By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Ethiopian native Sara Sheikh holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in cyber security, but her career revolves around modest fashion design. Sheikh is a Muslim woman, and although modest clothing is most commonly associated with Islam, members of […]
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Over 3,000 Marylanders are waiting for a transplant, register as a donor today during National Donate Life Month
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Currently, there are over 106,000 people in the U.S. on the national transplant waiting list, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration. Every nine minutes, another person is added to that list, and every day, 17 people die while waiting for an […]
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Creating a lasting legacy for your family
By Tony Davis, Esq., Special to The AFRO We are certainly living in exciting times. Obtaining wealth for ourselves and our families is no longer considered an unobtainable dream. Many people are advancing in careers, becoming entrepreneurs, and creating multiple streams of income. This is resulting in incredible financial wealth regardless of age or formal […]
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AFRO Exclusive: George Johnson and Madeline Rabb: Finding love late in life — a magical love story
As told to Frances Murphy (Toni) DraperAFRO Publisher He was a widower of two years who had been married for 70 years. He was a devoted caregiver for his late wife for more than 12 years. She was a widow of 17 years who had been married for 39 years. She was fiercely independent, happy […]
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Black health is Black wealth
By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper, AFRO Publisher As we reflect on Black wealth during financial literacy month, I’m often reminded that wealth means different things to different people. To some it’s inconsequential. To others, it’s fleeting. And still others express a desire to be wealthy but are uncertain of how and where to start. Unfortunately, […]
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The Momference, the first and only conference dedicated to celebrating Black mothers nationwide, returns this May
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Washington, D.C. nonprofit District Motherhued’s premier event celebrating Black mothers across the country, The Momference, will make a complete return to an in-person gathering this spring. Unlike prior years, The 2022 Momference will take place over three days starting May 20, and this […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby runs for re-election
By AFRO Staff Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has filed to run for re-election for a third term in office. On April 12, Mosby released her first campaign video, detailing measures and initiatives that have been deemed successes during her past seven and a half years in office.  Mosby created the first Conviction Integrity […]
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Obama returns to the White House for the first time in five years
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia For the first time since he left office on Jan. 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama returned to the White House to promote and recognize the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The occasion marked Obama’s first appearance in Washington since the inauguration of […]
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson officially the first Black woman on SCOTUS
By Deborah Bailey, Alexis Taylor and Nadia Reese AFRO Editorial Staff On April 7 the world watched as a Senate vote confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. The announcement that a Black woman would finally sit on the highest court in the land was made by the first […]
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RGN Sport rids your chafing woes with no-slip athletic wear in bold African prints
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Tiffany Brown has played sports all her life. Her favorite of all being soccer. At Colorado College, she played for the Division I women’s soccer team, and after, she joined the D.C. United Women soccer club, now known as the Washington Spirit. Although […]
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Mayor Bowser and Google announce $1 million grant to train DC residents for in-demand tech jobs
By Special to the AFRO Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development have announced a $1 million Google.org grant, supporting Community College Prep Academy (CC Prep) in the expansion of their IT Pathways program. A total of 250 learners will receive scholarships to take a Google Career […]
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What is alopecia and why do certain forms of it disproportionately affect Black women
By Danita Peoples for Minnesota Spokesman Recorder The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair—with husband Will Smith objecting violently to comedian Chris Rock mocking the actress’s shaved head. Away from the recriminations over what could be perceived as a mean-spirited jibe […]
