Category: Afro Briefs

The Tribune, a local newspaper based in Lake Crystal, Minn., has come under public scrutiny for a column some say is racially insensitive. The column, which is called “Ramblings,” includes a joke about a golf course replacing its caddies with shiny robots, which are quickly blinded by sun glare. To solve the problem, someone suggests […]

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) debates whether genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon should be distributed for human consumption, many media outlets and public health organizations are questioning how the altered seafood would be labeled. Some say the government should require the fish’s origins to be written out on product labels while AquaBounty, the […]

A south Florida police chief is currently facing allegations that he circulated racist e-mails among the police department from his office account. The South Florida Times reported that an e-mail sent in July from the account of Wilton Manors Police Chief Richard Perez entitled “Mom’s memory,” attempted to poke fun at President Obama’s biracial background […]

The United Nations is launching a campaign to address the ongoing problem of rape in Haiti since the devastating earthquake which hit the island nation in January. Rape has become extremely prevalent in the camps set up for those displaced by the quake. “I remain concerned by the situation in the camps where vulnerable groups, […]

A Vancouver woman who claimed that a Black woman threw acid on her earlier this month recently admitted that she made the whole story up, the Associated Press reported. Bethany Storro gained worldwide sympathy after she went public, describing an alleged acid attack on Sept. 1 that left her with severe burns. But over the […]

Rep. Charles Rangel (D.-N.Y.) emerged with a clear victory in a Sept. 14 primary election contest, defeating state Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV and four other challengers as he prepares to defend himself against more than a dozen ethics charges filed against him earlier this summer. “This isn’t a win for Charlie Rangel, this is […]

Former President Bill Clinton headlined the annual Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award Dinner on Sept. 16 in New York, where The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonprofit civil rights organization, honored Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs. Qualcomm Inc., a wireless telecommunications research and development company, was recognized at the event for their commitment to […]

Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said she has repaid approximately $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) after acknowledging that she had violated the group’s rules by giving awards to four of her relatives and a staff member’s two children, The Associated Press reported. “Much of my district office casework benefits people outside my […]

The NAACP and Starbucks have partnered to launch the One Nation Spoken Word Showcase Tour, a youth empowerment tour that will travel to Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, D.C. In each city, the tour will bring a number of activities for young adults and teens, including empowerment seminars at local […]

As Democrats prepare for uncertain midterm elections, President Barack Obama is attempting to rally Black voters. He recently called the syndicated “Tom Joyner Morning Show” before a scheduled televised press conference, where he stressed the slow but steady job growth trend and increases in the private sector. Obama likened the economy to a hospital patient […]

On Sept. 15, the National Bar Association (NBA) along with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, honored U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk with its Presidential Award of Merit for Equal Justice and current and past chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) with its Presidential Award of Merit. The awards were presented in the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A black man convicted in the death of a white Jewish scholar during race riots in the 1990s has been stabbed in the head with an ice pick in a possible road rage attack, police say. Lemrick Nelson was found outside his car on a Manhattan street early Sunday and was […]