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The Unmuted Newsroom is a fully digital newsroom and American news service centering the experiences of Black and brown Americans. In addition to customized wire service, UnmutedNews.com provides breaking news, live coverage and community reporting for Black America. Our newsroom also powers subsidiary brand BLAKLERTS (Black Alerts), extending our reach and focus to alerting local communities about the news and issues that matter most. Unmuted Newsroom was originally launched in 2010 and began under the moniker 'Urban Newsroom.'
Russell Wilson to join Ciara by earning his Beninese ci...
Ciara became a citizen of Benin in July of last year, and documented her trip with the country’s tourism agency.
Gabrielle Union recalls the time she broke out into hot...
Gabrielle Union opens up to theGrio about menopause, hot flashes, and how she manages it all amid a bustling life.
Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever...
Iran’s government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on protesters.
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, ...
Higgsfield says it’s on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another ...
Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturin...
The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Black agents are taking over the NFL representation ind...
Throughout 2026, Andscape will explore the recent rise of Black agents in sports — the challenges they’ve faced in this once white...
Mike Tomlin ‘deeply important’ to NFL’s inclusive hirin...
N. Jeremi Duru, a professor of sports law at American University in Washington, D.C., is regarded as one of the nation’s foremost ...
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson is up for challenge...
Trae Young offered farewell words and best wishes to his former Atlanta Hawks teammates in the locker room after they beat the New...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On His 97th Birthda...
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty UPDATED: 2:55 p.m. ET, Jan. 15, 2026 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may very well be the most iconi...
What We Know About DHS’s Wild Story About ICE-Involved ...
Source: UCG / Getty Barely a full week after the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good, another shooting involving an Immigration...
Kristen Pierce-Sherrod, CEO Of Chicago’s Harold’s Chick...
Source: Harold’s Chicken / Instagram The family of Harold’s Chicken Shack CEO Kristen Pierce-Sherrod announced on Thursday that sh...
White Man Who Fatally Shot Black Woman Uber Driver In O...
Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty In April 2025, we reported on the tragic and senseless killing of 61-year-old Black woman Lo-Letha H...