Category: Afro Briefs

Welcome to Donald Trump’s America. Say what you want, but when the U.S. president defends avowed white supremacists, one can’t be surprised when bullying takes on a decidedly racist tone as it did with an 8-year-old biracial boy who was hung from a tree in the year 2017. The climate has been set. Yes, there […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania city has paid $95,000 to settle a lawsuit by a Black college student who said he was wrongly shocked with a stun gun after police stopped to question him about a robbery. Alexander Aron was a 22-year-old Alvernia University student in October 2014 when two officers stopped him outside […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man was sentenced Friday to four life terms plus 280 years in prison in the 2014 killings of his ex-girlfriend, her two young sons and her boyfriend. Associate Judge Fernando Engelsma appeared emotional as he sentenced Calvin L. Carter III, 24, who did not appear in Winnebago County […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a White man who lost his job at historically Black Delaware State University. In dismissing claims asserted by Jeffrey DeMoss, the judge on Thursday cited, among other things, qualified immunity for government officials. He did give DeMoss a chance to […]

Starbucks just named Alpha Kappa Alpha soror Rosalind Brewer, the former president and CEO of  Sam’s Club and one of the most prominent Black women business leaders in America, its new chief operating officer and group president, giving her the second highest position at the company. Rosalind Brewer She is the first woman, and first […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia’s two Democratic senators joined with two Republican senators to sponsor a resolution condemning White nationalists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a White-nationalist rally in Virginia that descended into deadly violence. FILE – In this July 8, 2017, file photo, protesters carry signs in front of a statue of Confederate Gen. […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard Law School has installed a memorial honoring slaves who were owned by one of the school’s founders. The large stone memorial’s plaque says it honors “the enslaved whose labor created wealth that made possible the founding of Harvard Law School.” Harvard Law School (Flickr Creative Commons) It also says, “May […]

LAPEL, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana high school has banned students from wearing the Confederate flag after it led to verbal altercations in hallways. Lapel High School Principal Chad Kemerly tells The Indianapolis Star the ban went into effect Friday, a day after the disruptions. It was the second straight day some students wore […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Revelry, cultural pride and newly tightened security mixed Monday at one of the largest U.S. celebrations of Caribbean communities, as the city tried to ensure safety at an event that has been marred by nearby violence. But some still happened. Dancers arrive in costume at the West Indian Day Parade on […]

The costs of higher education have reached  epic proportions. Most students have to take out loans and work just to pay for tuition, books, and living expenses. So, if you accidentally got $1 million transferred into your financial aid account, what would you do? South African student Sibongile Mani. (Twitter Photo) The Mistake     […]

Three people accused in the murder of MMA fighter “The Matzoh Brawler” – including a 16-year-old girl – were denied bail Saturday after being charged in the killing during a Florida home invasion in July. Mug shots for Jace Swinton, 18, Summer Church, 16, and Roberto Ortiz, 18, charged with July murder of MMA’s Aaron […]