By Christopher Hearn, Special to the AFRO The following is a speech delivered by at New York University’s commencement on May 16 by a graduating student. It has been lightly edited and condensed for space and clarity. Before I begin my formal speech, I want to acknowledge that we are on Lenape land and I […]
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A Royal Wedding Bridges the Atlantic, Opens Up a Modern Era
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press The son of British royalty and the daughter of middle-class Americans wed May 19 in a service that reflected Prince Harry’s royal heritage, Meghan Markle’s biracial roots and the pair’s shared commitment to putting a more diverse, modern face on the monarchy. British reserve crisscrossed with […]
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Gayle King Blabbed About Her Bestie Oprah’s Alleged Weed Habit
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Although she’s been successful in her own right, whenever Gayle King, CBS This Morning anchor and official best friend to Oprah Winfrey, gets interviewed, she often is expected to spill some tea about her BFF. However, on the May 8 episode of The Ellen Show, King may have spilled […]
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Against the Odds: 3 Black Doctors Detail Journey to Success
By CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One used to deal drugs on the streets of New Orleans. Another grew up in Chicago with two drug-addicted parents. A third survived the tough streets of New York and Washington, D.C., where he once stared down the barrel of a gun. All three young Black […]
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Church Organization Fights For Food Equity in the Black Community
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO In 2018, it is important to find ways to empower our communities with resources, education and economic opportunity. Many churches and Pastors have various community programs that meet these goals. One of those is Dr. Heber Brown, III, pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Northeast Baltimore. Brown is […]
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Divine Designs Grace Carpet at Met Gala
By The Associated Press Divine designs floated up the red carpet at Monday’s religion-themed Met Gala in shimmering golds, reds and fuchsia, in crowns and in crosses, and even a pair of giant wings. One lesson of the night: If anyone can make a mitre modern, it’s Rihanna. The Grammy-winning artist — never one to […]
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Rapper Wale Says Being Dark Skinned Hurt His Career
Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While rap has been known to highlight women, drugs, money and violence, in recent years a more emotional style has been popularized by rappers such as Drake, Logic, J. Cole and Wale. One of these rappers isn’t like the others. Following Kanye West’s “Ye vs. The People” featuring T.I. and […]
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Michelle Obama, De Niro, Zendaya Fete College-Bound Kids
By The Associated Press Michelle Obama told college-bound Philadelphia high school seniors Wednesday about when she applied to universities. Her counselor advised her not to set her sights too high and warned that some of the schools on her list were out of her reach, the former first lady said. “There are always haters out […]
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Hackers Try to Ruin NASA Competition for Three Black Teens
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff and Bria Snell are 11th graders and members of the cheerleading squad at Banneker High School in Washington, D.C., who are spreading their “Black Girl Magic” in the world of STEM, the famous acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. How? The young ladies created […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
I wish you flowers sunshine and smiles. I wish you children that grow to make you proud. I wish you pretty things to wear, sweet things to smell. I wish you well. I wish you good friends that always treat you fair. Wanna wish you ribbons to tie around your hair. I wish you truckloads […]
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Is It Time to #MuteRKelly?
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com For over twenty years, Robert Kelly, better known as R. Kelly, has been engrossed in controversy regarding crude behavior, to say the least, with young women- more specifically, teenage girls. The R&B singer, who sang the chart-topping hit, I Believe I Can Fly, has spent almost 30 years in […]
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From Slaveholding County To Tourist Attraction: Prince Georges County Celebrates 322nd Birthday
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO Founded on April 23, 1696, Prince George’s County has had a dramatic shift in its 322 years of existence from being the biggest slave owning county in Maryland, to now becoming one of the most affluent, predominantly African American counties in the nation. By action of General Assembly, […]