Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is receiving a wave of support from fans after announcing this week that he has checked himself into rehab to combat depression and suicidal urges. “It’s been difficult for me to find the words to what I’m about to share with you because I feel ashamed. Ashamed to be a […]
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Civil Rights Groups Launch Voter Protection Program
Against a backdrop of changing voting laws, incendiary campaign rhetoric and diminished federal election oversight, efforts by civil rights and civic engagement groups to protect the rights of voters are more important than ever, activists said this week. A coalition of more than 100 organizations, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, […]
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Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Gray Death Honored at Conservative D.C. Gala
All three of the White Baltimore police officers who were charged but not convicted in the death of Freddie Gray were recently honored at a conservative gala in Washington, D.C. (Left to Right) Lt. Brian Rice and Officers Garrett Miller and Edward Nero were hailed as heroes at the Media Research Center’s annual black tie […]
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White HBCU Student Draws Controversy for Blackface Selfie
“Blackface” is in the news again, and this time—surprisingly—a student at an HBCU is involved. According to reports, a White student attending Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU in Texas, sparked a firestorm on social media when she posted a selfie of herself wearing blackface. White student attending Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU in […]
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Proposed Congressional Legislation Would Lower Borrowing Fees for HBCUs
New legislation introduced on Capitol Hill would make it easier for HBCUs to garner capital through bonds by lowering borrowing fees on those loans. Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn The HBCU Investment Expansion Act would allow municipal bonds issued by HBCUs to be tax-exempt at the local, state, and federal levels. It was […]
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Former Trump “Apprentice” Omarosa Warns of Candidate’s “Ultimate Revenge”
In an election that already resembles a classic pulp comic book, former “Apprentice” villainess Omarosa Manigault has added another chapter by issuing an ominous warning that her boss, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, soon would gain the “ultimate revenge” on his detractors. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, speaks with reporters in New York after […]
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Spelman Dominates HBCU Field in Annual Ranking of U.S. Colleges
Spelman College is a virtual behemoth when it comes to the annual ranking of historically Black colleges and universities in the United States. Spelman College (Twitter Photo) U.S. News and World Report recently released its 2017 ranking of best colleges and universities in the nation, including within categories such as best national universities, best college […]
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Four African Americans Among 2016 MacArthur “Genius” Fellows
Four African Americans were among the 23 fellows who have been awarded the 2016 “genius” grants from the MacArthur Foundation. To qualify for the grants, fellows must demonstrate “exceptional creativity” and the potential for important future advances. The no-strings-attached grants of $625,000 distributed over five years “celebrates and inspires the creative potential of individuals” at […]
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Will and Jada Foundation Launches Careers in Entertainment Tour
Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, through their foundation, this week launched their Careers in Entertainment tour in support of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith (CHRIS PIZZELLO/INVISION/AP) “We believe that all people—regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, or ability—should have the opportunity to participate in […]
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Farrakhan Questions Obama’s Black Legacy
Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, questioned President Obama’s contributions to the African-American community in response to a recent speech in which the president called on Black voters to help uphold his legacy. Minister Louis Farrakhan (Facebook) President Obama was the keynote speaker during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner, […]
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Maryland’s Black jewel unveiled
June 25, 2005 The AFRO’s story on the opening of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore from 2005. (AFRO file photo) Black faces, Black voices, Black art, Black memorabilia, Black history: The very essence of Blackness is exuded from the walls of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, […]
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Census Report: Income on the Rise, Poverty Declining Nationwide
A U.S. Census Bureau report released Sept. 13 that shows increases in income, and decreases in the rates of poverty and the number of uninsured Americans is good news for the Obama administration in the twilight of its White House tenure, economists and political observers said. “By so many measures, America is stronger and more […]