Author Archives: Special Report

Submitted to the AFRO by Dr. Ken Morgan Recently, the local daily paper reported that the Downtown Partnership “will place unarmed security guards at selected downtown intersections next week to stop squeegee window washers’.  Many are teenage black youth.  Most of the complaining commuters are white suburbanites.  These complaining commuters view these young black people […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Wim Laven Early voting started in Georgia on Oct. 15. I arrived at my polling place at 1:56 p.m. and completed voting at 4:19 p.m. It is reported that county officials were not prepared for the turnout. That’s what I observed and experienced. There were not enough barriers to queue the […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor Across the nation and multiple generations, student loan debt now surpasses $1.5 trillion. The anxiety shared by borrowers from all walks of life seeking ways to lift this unsustainable consumer debt affects multiple life dimensions. In some cases, these burdensome debts threaten the future of […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Jessicah Pierre Nike’s latest “Just Do It” ad campaign includes a number of A-list athletes: LeBron James, Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr. — and most controversially, Colin Kaepernick. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Kaepernick — who played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers — famously knelt during […]

Submitted to the AFRO by James L. Walker Jr. Bill Cosby will spend the next three years in a Pennsylvania prison as a state judge declared justice’s time had come.“It is time for justice. Mr. Cosby, this has all circled back to you. The time has come,” loudly proclaimed Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Alayna Washington I teach in a city that is known for its architecture, cuisine and diversity; but also for its pronounced racial segregation, inequity and violence. A place where students strive to get accepted to Selective Enrollment schools in order to have expanded access to resources and opportunities. A place […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Kevin Daniels, Cashmere O’Neal and Paul Archibald The month of September is widely considered National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and it is observed as a time to bring education surrounding ways to identify those who are at risk for suicide.  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there is […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford Over the past four years, I have had the privilege of visiting dozens of schools across our state. I have seen the strengths, and the areas that must be improved, within our school systems. I am proud of the work that Governor Hogan and I […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Susan Benton No matter where you lie on the political spectrum, it’s tough not to argue we are in turbulent times. Can we depend on our local and national government leaders to guide us through the 21st century challenges we are facing? Maybe. Can we depend solely on government leaders […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Jaia Thomas The percentage of African-American players in the NFL is 70 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of African-Americans who own an NFL franchise is 0 percent and the percentage of African-Americans who are presidents of an NFL franchise is also 0 percent. It is also worth noting that out of […]

Submitted to the AFRO by Stephanie E. Myers During this divisive period in American history, our nation needs to decide if it wants to foster the cultural clashes seen so often today or, if it wants to foster cultural blending, along the lines of the fantasy American melting pot. Over the past two weeks, we […]