Verda Freeman Welcome (Photo/NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Verda Freeman Welcome, a proud member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, taught for nearly a dozen years in the Baltimore public school system before setting her sights on the political arena where she ultimately made history. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia She […]
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17 Black-led news organizations to follow, subscribe to and support
For Black History Month, the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) is spotlighting Black-owned and -led media organizations that have joined our programs for news publishers. You can support these organizations by subscribing to their journalism, following their social accounts and registering for their newsletters — find links listed by state below. “The Black Press of America is […]
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Biden Administration in push to put Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill
“The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume those efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday, Jan. 25. (Photo courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — In April 2016, then-President Barack Obama announced that Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Obama wanted the […]
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Cicely Tyson has taken her final bow
Legendary, award winning actress, Cicely Tyson, 96, died on Jan. 28. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Cicely Tyson, 96, know n for her iconic roles such Coretta Scott King, Binta in the 1977 series “Roots,” and in the title role of “The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,” for which […]
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DCPS preps for return to in-person learning
District of Columbia Schools and administrators, such as those at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, are making safety plans and taking precautions as they gear up to offer in-person learning options for some students on Feb. 1. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite coronavirus continuing to plague the nation’s capital, […]
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Former Larry King employee reflects on boss, friend
Judy Thomas worked for Larry King for almost 20 years. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor More than 40 years ago, Judith Thomas had a brief interview opportunity to work for legendary broadcaster Larry King, and that chance meeting turned into an almost 20-year tenure with the “King of Talk,” plus a friendship […]
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Richard Collins III’s killer sentenced to life in prison
Sean Urbanski, 25, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Army Lt. Richard Collins III (pictured) in May 2017. (Courtesy Photo) By Michael Kunzelman Associated Press A White man who stabbed a Black college student to death at a bus stop on the University of Maryland’s flagship College Park campus was sentenced […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Mfume says Capitol attack was ‘lawlessness at its peak’
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com This week members of the House of Representatives delivered a single Article of Impeachment to the U.S. Senate against Donald John Trump, the disgraced former President of the United States, for his role in inciting an insurrection on the United States […]
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AFRO employee discovers dead body in Druid Hill Park
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com In a city that has endured more than 300 homicides a year since 2015, it is easy for people to become numb to the murder and mayhem that is all around us. Perhaps it’s easier for many to just keep their heads down and keep it moving. AFRO […]
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Hammerin’ Hank passes away, legacy lives on
Baseball legend, Henry “Hank” Aaron, died on Jan. 22 at the age of 86. (AP Photo/David Goldman) By Daniel Kucin Jr. Special to the AFRO Henry Aaron, one of baseball’s finest stars of the Negro Leagues and a man who transcended the game into the Major Leagues, passed away on Jan. 22 at the age […]
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Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief
Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) By Robert Burns and Andrew Taylor The Associated Press Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to […]
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Black teen is youngest student enrolled at Clark Atlanta University
Emory Pruitt, 15-years-old, is the youngest student to be enrolled at Clark Atlanta University. (Courtesy of Blacknews.com) By Black News Emory Pruitt was just 15-years-old when she started classes at Clark Atlanta University. Born and raised in Tennessee, she is considered one of the youngest students to ever attend the HBCU. Pruitt graduated high school […]