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 that former talk-show host and OWN television network chief made the surprise announcement Saturday while speaking at Charlotte’s 17th […]
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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 F. Chavis, Jr., at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The two discussed Bunch’s timely new […]
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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 Ministries in Nashville, Tenn., Rev. Dotson has been in ministry for almost three decades, however, his journey to holistic spirituality […]
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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 memory who joins the Underground Railroad is the result of countless drafts, a shift from multiple narrators to a […]
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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 comedy, cars, food and pets. But while many distributors carry Allen’s channels, two cable giants have refused. Allen says the […]
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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 minutes before Twitter took them down. The tweets included messages such as “Hitler is innocent,” and vulgarly asking a “bald […]
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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 to African American society. However, behind the thought-provoking and award-winning artwork is the same man whose life’s work is spreading […]
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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 mother’s kitchen conversations to narrate the divides between Blacks and Whites, men and women and modern and traditional cultures, has […]
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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 dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced […]
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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 titled, “Kojo in Your Community: Entrepreneurship East of the River” will be held from 6-8 p.m., July 30 at […]
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Baltimore Educator Publishes Latest Children’s Book
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Baltimore native David Miller has advocated specifically on behalf of Black boys for more than 30 years, as he has built an international reputation as an outstanding educator. Gabe and His Green Thumb, is the latest children’s book published by David Miller. (Photo: Sean Yoes) Recently, Miller, a proud alumnus […]
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Ebony and Jet Photo Archive Sale Sparks Relief, Anxiety
By Russell Contreras and Sally Ho, The Associated Press The sale of the photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African-American history is generating relief among some who worried the historic images may be lost. But it’s also causing some to mourn since the images, including photos of Emmett Till in 1955 after he was […]