Authorities […]

Bill Gates Admits He Spent Time With Jeffrey Epstein, “I Was Foolish”

Bill Gates Epstein files

Nationwide — Bill Gates spoke publicly about renewed attention on his past association with Jeffrey Epstein following a major Department of Justice document release. He admitted spending time with Epstein but […]

Sherri Shepherd’s Daytime Talk Show to End After Just Four Seasons

Sherri daytime talk show canceled

Nationwide — Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show Sherri is set to end after four seasons, with its run wrapping up in 2026. Producers say the decision reflects changes in daytime […]

Baseball Legend Frank Thomas Calls Out the Chicago White Sox After Being Left Out of Black History Month Graphic

Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas

Nationwide — Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas criticized the MLB’s Chicago White Sox after they left him out of a Black History Month graphic, saying the team overlooked his […]

10-Year-Old With Autism Abused on School Bus by Aide While Driver Laughed

Juanita Wright, Tonya Rice-Constant

Nationwide — A 10-year-old child with autism and ADHD from Tampa, Florida, was abused on a school bus by aide Juanita Wright while driver Tonya Rice-Constant laughed. Video footage later […]

Black Man, 86, Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning During Winter Storm

Alvin Mayweather

Nationwide — Alvin Mayweather, an 86-year-old African American man from Shreveport, Louisiana, sadly passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning during a winter storm, authorities said. He was found in his […]

School Counselor Found Dead After Arrest Warrant Over Inappropriate Messages to Minor

Quinton Dixon

Nationwide — Quinton Dixon, an African American man from Baton Rouge who worked as a counselor at Westdale Middle Magnet School, was found dead on a former school campus. His […]

Mom Arrested, Charged After Suffocating Her 4-Year-Old Son to Death

Diana Elizabeth Cullom

Nationwide — Diana Elizabeth Cullom, a 43-year-old mother from St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after her 4-year-old son was found dead at home Tuesday afternoon. […]

Michelle Obama Says She'd Be Against Barack Running for a 3rd Term As President Even If It Were Legal

Michelle Obama in Call Her Daddy podcast

Nationwide — Michelle Obama says she would oppose her husband, former President Barack Obama, running for a third term, even if it were legal. She added she would “actively work against” […]

Inmate Continues to Stalk 16-Year-Old Black Teen from Behind Bars By Sending Her Letters

Christopher Turner

Nationwide — Christopher Turner, a 53-year-old man detained in Nashville, Tennessee, is accused of stalking a 16-year-old Black teen and continuing to contact her even while behind bars. Police say the […]

10-Month-Old Black Baby Still Struggling with Botulism Linked to ByHeart Formula

Ashaan Carter

Nationwide — Ashaan Carter, an African American baby from Portland, Oregon, is still fighting infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula, which was later recalled nationwide. He remains on a feeding tube […]

Black Mom Missing Since 2010 Found Dead in Submerged Car at the Bottom of a River

Bernadine Gunner

Nationwide — Bernadine Gunner, an African American woman from Camden, New Jersey who was reported missing in 2010, was found dead inside a car at the bottom of Cooper River […]

Michelle Obama Turns 62 as Husband Barack Shares Sweet Message

Michelle Obama turns 62 years old

Nationwide — First Lady Michelle Obama turned 62 this weekend, with Barack Obama marking the occasion through a heartfelt message. The celebration also coincided with her ongoing promotion of a […]

Former NFL Player Sam Beal Has Been Missing for Over 7 Months

Former NFL player Sam Beal

Nationwide — Ex-NFL player Sam Beal, who is 29 years old, has been missing for more than 7 months, and his family is asking the public for help. The former […]

4 European Countries Are Sending Troops to Greenland to Help Defend Possible U.S. Attack

Greenland northern lights

Nationwide — Several European NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland as tensions rise over repeated U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island. The move shows support for […]

Barbie Introduces First Autism-Inclusive Doll, Advocates Praise Mattel

Barbie first autistic doll

Nationwide — Mattel is launching its first-ever autistic Barbie, a move autism advocates say helps children see themselves positively and teaches others that autistic people are valuable members of society. […]

Black Woman Survives After Being Shot in the Neck by Her Ex-Girlfriend

Kyndris Brooks

Nationwide — Kyndris Brooks, an African American woman from Jackson, Mississippi, was shot in the neck by her ex-girlfriend, Kiundria Malone, in a shocking domestic violence attack. She remains hospitalized, fighting […]

79-Year-Old Black Woman with Dementia Found Dead in the Woods After Being Missing for Days

Ernestine Merritt

Nationwide — Ernestine Merritt, a 79-year-old African American woman from DeKalb County, Georgia, has been found dead in the woods days after going missing. She had dementia, and authorities said […]

Teen Recovers After 17-Hour Marathon Surgery to Remove 174-Pound Leg

Jasmine Ramirez

Nationwide — Jasmine Ramirez, a teen from Florida who has lived with a rare medical condition since early childhood, is recovering after a marathon surgery to amputate her left leg. Doctors […]

Florida Manager Faces Charges for Stealing Over $500K from Doctor’s Office

Regina Peacock

Nationwide — Regina Peacock, a woman from Florida who worked as an office manager at a Tallahassee doctor’s office, has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from her employer. […]

White Deputy Arrested for Sending Explicit Messages to a 10-Year-Old Girl

James Ford, former deputy in Florida

Nationwide — James Ford, a former deputy from Charlotte County, Florida, is accused of sending explicit messages to a 10-year-old girl on TikTok. He faces federal charges for asking the […]