By Talibah Chikwendu Former AFRO Executive Editor The first time Edgar Brookins and I met, it was across a conference table during my first weekly management meeting in August 1997. […]
Author Archives: Talibah Chikwendu
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Remembering Black Wall Street
This is the aftermath of the riot on Black Wall Street, May 31 – June 1, 1921 in Tulsa, Okla. (Photo Courtesy of the Greenwood Cultural Center) By Talibah Chikwendu […]
Blacks Moved . . . and Changed America
By Talibah Chikwendu, Special to the AFRO To migrate is to move, from one place to another, permanently or temporarily and sometimes back and forth between places. For Blacks, this movement […]
Mourning in America
I woke up the day after election day to what I firmly believed when I went to bed was the impossible. Somehow, although when I look at the numbers I […]
Phew! The Supremes Saved My Cell Phone
Talibah Chikwendu I enjoy watching the Supremes. Realizing people might think I am talking about the singing ensemble (that I do like), I feel I should clarify that I am […]
Baltimore’s Troy Stokes Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in Fourth Round of MLB Draft
When Troy Stokes started playing baseball at the age of five, it may have been more about his father’s love of the game. But by the time he was eight […]
New and Improved AFRO.com debuts June 9
When AFRO.com went online in 1994, it became one of the first 18 newspaper websites in the country and the first from a Black publication. Since then, AFRO.com has grown […]
Parrot Flower Power
I like plants, especially house plants. I don’t have many however, because I don’t do well with taking care of them. They don’t make noise or get in my way. […]
Pivothead Camera Sunglasses
I find taking pictures separates me from being involved in an activity. Putting the camera – still or video – up to my eye, changes my perspective from involvement in […]
Smart Watch 2
Lately I have been wanting a watch. When I started carrying a phone everywhere, I found myself looking at it for the time (as I checked texts, emails, etc.), so […]
Rabbit Cocktail Mixer
This is a low-tech item with a definite place on this list, especially around the holiday season. Whether you are mixing drinks with or without alcohol, no one wants a […]
Google Tablet TV
Are you still shopping? I am. While I buy tech anytime of the year, the holiday season is my favorite. I don’t wait to use it either. If I get […]