Ndaba Mandela’s Memoir Reveals Lessons Learned from Madiba
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO
"Always stay humble. Be a leader. Don’t drive a Jaguar because you don’t want people to know how wealthy you are." Those are some of the critical lessons...
Vintage Wishes Creates Vintage Queens, an all Female Cypher in DC
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO
The rap industry may be dominated by males, but females continue to write their own history, which is why DMV based producer Ramone Messam is launching Vintage Wishes,...
Natalie Gillard Uses Her DIY Talents to Promote Inclusion
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO
When most people think of DIY they think of furniture or household accessories, but Natalie Gillard, a passionate DIYer who routinely creates her own clothing and household items, took...
Shawn Yancy Presents 10th Girl’s Night Out Benefit
By Charise Wallace Special to the AFRO
Reporter Shawn Yancy is showcasing her 2018 10th Girl’s Night Out evening of entertainment, fashion and food for a special cause, Saturday, June 23 at American University’s Kaizen...
Michelle Obama’s Memoir Conveys Lessons of an Eventful Life
By CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said Friday that her upcoming memoir "Becoming" is a "re-humanization effort" that shares the "ordinariness of a very extraordinary story" that...
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Recognized as a National Treasure
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO
In honor of African American Music Appreciation Month, The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced June 19 that the childhood home of civil rights icon, musician and singer, Nina...
Why LaVar Ball Deserves Father of the Year
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, [email protected]
You can call LaVar Ball a lot of things.
Some folks have described him as “crazy” or “out of his mind.” Some have taken the opposite approach, dubbing him a calculating...
Pride Parade Returns to Baltimore
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO
With an expanded footprint, new parade route and new events, Baltimore Pride 2018 appears poised to repeat and expand on previous successes come kickoff June 15.
“Last year,...
Art Exhibit Shows Humanity of Sex Workers
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about sex workers in the District? Is it disgust or do you see them as people...
New Book Explores Black Christian Experience in White Churches
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO
Being pregnant is hard enough for any woman. Trying to write a book while you’re pregnant can feel positively unbearable.
Austin Channing Brown tells the AFRO, “It was physically difficult....
Dunbar Class of 1953 Celebrating 65 Years Together!
Members of the Dunbar Sr. High School Class of 1953 recently gathered for a reunion. They are (front row), Lenora McBride, Selena Redd, Joyce Dean, Olga Norris, Florence Rice and Betty Wilson, (standing), John...
Black Fathers Turn to Facebook to Strengthen Bonds
By Lisa Snowden-McCray, Special to the AFRO
Matt Prestbury says when he started gathering together groups of Black fathers, it was because he was a newly-single dad, looking for other people like him.
“I began to look...
