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 around for outlets and opportunities to bring fathers together, and I began to create them because there wasn’t really […]
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Celebrating Black Fatherhood
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been petrified of being a father. Between all the talk about Black men being absent from the household, being wife beaters and being unable to provide or be emotionally available to their families due to the difficulty of walking through this world […]
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After Much-Hyped Commutation, Memphis Woman Begins New Life
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The hype over the commutation of her life sentence by President Donald Trump at the request of Kim Kardashian West has started to die down. Now, Alice Marie Johnson turns to a much harder task: beginning a normal life outside of prison. Johnson wasted little time […]
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Howard and Harvard Grad Comes Home to Baltimore
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A Baltimore native has returned home from Harvard Law School. D’Sean Williams-Brown, 25, is now studying for his bar exam after graduating in Harvard’s 2018 class. After studying at Howard University and Harvard Law School, D’Sean Williams-Brown is back in his hometown. (Courtesy photo) Born in 1993, Williams-Brown […]
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Psychologist Insults Black Fathers at Co-Parenting Forum
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com A leading Black psychologist recently told a conference on co-parenting in the District of Columbia that the role of fathers – particularly African American fathers – is increasingly becoming obsolete. “I take psychology from the real world,” Dr. James Ballard II, told participants at the “Inspiring Fathers, Celebrating Co-Parenting: […]
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‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson Being Honored in Bronze
By The Associated Press Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her name. West Virginia State University says a dedication ceremony is planned for Aug. 25, the day before Johnson’s 100th birthday. Katherine […]
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D.C. Celebrates Pride Month
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The District of Columbia is launching a number of events in honor of national Pride Month, which both celebrates and raises awareness about the LGBTQ community. (Twitter Photo @CapitalPrideDC) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration on June 9 will lead the Capital Pride Parade, which steps off […]
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15-Year-Old Graduates College, Looks to Next Challenge
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Torrington Ford, 15, who was homeschooled by his mother Tarita, says he constantly asked her to push him as a student. “I would always tell my mom, mom I want a challenge, challenge me more,” Ford told reporter Danielle Ohl of the Capitial Gazette. “Which was offensive to me,” Ford’s […]
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Soul of Sonoma Highlights Black Premium Wine Experience
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Soul of Sonoma wants to raise the profile of the few Black-owned vineyards, wineries and establishments producing quality wine. Boasting “unparalleled tasting experiences at premium wineries and featured venues,” SoS has a focused approach to premium wine that serves both the taster and makers alike. While African Americans are […]
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Young Named One of ‘Talkers Heavy Hundred’ Sixth Year In a Row
Larry Young, the venerable Baltimore radio host was named one of the most important radio talk show hosts in the nation, by Talkers Magazine, known as, “the Bible of Talk Radio and the new Talk Media. Young, the host of the Larry Young Morning Show on WOLB Talk 1010, was ranked in the top 50 […]
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Former AFRO Reporter, William C. Rhoden, Among Those Inducted into Hall of Fame
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A former AFRO reporter was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame May 25. William “Bill” Rhoden, journalist, columnist and author, is a Morgan State alumnus, whose career spans publications from the AFRO to the Baltimore Sun to Ebony Magazine to the New […]
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After Royal Wedding, Bishop Curry Takes on Poverty
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church will lead a silent vigil and procession on the White House Thursday. Bishop Michael Curry, the first Black leader of a church as old as the Union itself, responsible for approximately 2 million baptized and approximately 3 million self-identified […]