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. The editorial departments of both Washington and Baltimore were taking it on the chin for mistakes that made it into print and missing the printer […]
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 Originally published May 29, 2010 The May 31, 1921 stands as a dark day in Oklahoma and American history. A mere 58 years after emancipation, […]
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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 has been across town, states, regions, and even other continents. This year, the Black History Month theme focuses on the movement of Blacks from the […]
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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 know how (the bulk of our country is rural and it’s exceedingly White and Republican), my neighbors and friends (?) elected the person most unsuitable […]
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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 talking about the Supreme Court of the United States. It is a unique group and frankly, despite all the pundits who predict their actions, I […]
Posted inBaltimore News
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 or nine that love was his, along with rapidly advancing skill. Somewhere in the intervening years, his love of the game turned into the dream […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
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 and changed, while providing its audience with quality content. The last website update went live in 2008 with a new content management system, structured to […]
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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 it, it’s out of the box and in use (even if I wrap the empty container to give it a position under the tree). This […]
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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 I stopped wearing a watch. Lately it has been inconvenient to check the phone for the time, so it is back to the watch. I […]
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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 beverage watered down by melting ice. Most people seek a refreshing chill. The Rabbit Cocktail Mixer helps create wonderfully mixed and chilled drinks while providing […]
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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 the activity to observation. Sometimes, that just isn’t any fun. That doesn’t, however, take away the desire to photograph or record many experiences. I still […]
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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. The only way they have to get my attention is to turn brown, but by then it can really be too late. No one will […]