Category: Afro Briefs

If ongoing attempts by various states in the U. S. to restrict voting rights prevail, many minority and poor voters may be disenfranchised in this year’s presidential election, according to the NAACP—a concern the organization is taking to the world. The civil rights organization will send a delegation to the meeting of the UN Human […]

African-Americans in Harrisburg, Pa., are striking back against an atheist billboard that depicts a slave in a metal collar. Atheist groups unveiled the billboard March 5 in protest of a law passed by Pennsylvania lawmakers deeming 2012 “The Year of the Bible.” Lawmakers believed a return to faith would help the nation through its present […]

Critics are taking aim at the Walt Disney Company for its “Dig ‘n Dips” candy, which features its only Black princess on the package of the treat’s watermelon flavor. According to BET News, the Fun Dip-style candy was released for Valentine’s Day and also features other Disney heroines such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. The […]

The National Black Church Initiative is ramping up to lead 34,000 churches and their congregations to the voting booth this year. Ramping up a new initiative to combat new and strengthened restrictive voting laws, the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) has set out to make sure every minority voter gets to the polls and has […]

Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood in the city’s South Side recently honored Bernie Mac with a street sign bearing the late comedian’s name. According to the Associated Press, a street-renaming ceremony was held on Feb. 28 on a corner near the home where Mac was raised. Nearly 200 people, including Mac’s relatives and the Rev. Jesse Jackson […]

Early detection is key in trying to treat and adjust to autism, according to medical researchers. Yet, Black children are diagnosed way later than their White counterparts, and even when the disorder is detected early, minority children display more severe symptoms, according to a recent study. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that toddlers be […]

Scroll down to view Official White House video from the event. Six senior African Americans received a singular honor recently, when the White House honored them for their social and civic contributions as part of its Black History Month observance. “We reached out to folks around the country and asked them if they knew African-American […]

A Philadelphia transgendered woman known as the “Black Madam” is in serious trouble after a woman died as a result of an illegal buttocks injection she gave her. Padge Victoria Windslowe, 42, was arrested on Feb. 29 as she got ready to host a party where she was to illegally inject other people. During the […]

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A judge is removing Durham County’s top prosecutor for job performance that raised doubts about justice, making her the second district attorney in state history to lose her job for that reason. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ordered Friday that Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline be permanently removed because her actions […]

A Colorado jury acquitted former Denver Bronco cornerback Parrish Cox of sexual assault charges March 2 in a trial in which the former NFL player was accused of impregnating a woman in his apartment. The acquittal came despite assertions by state prosecutors that DNA evidence established Cox as the father of the woman’s child. Attorneys […]

Economist and writer Julianne Malveaux Feb. 28 announced she will step down as president of Bennett College five years after taking the helm of the Historically Black College for women. “As I reflect on my accomplishments and of the college’s growth and transformation during my tenure, I realize that it is time for Bennett, and […]

Noted entrepreneur and travel blogger Tracey Friley recently finalized a major deal with Expedia.com to help fund her new initiative, The Passport Party Project. Friley’s Project will host small parties for girls ages 11 to 15 geared toward completing all the steps necessary to venture beyond America’s Borders. The program began in 2011, after Friley […]