The 10-week New Operator Training School prepares SWAT selectees for field operations. Tai, center, is believed to be the first Black female in the FBI’s history to be selected for their SWAT team. (Photo courtesy of FBI.gov) The first Friday in May started with a sprint up a gravel road on a lush hillside outside […]
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Blk Swan provides patrons with fine dining experience and ‘urban elevated’ ambiance
Executive Chef Saon Brice played a significant role in creating the design for Blk Swan, and his menu pays homage to Baltimore favorites like the chicken box and jumbo lump crab cakes. (Courtesy photo) By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Harbor East’s newest restaurant Blk Swan, which serves up […]
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Biden nominates Prince George’s Delegate for Maryland’s U.S. Attorney
Del. Erek Barron (D- District 24) was nominated by President Joe Biden as the next U.S. Attorney for Maryland. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Prince George’s County Delegate Erek Barron (D-District 24) is on the verge of making history. President Joe Biden nominated Barron, 47, to serve as the next […]
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Local non-profits team up to help 5,000 families with free back-to-school event
Martha’s Table, Delivering Good and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation are teaming up for the “Get Ready 4 School Giveaway.” (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, most students in the D.C. area were disrupted from the traditional classroom setting and forced […]
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Team USA falls to France in opening round of Olympic games
France’s Vincent Poirier tries to block a shot by United States’ Jrue Holiday (12) during a men’s basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 25 in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO For the first time in 17 years, the United States Olympic men’s basketball […]
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NBCDI names Dr. Leah Austin as president and CEO in support of its new #50Forward strategy
Dr. Leah Austin will join the National Black Child Development Institute as its president and CEO on August 2, 2021. (Courtesy photo) It’s a New Day at NBCDI! In support of its 50th Anniversary’s #50Forward strategy, the National Black Child Development Institute, Inc. (NBCDI) today announced Dr. Leah Austin as its new President & CEO. […]
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The death of Kay DeBow Alford, co-founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, leaves a void in Black business empowerment
Kay Debow, co-founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, died on July 19, 2021. (Courtesy photo) The National Black Chamber of Commerce announced this week, the death of its co-founder Kay DeBow Alford, on July 19. Highly focused, efficient and determined, Kay was the linchpin of the Chamber, defining multitasking to its highest degree. […]
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Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
Arlena Brown, center, holds her youngest child, Lucy, 9 months, as she leads their other children, from left, Jacoby, 11; Felicity, 9, and Riley, 10, through math practice at their home in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Arlena worked as a preschool teacher before the pandemic. “In the beginning, the biggest challenge was to […]
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WETATi hosts business pitch competition for D.M.V. students
This year’s participants in the pitch competition have been working with coaches for weeks to perfect their business plans, and at the convention they will network with potential employers and investors. (Courtesy photo) By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com We’re Empowered to Achieve The impossible (WETATi), an organization that […]
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Novartis, HBCUs collaborate on fight against health disparities
As part of its collaboration with HBCUS, the Novartis US Foundation will provide three-year scholarships of $10,000 for 360 students at HBCUs and medical schools to increase diversity in the medical ranks. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis and its U.S.-based foundation recently announced a 10-year collaboration with Coursera, the National Medical […]
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Study finds some connection between heavy relaxer use and cancer
A new study published in the July edition of Carcinogenesis posits a plausible link between the heavy use of lye-based hair relaxers or straighteners and the incidence of cancer among African-American women. (Courtesy photo) By AFRO Staff A new study published in the July edition of Carcinogenesis posits a plausible link between the heavy use […]
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28 abducted Baptist school students freed in Nigeria
Parents are reunited with released students of the Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi, Nigeria, on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Armed kidnappers in Nigeria have released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in the northern town of Damishi. Church officials […]