Category: Afro Briefs

The Howard University family is mourning the death a 22-year-old student from Baltimore who drowned last weekend. According to a statement issued by the university, Davon Green Franklin died in Cancun, Mexico, while on spring break with friends. “The student body, especially those knew him well, is particularly distraught,” the statement read. Franklin was a […]

According to a new study released by the Alzheimer’ Association, African Americans and Hispanics are at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, African Americans are more likely to develop the crippling form of dementia than any other race. According to the report, older Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to acquire Alzheimer’s […]

Nearly 150 D.C. students, parents and school faculty embarked on the annual College Round-Up in Tarboro, N.C., led by Councilmember Kwame R. Brown.  This marks the third year that Brown has escorted D.C. high school students to the event, where many students received on-the-spot offers from many Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “What’s important now […]

The U.S. Senate passed a $140 billion extension on unemployment benefits on March 9 by a vote of 66-34. The bill would also extend cuts for college tuition, help pay for the COBRA program, which helps laid off workers keep their health insurance, provide additional funding for Medicaid and tax breaks for high-tech research and […]

An Ohio State University janitor allegedly gunned down two people, killing one, before taking his own life in an on-campus maintenance facility in the early morning hours of March 9. Police said Nathanial Brown, 51, was a probation employee who had received a bad performance evaluation and was expecting to be dismissed, according to the […]

A N.J. man is in custody in Yemen for allegedly killing a bodyguard and having ties to al-Qaeda, Newsone.com reported. Sharif Mobley, 26, is suspected of being a member in the same branch of al-Qaeda that attempted to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas day. He is accused of killing a guard in an attempt […]

Tiger Woods has hired Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush, to help organize his comeback. According to the New York Post, Woods may return to golf at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla. on March 25. “They were in his living room this week going over a strategy for how to […]

Dressed in a ruched royal blue gown with a delicate white gardenia adorning her upswept tresses, actress/comedienne Mo’Nique embodied old-school glamour at the 2010 Oscars. As she accepted her award for best supporting actress in Precious, the Baltimore County, Md. native thanked her husband and co-workers for their support and later revealed that her decision […]

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced this week that his agency will increase enforcement of civil rights laws in colleges and schools, according to a press release. By doing so, Duncan allegedly hopes to show the marked differences between his policies and those of his Republican predecessors. In a speech written for his appearance at a […]

American troops are leaving Haiti while the capital city, and much of the surrounding areas, still remains in ruins, according to The Associated Press. The United States’ withdrawal marks the end of Haiti’s most public international aid, even while the city remains in economic and social peril. According to the report, more than a half-million […]

Some of the more high-profile players of the National Football League visited Baltimore March 9 to be honored in the 32nd annual Ed Block Courage Awards Banquet at Martin’s West. For more than three decades, NFL icons have gathered in Maryland to honor the most courageous of their own, while also raising funds for abused/disadvantaged […]

While Americans may be accustomed to Saturday mail delivery and being able to frequent post offices close to their homes, massive deficits could strip away these conveniences, The Associated Press reported. Postmaster General John E. Potter requested that lawmakers abolish the agency’s mandatory Saturday delivery. According to The New York Times, the Postal Service has […]