By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) – In honor of Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s (NMAAHC) March programming features events with prominent Black women in the arts and entertainment industry. To kick off the month, businesswoman and former chairman and CEO of BET Debra Lee discuss the […]
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Black man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent
By The Associated Press An African-American man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit was declared innocent by a judge in Los Angeles on March 1. Maurice Hastings was released from prison last year after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different suspect. The judge in […]
Posted inNational News
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
By Aamer Madhani and Kim Chandler, The Associated Press President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the Civil Rights Movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme […]
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Del. Amprey defends Maryland rap artists in recent bill
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On Feb. 28, Del. Marlon Amprey (D-Md-40) introduced HB0940, Criminal Procedure – Evidence – Admissibility of Creative Expression. “HB0940 is a bill to ensure that artistic expression cannot incriminate someone unless the court of law can prove that the lyrics and visual expressions are directly tied to an […]
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Coronavirus origins still a mystery three years into pandemic
By Laura Ungar and Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” that it began with a […]
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Democrats tout wins, outline agenda at issues conference
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com As the 118th Congress entered its third month, House Democrats held their annual issues conference March 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Habor hotel in Baltimore, Md. President Joe Biden, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott joined congressional Democrats and a host of […]
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Only seven percent of teachers are Black– this project plans to change that
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black It had been a crazy summer. And, at the end, Sharif El-Mekki was in tears. He was watching students perform in their end-of-the-year showcase, showing off the singing, dancing, and cultural skills they had learned during the summer of 2019. El-Mekki had worked in schools, both as a teacher […]
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Eight unique ways ADHD affects Black people
By Black Health Matters The symptoms of ADHD may be the same for many demographics, but you may be surprised to learn how this behavioral disorder affects the African-American community differently. From difficulties in diagnosis and treatment to underrepresentation in scientific studies, ADHD looks very different for African Americans, and many children are the ones […]
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted in reelection bid
By Sara Burnett, The Associated Press Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city. Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by […]
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Existing service year programs may provide model for Moore proposal
By KARA THOMPSON, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — While details of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s service year option for high school graduates are still being worked out, there are many other existing service year programs in the state, nationally and worldwide that allow people to gain the experience and give back to the community […]
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Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Officially Granted Ghanaian Citizenship
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Viola Fletcher, a 108-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has become a Ghanaian citizen alongside her 101-year-old brother, Hughes Van Ellis. The historic event took place on Tuesday, February 28, at Ghana’s embassy in Washington, where Fletcher and Ellis were formally sworn in as […]
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Wells Fargo awards $50 million to NAACP
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Wells Fargo recently awarded the NAACP a $50 million grant to help the civil rights organization develop a new national headquarters in Washington D.C. and bolster local NAACP branches across the country. The grant marks the single-largest donation that the NAACP has ever received from a corporation. “We’re […]
