Youth organizations from 29 states and the District of Columbia will receive grants for vulnerable children, youth and their communities affected by racism through a $75 million racial healing initiative led by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation will present the “Racial Healing Initiative” on May 11 in Washington D.C. The initiative arrives […]
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AFRO News Editor
Posted inMusic Reviews
Female Saxophonist Fuses ‘Girl Power’ With Jazz
It was inevitable for Tia Fuller to become a musical prodigy. Having been reared by two jazz performers, it was only natural for the Colorado native to ultimately pursue a career in music. But while jazz influenced her musical upbringing, she aspired to craft the genre into something of her own. According to Fuller, seeing […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Poll: Black Youth More Optimistic About Future Than Other Groups
A total of 70 percent of African-American students ages 15 to 18 nationwide believe their standard of living will exceed that of their parents, compared to 36 percent of White students, according to a poll conducted by Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y and released May 6. Across all ethnic groups, 39 percent of students believed […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
New Database Closes Gap in Health Disparities
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing health disparities in the country, unveiled the new National Clinical Trials Atlas recently. The atlas will further assist the NMQF in improving physician and patient diversity. The CT Atlas is the nation’s first database that maps health statistics and clinical trial sites down […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Ceremony to Recognize Power of Spoken Word
With the rising popularity of spoken word and the rapid emergence of subgenres in poetry, the Great Publishing Company is presenting the National Underground Spoken Word & Poetry Awards (NUSPA) to honor the often unnoticed work of poets around the country. Deemed “the Grammys for poets,” NUSPA seeks to bring recognition to written and spoken […]
Posted inD.C. Community
University of Maryland Group Explores Value of ‘Finer Womanhood’
Through a conference held by the Eta Epsilon chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, young women and teen girls will learn about empowering themselves through education and developing into well-rounded, strong women. Targeting high school juniors, seniors and college-aged women, the 2010 Finer Womanhood Conference, themed “Her Bluez Aint Like Mine,” will feature seminars designed […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
New Exhibit Captures Legacy of Legendary Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater, the legendary venue that jumpstarted the careers of many well-known artists, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Helping to commemorate the theater’s anniversary and rich history, the Smithsonian Museum’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture is presenting “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment,” a […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Community Honors Slain AFRO Employee
Members from the Baltimore community gathered April 15 at the corner of Greenmount Avenue and 29th Street to honor the life of Charles Bowman, an AFRO employee who was murdered at a nearby fast food restaurant a week earlier. “I’ve been doing these types of things for over 30 years and I’ve realized that you […]
Posted inNational News
Clergy Pushes HIV/AIDS Legislation on Capitol Hill
Hoping to stimulate progress on the country’s HIV AIDS crisis, the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS led more than 50 influential clergy members to Capital Hill on March 17 to lobby for the commission’s Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009. The act calls for the federal government to lead the way in providing resources […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Health Department Unveils New Virtual Supermarket
In an effort to provide affordable and healthy groceries to the community, the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) and Santoni’s Supermarket have partnered to create the Virtual Supermarket Project, which will allow residents to order groceries online and pick them up at the Orleans and Washington Village branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Santoni’s, […]
Posted inNational News
Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Charities
President Obama will donate $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to several charities, according to a White House press release. Obama will donate a total of $750,000 to six groups that assist students going to college. The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, which helps to rebuild the devastated country, will receive $200,000. Fisher House, which supplies […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Senate’s Jobs Bill
While the Jobs Bill passed by the Senate on Feb. 24 could potentially open over 1 million new jobs, Marc H. Morial, CEO and President of the National Urban League. views the bill as “timid.” “This bill simply does not go far enough,” Morial said in a press release. “It’s a tiny step when what […]