By The Associated Press In a passionate, expletive-ridden monologue at the Cannes Film Festival, director Spike Lee lambasted Donald Trump for the U.S. president’s response to last year’s violent White supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lee spoke to reporters Tuesday after his “BlacKkKlansman” premiered May 14 at Cannes to a rousing standing ovation. Director Spike […]
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Gayle King Blabbed About Her Bestie Oprah’s Alleged Weed Habit
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Although she’s been successful in her own right, whenever Gayle King, CBS This Morning anchor and official best friend to Oprah Winfrey, gets interviewed, she often is expected to spill some tea about her BFF. However, on the May 8 episode of The Ellen Show, King may have spilled […]
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Church Organization Fights For Food Equity in the Black Community
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO In 2018, it is important to find ways to empower our communities with resources, education and economic opportunity. Many churches and Pastors have various community programs that meet these goals. One of those is Dr. Heber Brown, III, pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Northeast Baltimore. Brown is […]
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TV Expands Media Choices for Black Content
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Back in 2012, Deshuna Spencer became excited to see some of the Black independent films that she read about regularly on websites dedicated to the subject, “I didn’t have the money,” she tells the AFRO, “to go to New York City, or Los Angeles or Paris to see those […]
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D.C. Teen Hoping to Win Google Contest
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When 15-year-old Laila Holsendorff realized Google chose her octopus drawing to represent D.C. in the nationwide Doodle 4 Google contest, she buried her face in her hands and cried. She then quickly composed herself to pose for photos at Brookland Middle School. For three weeks, the eighth grader’s […]
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Ex-PG Democrats Chair Strikes It Big in IT
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com While many Prince Georgians know Terry Speigner as the engaging, dedicated former chairman of the county’s Democratic Central Committee, not many know he is a successful entrepreneur in information technology (IT). Speigner is the president and CEO of NGEN, a Lanham-based IT company recently named to CRN’s (Computer Reseller […]
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“It does happen. All the time. Just not to you and me.”
By Ron Harris and Matthew Horace The first time we met Howard Schulz, the founder and chairman of Starbucks, he was speaking to more than 200 of the nation’s highest ranking Black law enforcement officers during their conference in Seattle. He was explaining his company’s efforts to promote better relationships between Black and Latino communities […]
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How to Win at Fundraising
By Mel and Pearl Shaw, Special to the AFRO Wonder why it’s easy for some nonprofits to raise money and not so much for others? Here’s what we have learned: sustained successful fundraising requires consistent attention, action, funding and leadership. It is proactive and donor-focused. The success of an organization’s fundraising depends upon the involvement […]
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From Slaveholding County To Tourist Attraction: Prince Georges County Celebrates 322nd Birthday
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO Founded on April 23, 1696, Prince George’s County has had a dramatic shift in its 322 years of existence from being the biggest slave owning county in Maryland, to now becoming one of the most affluent, predominantly African American counties in the nation. By action of General Assembly, […]
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Rushern Baker Introduces Clean Energy Plan
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO Rushern Baker, a Democratic candidate for governor, announced a plan for Maryland to become the first state to achieve 100 percent clean energy and zero waste called the Baker Greenprint for Maryland. Baker announced the plan a few days before Earth Day, a worldwide celebration on April 22, created […]
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Senator Tim Scott Talks New Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Communities of Color
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO “If there is no succession plan, there will be no success.” U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) said at a moderated session during a Washington, D.C. stop of his National Opportunity Tour on April 25 at the Washington Court Hotel. The session was moderated by national syndicated news […]
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March Vows to Fight Trump Tax Plan
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Tax Day was not a good day for the Trump government to collect taxes. While the IRS.gov site crashed due to record numbers of late filers, activists and politicians across the country gathered for the 2nd Annual Tax Day March. About 200 protesters gathered on the East Front of […]
