When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and Blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. As the Internet began to change life as we know it, these groups had less access to the Web and slower online connections – placing them on the wrong side of the […]
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Posted inNational News
Obama Returns to Washington to Face Emboldened GOP
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama got what he wanted from his Hawaiian vacation: nearly two weeks away from the spotlight before returning to Washington to face an emboldened Republican party and a major shakeup of his staff. The first weeks of the new year will be an early test of whether the president can […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Hundreds of Black Students Have Fun Learning about the Video Gaming Industry
Hundreds of African-American male and female students attended the Patriots Technology Training Center’s Video Gaming Conference Dec. 11. This year’s theme, “Imagine-Innovate-Serious Play II,” drew over 300 minority students for a fun and interactive day where they were exposed to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through the latest video gaming software, gaming design, flight […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Investing for the Future Should Be Every Woman’s Priority
Every woman should make saving for her financial future a top priority. Many women may feel like they do not know where to start when thinking about financial planning, but Vicki Brackens, senior financial planner with Brackens Financial Solutions Network says, “The keys to achieving financial independence are education, understanding your current financial position, knowing […]
Posted inD.C. Community, Washington D.C. News
Capital Area Asset Builders Partner with Links
As Americans enter the Thanksgiving season, some District-based organizations are trying to help local citizens weather the economic storm still playing out. Area residents can pay off debts, save money, fund education, buy homes and start new businesses with assistance from the Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB). Offered twice a week at CAAB’s home office […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
County Police Officer Will Remain Detained in Federal Drug Trafficking Case
GREENBELT-A federal judge Wednesday ordered one of the three Prince George’s County Police officers arrested this week in an FBI corruption probe detained until his trial date in U.S. District Court. Magistrate Judge Charles Day said Officer Sinisa Simic’s charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms for drug trafficking made him a […]
Posted inCommentary
Heber Brown…Public School System Failing Black Community. When is enough enough?
Last week, the Schott Foundation released a startling report, which revealed that nearly 50 percent of African-American males in the nation’s public schools in 2008 didn’t graduate. Dr. John Jackson, president and CEO of the Foundation, concluded that “without targeted investments to provide the core, research-proven resources to help Black male students succeed in public […]
Posted inCommentary
The 47th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Saturday will mark the 47th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King’s message of equality, unity, democracy and tolerance lured men and women from across the nation from different racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds. They came for a healing […]
Posted inCommentary
Rev. S. Todd Yeary, Ph.D…A Tragic Indifference
Once again, the United States Congress has failed to correct the government’s modern institutional injustice against Black farmers. After years of racist neglect of Black farmers by the Department of Agriculture that ultimately led to the loss of Black lands and Black livelihoods, the government reached a settlement with the Black farmers that, to date, […]
Posted inCommentary
Debbie Hines…Race Conversation is Necessary
What do the Tea party, NAACP, New Black Panther party, Shirley Sherrod and Attorney General Eric Holder have in common? They all teach us about racism. Racism is something you can see, sense, feel and hear, yet, it’s hard to quite put into words. A precise definition is difficult to come by. The law forbids racial […]
Posted inNational News
Jamaica struggles to cut ties between government, gangs
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Before Jamaican security forces stormed into his poor West Kingston neighborhood, George Green got jobs and help with food bills from a fugitive slum boss. Garbage trucks left the cracked streets spotless. Today, the walls of the Tivoli Gardens housing project are pockmarked with bullets and trash is strewn about after […]
Posted inBaltimore News
AFRO Security Guard Murdered
Charles Bowman, 72, was the source of smiles, assistance, goodwill and friendship at the Afro-American Newspapers and with his family. In the early morning hours of Thursday, April 8, that was taken away when he was killed during a robbery. Bowman headed to work at the AFRO for his 1-9 a.m. shift […]