By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Elected officials and community leaders are joining citizens around the country in mourning the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police. The 29-year-old Memphis, Tenn. man succumbed to injuries three days after a violent Jan. 7 attack by multiple officers at the same time. Body […]
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Memphis anticipates release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities on Friday were set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country’s latest instance of police brutality. Family members of Tyre Nichols pleaded for any protests to remain peaceful. The officers, all of […]
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Feds: investigation into Black man’s death may take time
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that the federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department’s Civil […]
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District centenarian Ruth F. McIlwaine celebrates 100 years
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO, and Alexis Taylor, Managing Editor “I take care of my own affairs,” proclaims Ruth F. McIlwaine. As she prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday, the former Wings Over Jordan Choir (WOJC) member has a voice that is still rich, powerful, and buoyant. The future centenarian makes it known […]
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Black students are still experiencing pandemic trauma
By Maya Pottiger, Word In Black People aren’t rubber bands. Even as kids attend school in-person full-time again and life slowly returns to normal, they aren’t going to snap back to who they were and how they felt before the COVID-19 pandemic. It had a deep and lasting impact on everyone, especially Black families and […]
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Apiary in the Sky works to beautify Newark neighborhoods, improve quality of life for residents
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com When the COVID-19 pandemic inundated the world with uncertainty, Newark, N.J. native Marcellis Counts became a beekeeper. A recent graduate of Seton Hall University, Counts wanted to create an enterprise that would not only support him but the community. He subsequently created Apiary in the Sky, a beekeeping […]
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Schools face pressure to take harder line on discipline
By Annie Ma and Ben Finley, The Associated Press As kids’ behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink their approaches to discipline — including policies intended to reduce suspensions and expulsions. Approaches such as “restorative justice” were adopted widely in recent […]
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Women’s marches draw thousands on 50th anniversary of Roe
By Claire Rush and Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press/Report for America Women’s marches demanding abortion rights drew thousands of people across the country on Jan. 22, the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established federal protections for the procedure. “As we mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we […]
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Fidelity pledges $250 million to support minority students
By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer Fidelity Investments will commit $250 million to a new education initiative to support up to 50,000 underserved minority students with scholarships and mentorship programs in the next five years. The Invest in My Education program, announced recently, plans to increase graduation rates and students’ ability to complete their education […]
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Reparations, Black unity among issues raised at debut of UN’s Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
By DaQuan Lawrence, Special to the AFRO Global reparations, recourse for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and colonization, as well as wars and authoritarian regimes in Africa were among some of the issues raised during the inaugural session of the United Nations’ Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) held in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 5 […]
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March for Life eyes Congress for post-Roe abortion limits
By Ashraf Khalil and Calvin Woodward, The Associated Press A half century after Roe v. Wade, March for Life supporters on Jan. 20 celebrated the Supreme Court’s dismantling of that constitutional right to abortion and heralded the political struggle set loose by the court’s decision. President Joe Biden pledged to do all in his limited […]
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More employers demanding workers return to office
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Josh Wright runs a small eCommerce business that helps consumers get good deals on cell phones and plans, and said working from home has been a boon. When people work at home they can be more focused, and it helps small businesses like his save money, […]