By Gregg Reese, Our Weekly Contributor, with additional reporting by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Bay Area is the most progressive bastion of the historically liberal state of California (although the sweep towards gentrification may soon turn the political tide in the opposite direction) and none of the cities and towns within […]
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THE RUN DOWN – GOGO AWARENESS WEEK
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks on GOGO AWARENESS WEEK and whats trending in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper!
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Grim on What can be Done When “We’ve Got People”
By J. K. Schmid A new narrative of two ostensibly failed Jesse Jackson campaigns came to Pier 5, Saturday. Ryan Grim, author of “We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to AOC, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement,” gave an abbreviated history of Democratic electoral politics from Carter’s defeat in 1980 […]
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The Black Eagle Soars To Radio Hall Of Fame
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Joe Madison has never looked at himself as a radio guy or a talk show host. For him, that theatre of the mind platform which has earned him a daily national following and has been his forum for activism. For over three decades, the “Black Eagle” has […]
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Urban One Honors Showcases Star-Studded Lineup at MGM
By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor Cathy Hughes, legendary radio mogul and Urban One founder and chairwoman, has spent 40 years building a proud legacy of Black excellence and creating groundbreaking and entertaining programming. However, on Nov. 12, the humble boss admitted in front of a large group of journalists at the Urban One […]
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Novelist Ernest Gaines Passes at 86
By Chevel Johnson and Rebecca Santana Associated Press Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of Black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was 86. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which sponsors a literary award in Gaines’ honor, confirmed he died […]
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AFRO’s Micha Green Interviews The Cast Of ‘WAVES’
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Washington D.C Editor Micha Green interviews the cast of WAVES!!
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Michelle Obama signs ‘Becoming’ Copies on Book’s Anniversary
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama marked one year since publication of her best-selling memoir at a book signing in the nation’s capital Monday. “It’s so good to meet you,” the former first lady told patrons as she signed copies of “Becoming” at a Washington, D.C., bookstore. More than 11.5 million […]
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More Celebs Join Michelle Obama’s Voter Outreach Drive
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Election Day is over, but Michelle Obama is still trying to get out the vote. The former first lady announced that Selena Gomez, Liza Koshy, Shonda Rhimes, Megan Rapinoe, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington have signed on as co-chairs of the national organization When We All […]
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Rest in Peace Elijah Cummings
I was heartbroken when I woke this morning to the news that Congressman Elijah Cummings had passed away. Elijah and I have known each other for some 40 years. He was a warrior for social, racial, and economic justice. He was a loving father. He was someone who would always call or text me back. […]
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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 ESSENCE. This exciting platform will represent the voice of the Gen Z population and inspire them to demolish glass ceilings […]
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Harriet Tubman, A Maryland Story
By WMAR 2 News