Saturday, August 9, 2025

A look at the century-old businesses still going strong

Black-owned businesses that reach 100 years endure systemic racism and economic barriers, creating lasting legacies […]


Still swimming: A love story rooted in faith, legacy and the AFRO

By Ericka Alston BuckSpecial to the AFROealstonbuck@afro.com In the summer of 1954, two young AFRO […]


Black men’s spiritual healing circle negates impact of toxic masculinity

Members of CREWS (Communities Respecting Everyone’s Will
To Survive) work with small community-based organizations in the […]


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Still printing, still powerful: The Savannah Tribune at 150 years

For 150 years, The Savannah Tribune has championed Black voices, from urging voter registration in […]


Virginia man convicted in brutal slaying of Maryland woman, his ex-girlfriend

Kevin Derr, 51, has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges for the April […]


Opinion: Baltimore’s roads were built on Black suffering; now it’s time to build something different

Steven K. Ragsdale argues that Baltimore must reckon with its legacy of slavery and disinvestment—particularly […]


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