Saturday, April 4, 2026

This pastor is flipping Black Church tradition with poetry

With “Sacred Slam,” Rev. Dr. Wanda Bynum Duckett uses poetry and hip-hop to revive Black […]


Gold medalist Simone Biles inaugurates signature restaurant at Houston airport

By Houston Airport System (Black PR Wire) HOUSTON – Gymnastics legend Simone Biles officially unveiled […]


Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI

By Jocelyn Gecker AP Education Writer The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no […]


From prison cell to public forum: What prison censorship teaches us about democracy 

By Ivan Kilgore  Last week, I appeared—remotely—from a California prison cell on a panel at […]


Black women take center stage at Harriet Tubman museum event

By: Tavon N. Thomasson  Special to the AFRO tthomasson@afro.com The Harriet Tubman Spirit Awards honored […]


Black Women are losing ground. Now inclusion is on trial. 

By Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper CEO and Publisher AFRO News The pushback against diversity, equity […]


South Florida vice mayor’s death investigated as domestic violence, husband faces murder charge

The Associated Press CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — The husband of a South Florida vice […]


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