Activists including representatives from March on for Voting Rights, met on Aug. 6 to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the {1965 Voting Rights Act} and plan for a nationwide march on Aug. 28 to continue the fight to end voter suppression. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Fifty-six years after their […]
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New Art @ Work mural has African roots
Govans community unveiled a new mural called “Together Govans.” By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) program, Art @ Work, held an official unveiling on Aug. 5 in the Govans community for the new mural called “Together Govans.” The design shows clasped hands to represent togetherness […]
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U.S. women’s basketball wins 7th straight gold, women’s volleyball clinches 1st-ever gold
United States players pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for women’s basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The dynamic trio of Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson led the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team to its seventh straight […]
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Broadway’s neon lights shine with 10 new Black plays, musicals
Broadway officials have said the shows will go on, but only at 100 percent capacity. So, if New York reinstates restrictions on indoor crowds, Broadway could shutter once again. (Courtesy photo) Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After a somewhat experimental reopening in June with “Springsteen on Broadway,” the Great White Way has taken a […]
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Alarming CDC memo reveals vaccinated individuals spread Delta variant as much unvaccinated
The CDC concluded that the latest virus surge has centered in locations with the lowest percentage of vaccination recipients. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Anyone who wants to lessen their chances of contracting the coronavirus, and anyone wishing to avoid potentially spreading the new Delta variant, should […]
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Rihanna joins billionaires club, credits God
Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition May 7 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) BY AFRO Staff That Bajan girl did good. Barbados-born Rihanna has joined the now-expected Oprah Winfrey on Forbes’ annual listing of America’s […]
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US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
Passengers wait in a long line to get a COVID-19 test to travel overseas at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Recent flight cancelations caused many passengers to redo their tests while others were unable to get the test locally due to long lines caused by the surge of […]
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Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70
In this Aug. 3, 2008 file photo, Dennis Thomas performs with the band “Kool and the Gang” in concert in Bethlehem, Pa. Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang, has died. Thomas died peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 in New Jersey, where he […]
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Pause on student loan payments extended through January
The Biden administration on issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium. (Courtesy graphic) By Collin Binkley AP Education Writer The Biden administration on Aug. 6 issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off […]
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White House initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities announces 2021 HBCU Scholars
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) today announced its eighth cohort of HBCU Scholars. This program recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and much more. Currently enrolled at 54 of our nation’s HBCUs, the scholars were selected from an applicant pool […]
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Black Baptist group renews historic calls for civil rights
By Peter Smith The Associated Press The Progressive National Baptist Convention this week marked the 60th anniversary of its forging in the heat of the civil rights movement, citing its founders as inspiring new calls for racial justice, against voter suppression and in favor of critical race theory. The historically Black denomination held a virtual […]
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Maryland Comptroller calls for shoppers to buy local during tax-free week
Because the pandemic decimated small businesses across the country, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot hopes this year’s tax-free week will boost recovery for surviving businesses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Maryland’s annual tax-free week is upon us, and this year it’s more important now than ever […]