ESSENCE Announces the Expansion of “Girls United by ESSENCE”
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2019--
ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women, celebrates the International Day of the Girl with the expansion of its empowering mentoring initiative, Girls United by...
Winfrey Shocks Fundraisers With $1M Donation for Students
By The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey shocked attendees at a North Carolina fundraiser by announcing a donation of more than $1 million toward the United Negro College Fund.
The Charlotte Observer reports...
Black Press Exclusive: Dr. Lonnie Bunch’s African American Museum Dream Fulfilled
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, sat down for an exclusive interview with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin...
Rev. Dotson’s ‘Soul Reset’
By Jessica Dortch, AFRO Staff, jdortch@afro.com
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and the Rev. Junius B. Dotson tackles that topic, along with many others, in his latest book, Soul Reset. As the current CEO of Discipleship...
Winfrey Picks Ta-Nehisi Coates Novel for her Book Club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Ta-Nehisi Coates' first novel, "The Water Dancer," has been a long and eventful journey.
Begun a decade ago, his chronicle of a slave with an extraordinary...
Supreme Court Justices Weigh In On Cable TV Civil Rights Lawsuit
By Jessica Gresko, The Associated Press
Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen wants TV viewers to watch the channels his company produces — from one that runs "Judge Judy"-like shows all day to those dedicated to...
Twitter CEO’s Account Hacked
By The Associated Press
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey’s, account has been hacked and whoever broke in sent racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers. Some of the tweets were up for about 30...
KOFI TYUS: THEN AND NOW
By Jessica Dortch, Special to the AFRO, jdortch@afro.com
As an accomplished artist-activist, and recently, the recipient of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Award for Best Editorial Cartoon, Kofi Tyus remains humble about his artistic contributions...
Paule Marshall, Novelist of Diverse Influences, Dead at 90
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Paule Marshall, an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who in fiction such as "Daughters" and "Brown Girl, Brownstones" drew upon classic and vernacular literature and her...
We Remember: Toni Morrison Dies at 88
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," ''Sula" and other works transformed American letters by...
Kojo Nnamdi Hosts Ward 8 Town Hall
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO
WAMU 88.5’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show will host a free town hall event focused on local entrepreneurship and its impact on the community and residents of Ward 8.
The public forum...
