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More Heads Must Roll in Flint, Michigan — Starting with Gov. Rick Snyder.

by Stephanie CornishJanuary 27, 2016January 25, 2022

LaShanti Redmond, 10, of Flint, gets her finger poked to test her blood for lead levels at Freeman Elementary School in Flint, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. The Flint Community […]

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Boehner, Netanyahu and Israel Have Disrespected Our President

by Stephanie CornishMarch 4, 2015January 25, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he step to the podium prior to speaking before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. […]

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The Republicans Control Congress. Now What?

by Stephanie CornishJanuary 7, 2015January 25, 2022

The third-highest ranking member of the Republican controlled House of Representatives gave a speech before a White supremacist group run by David Duke in 2002. And while Steve Scalise of […]

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Protesting the Protesters

by Stephanie CornishJanuary 7, 2015January 25, 2022

A group of protesters gather at Grand Central Terminal in New York, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. A number of protests have been staged around the country following recent grand jury […]

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An AFRO Christmas Wish

by Stephanie CornishDecember 17, 2014January 25, 2022

Christmas Originally published Dec. 23, 1911. In this, the most joyous season of the year, one’s bosom swells as he thinks of the wonderful events of long ago and the […]

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The Drama Unfolding Around the Real Bill Cosby

by Stephanie CornishDecember 10, 2014January 25, 2022

There are so, so, many women. They all tell similar horrifying stories of being drugged and sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby, a man who found fame and fortune playing a […]

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The Enormous Blessing of Marion Barry’s Incessant Civil Rights Spirit

by Stephanie CornishDecember 3, 2014January 25, 2022

Washington D.C., indeed the entire Black community of this country, lost an enormous historical civil rights figure when former Washington D.C. Mayor passed away unexpectedly last week. The AFRO has […]

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Hold the Police Accountable; Don’t Burn the Block Down

by Stephanie CornishNovember 26, 2014January 25, 2022

Smoke fills the streets as some buildings are on fire after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided […]

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What is Ben Carson thinking?

by Stephanie CornishNovember 19, 2014January 25, 2022

Dr. Ben Carson. Ben Carson, conservative author and noted neurosurgeon, is acting as if he may run for president as a Republican. Despite his conspicuous lack of political experience this […]

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Should the Congressional Black Caucus Give Utah Congresswoman-Elect Mia Love a Shot?

by Stephanie CornishNovember 12, 2014January 25, 2022

Utah Congresswoman-Elect Mia Love. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Mia Love made history when she became the first Black woman to be elected to Congress as a Republican. Representing Utah’s 4th District, […]

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Don’t Let them Steal Your Democracy –VOTE

by Stephanie CornishOctober 29, 2014January 25, 2022

An old enemy has been resurrected; a dark specter that looms over this year’s General Election, threatening the rights of voters of color across the country.  Poll taxes, literacy tests […]

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