By Zenitha Prince AFRO Archives April 11, 2013 The message and impact of the August 1963 March on Washington were still resonating around the globe when an act of violence tore into the American psyche and acted as an impetus for the civil rights movement. On Sept. 15, 1963, Klansmen bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist […]
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White House Fires Black Chief Usher
The Trump White House has booted its chief usher, Angella Reid, the first female and second African American to serve in the position. FILE – In this Oct. 18, 2011 file photo, the then-incoming White House chief usher Angella Reid is photographed in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington. The White House […]
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Princeton Names Two Buildings in Honor of Black Scholars
Princeton University is naming two of its buildings after a pair of its distinguished Black scholars. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File); and Caribbean-born Nobel laureate Sir Arthur Lewis (Courtesy Photo/bvi.gov.vg) Effective July 1, West College, one of the oldest and most prominent campus buildings, will be known as Morrison Hall in […]
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Artist Who Evoked Black Pride, Barkley Hendricks, Dies at 72
Barkley Hendricks distinguished himself as a painter and photographer who invoked the grandeur and celebrated the flair of everyday Black people, memorializing them in his acclaimed life-size portraits. The artist died April 18 in New London, Conn., from a reported cerebral hemorrhage, according to The New York Times. He was 72. Artist Barkley Hendricks. (Screengrab […]
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LeBron James Announces Plans for School to Assist At-Risk Youth
LeBron James continues to demonstrate his commitment to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, recently announcing plans to launch a school for children at risk of being left behind. The LeBron James Family Foundation has teamed up with the Akron Public Schools to design and launch the “I Promise School” in the fall of 2018. Cleveland […]
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Bowie State Professor Wins Literary Award for Debut Book
Bowie State University professor Rion A. Scott is the 2017 winner of a prestigious literary award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Bowie State University professor Rion A. Scott (Twitter Photo) Scott, who teaches English at the Maryland HBCU, won the award for his collection of short stories, “Insurrections.” The author’s first offering […]
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Survey Finds Race is Key Factor in Opinions on Trump Agenda
A new survey shows that race is a significant factor in Americans’ stance on leading White House policies. Researchers at UCLA, University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison interviewed more than 10,000 U.S. adults about the 2016 election and ongoing public policy issues such as immigration, taxes, health care reform, climate change, federal spending, […]
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Fisk University Names New President
Fisk University, the private HBCU based in Nashville, Tenn., known for the famed Jubilee Singers, has named its 16th president. After a nearly eight-month search, the university’s Board of Trustees recently hired Kevin D. Rome Sr., who currently serves as president of Lincoln University of Missouri. Rome will take up his duties at Fisk on […]
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S.C. Library Named after Charleston Church Massacre Victim: Defaced with Racist Graffiti
A South Carolina library named after a victim of the 2015 Charleston church massacre has been defaced with racial slurs. According to news reports, staff at the Cynthia Graham Hurd Library arrived on the morning of March 13 to find racist graffiti painted on the walkway, columns and walls. The spray-painted messages targeted Black women, […]
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11-Year-Old Launches Book Club Aimed at African-American Children
An 11-year-old African-American boy has launched a book club to celebrate Black literature and encourage his peers to read. Sidney Keys III said he started his club, Books N Bros, because of his love of books and the lack of African-American literature on bookshelves. 11-year-old Sidney Keys III started a book club alled “Books N Bros”, […]
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Harvard Law Review Elects First Black Woman as President
A Black woman has been elected president of the Harvard Law Review—the first in the revered publication’s 130-year history. ImeIme Umana, one of four daughters born to Nigerian immigrants, was elected as the 131st president of the Review out of 12 candidates, eight of whom were minorities and eight of whom were women. She is […]
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Study: Increasing Number of Black Officers May Not Reduce Police-Involved Black Killings
Increasing the number of Black police officers may not reduce the number of police-involved killings of Black victims, a new study concludes. An increasing number of police-involved homicides of unarmed African Americans have spawned nationwide protests and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Recommendations of President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing […]