A new online juror questionnaire for the DeKalb County Court in Georgia is under scrutiny after listing ‘Slave’ as an option under the occupation section of the form. According to […]
Category: Afro Briefs
Judge Rejects O.J. Simpson’s Bid for New Trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas rejected O.J. Simpson’s bid for a new trial on Tuesday, dashing the former football star’s bid for freedom based on the […]
National Baptist Convention and Civil Rights Leader Rev. T.J. Jemison Dies at 95
The Rev. T.J. Jemison, a past president of the National Baptist Convention USA Inc., a founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the organizer of the .first boycotts […]
Prince William, VA Coalition of 100 Black Women: “An Evening of Enchantment”
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Prince William County Chapter hosted “An Evening of Enchantment,” Nov 9, at the Renaissance Capitol View Hotel, Arlington, Va. Under the leadership of […]
The Presidents’ RoundTable 30th Anniversary Gala Scholarship Awards Program
Glitz, glamour and a whole lot of fun was evident at the 30th Anniversary Gala Scholarship Awards program, themed “Celebrating Black Business Wealth: The Harlem Renaissance to the 21st Century.” […]
NYC Retailers to Report on Shoplifting History in Profiling Probe
NEW YORK— Probing allegations of racial profiling, New York City is giving 17 major retail stores until Nov. 22 to submit information on how they’ve dealt with shoppers suspected of […]
LG HBS-730 Bluetooth Stereo Dual-Device Headsets
It’s that time of year, well, my favorite time of the year. You know, when I get to stock up on all the tech I want as I shop for […]
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 by iMPROV Electronics
The Boogie Board is an electronic note paper. Need to leave a note or capture information on the fly? Use the stylus (read pen) and write it on the Boogie […]
Roku 1 & 2
I am a Roku fan! Years after purchasing my first one – I now own five –I can honestly say, this device keeps getting better. Roku allows streaming of online […]
Connect Wireless Flash Drive by SanDisk
The USB flash drive is central to computing portability. The Connect is a flash drive on steriods. It has the functionality and storage capacity of a standard USB flash drive, […]
Kennedy Assassination Left Many Blacks in Despair
It was early winter 1963, and the Civil Rights Movement was in high gear. 1963 had been seen many tragedies in the movement. Medgar Evers had been assassinated in Jackson, […]
At D.C. Event, Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls for Increased Minority Communications Ownership
The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson stood before an audience of policy makers, communication industrialists, and supporters this week to address the need for minority ownership in today’s media and telecommunication […]