By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Last year D.C. made the news when the Economic Policy Institute released a report that stated that unemployment for African Americans in the District […]
Category: Living
Paying for Funerals Impossible for Many Poor Families
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Darlene Hardison would have loved to have a funeral for her father and uncle and bury them in marked graves at a […]
`Sweetheart Gang’ Honors the Essential Black Mother
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com “Black Girl Magic” is a phrase that captures the undeniable power of Black women. But, there would be no Black Girl Magic without the Black […]
‘The Bake’ Will Use Late Skate to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy
Late Skate at ‘The Bake’ Honoring King’s Legacy of Compassion and Cooperation By Tiffany Ginyard, Special to the AFRO (Updated 01/29/2019) – When skaters gather, 11 p.m., Jan. 19 (due to […]
Former Ballerina’s Project Expands Perception of Black Womanhood
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Aesha Ash had already been retired from dancing for several years when the image flashed across the television screen. A familiar wave of […]
Soar Like an Eagle: 12 African American Teens Reach the Pinnacle of Success in The Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 242, led by Scoutmaster Dameion Crook, Sr., presented the 12 African American Eagle Scouts during the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony that was held at Wheeler Avenue […]
Prince George’s Power Couples: Terrells Find Balance
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Attorney Julius Terrell and his wife Cheryl are from two different worlds but have blended their lives into one thriving relationship that works […]
Minorities Poised to Take Advantage of Oil and Gas Boom
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For African-Americans and Latinos, the path to upward mobility in the oil and gas industry remains filled with both hurdles and hope. […]
Eli Lilly Diabetes Center Assists with Insulin Affordability
By AFRO Staff The American Diabetes Association estimates that over 30 million Americans are affected by diabetes and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. In […]
Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Marks 60 Years By Looking Back At Its Founder
By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was March 1958 when an African-American dancer named Alvin Ailey, then making his living on the Broadway stage, gathered up […]
Durant is Mondawmin Santa For More Than Three Decades
Luke Durant has been the Mondawmin Mall Santa Claus for 34 years. Here Kashton asks Santa for a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Ninja Megazoid. Mondawmin Mall, in the heart of West Baltimore, is one […]
Sonja Herbert Creates Sisterhood of Black Pilates Instructors
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you should probably just make it yourself. That is the principle that Sonja Herbert was […]