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Omari Bryant's body was hanging in front of a motel early Saturday morning in the town of Homerville and people close to the 18-year-old are doubting the cause of death is suicide.

Sister Souljah has announced that she will release a sequel to her bestselling novel “The Coldest Winter Ever” next spring. Titled “Life After Death,” the new book will center around the protagonist from the original story, Winter Santiaga.  LIKE BLACKAMERICAWEB ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. “Fans fell in love with the unforgettable Winter Santiaga, […]

Horror satire has become increasingly trendy amongst Hollywood producers and now Issa Rae and La La Anthony are set to executively produce their own rendition for the popular genre in new horror comedy flick Juju. Media personality and actress La La shares the exciting news to Instagram today. 

The news that Doug Jones was Joe Biden's choice for U.S. attorney general drew attention to the former Alabama senator's prosecution of KKK members who bombed a historic Black church in Birmingham that killed four little Black girls in 1963.

Halle Berry hit up social media on Monday to pay tribute to actress Natalie Desselle-Reid following news of her death at age 53 from colon cancer. In an emotional post shared on Twitter, Berry said that she is “still processing” the “devastating news” of the actress’ death. The pair famously starred together in the 1997 comedy “B.A.P.S.” “Natalie was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden made two key domestic policy picks, selecting Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration, according to five people familiar with the decisions. The picks on Tuesday highlighted Biden’s delicate balancing act as […]

On this day (December 9) in 1970, Donny Hathaway released what became one of the most iconic holiday songs we've come to know and love: "This Christmas."

1. Civil Rights Leaders Call on Biden to Make Good Promise of Diversity What You Need To Know: During an almost two hour virtual meeting with President-elect Biden, leaders of seven Civil Rights organizations, pressed for wider diversity in the new administration. 2. Black ‘Firsts’: News Executive Rashida Jones and Army General Lloyd J. Austin […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official on Monday recertified the state’s election results after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once again that Democrat Joe Biden won the state, and the governor then recertified the state’s 16 presidential electors. “We have now counted legally cast ballots three times, and the results remain […]

The legendary Kurtis Blow is still ticking. The Hip-Hop pioneer is recovering after a successful heart transplant surgery.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A U.S. attorney said Tuesday that investigators from the Justice Department and FBI will help review the fatal shooting by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy of a Black man whose family says that he was holding a sandwich, not a gun, and that he was shot in front of his grandmother and […]

Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in “Redd Zone” for Netflix and produced by Westbrook Studios. The film is based on the true story of single mother Tia Magee (played by Pinkett Smith), and how she helps her sons and their high school football teammates, “The Bros,” cope with the murder of their best friend, Dominic Redd, per  Variety.  Here’s […]