By Hannah Schoenbaum and Kimberlee Kruesi State investigators were on site Monday at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters. Tommy Petty, chief of the state Department of Labor’s Amusement Device Bureau, said investigators from his department “already came and went” […]
Category: LIFE & STYLE
Posted inINTERNATIONAL
International working group for UNAfrican Diaspora forum meets in Harlem
By DaQuan Lawrence, Special to the AFRO The International Civil Society Working Group (ICSWG) for the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) recently convened at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center in Harlem. The meeting took place prior to the second assembly of the new […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Unhealthy air quality levels return to Northeastern region due to Canadian wildfires
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Residents in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area once again experienced unhealthy air quality on June 29 due to wildfires rage in Canada. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued an alarming air quality alert. “Northwest winds have pushed smoke from the Great Lakes region into […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Telling our stories: afros, cornrows and more
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com The Black community has truly mastered the art of storytelling. Using art as a form of communication and documentation is nothing new— we tell our stories with the written word, songs, dance— and yes, even via the very hair on our heads. Whether it be a voluminous Afro, […]
Posted inFood
Making room at the table: exploring the intersection of soul food and veganism
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer Black culinary culture is sacred and rich. The dishes passed down since the first Juneteenth have inspired a nation and yes— even the international culinary arts scene. We honor our ancestors by making the very recipes they created to sustain themselves as they forged through the deepest bowels of […]
Posted inNational News
East coast cities grapple with worsening air pollution as Canadian wildfire smoke engulfs the region
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia On June 6, experts ranked New York as the city with the worst air pollution worldwide, as dense smoke from over a hundred wildfires raging in Quebec, Canada, drifted southward. The persistently poor air quality caused by the Canadian fires has been a cause for […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Black Greek organizations and business owners weigh in on travel advisory issued for Florida by NAACP
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Member organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Black tourism organizations have issued responses to the recent NAACP travel advisory for the state of Florida. On May 20, the civil rights organization issued a warning to African Americans and LGBTQ+ travelers, […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Miss Lady’s Bakery Cafe brings fresh, flavorful food to Randallstown Plaza Shopping Center
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com In spite of its name, Miss Lady’s Bakery Cafe isn’t just another source of homemade pastries and baked goods. Shirl and Julian Taylor say it’s also a full-service restaurant with a bar, serving scratch-made meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Baltimore natives decided to open the brick-and-mortar […]
Posted inBUSINESS
AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: meet Alon Arrington, the 17-year-old culinary prodigy
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Alon Arrington, owner of Alon’s Gaming Kitchen, is a 17-year-old culinary prodigy noted for creating some stunning cuisines. Signature dishes most desired by his diners are braised and pan-seared lamb chops and chicken alfredo. “When it comes to the food, I don’t see Chef Alon as a teenager– […]
Posted inBUSINESS
FatBoi Fresh clothes: fashion-forward clothing for ‘big and tall’ men
Floyd N. Bronson, a restorative justice program coordinator and educator, founded the lifestyle brand FatBoi Fresh to provide stylish clothing for men with larger body types while pursuing business ownership and generational wealth.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Kevin Kelley’s Kitchen + Kocktails catapulting soon into D.C.
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor Culinary connoisseur Kevin Kelley is set to open Kitchen + Kocktails on I street later this month. The serial entrepreneur is looking forward to bringing his latest endeavor to the D.C. area. “We want our customers to feel like kings and queens when they walk in the restaurant,” Kelley […]
Posted inWord In Black
The wine industry is overwhelmingly White, this Black winemaker wants to change that
By Bria Overs, Word in Black Winemaking is one of the oldest crafts in human history, with evidence from historians and archeologists going back as far as 6,000 B.C. In the United States, Black folks didn’t enter the industry until the late 1800s. With 15 years in the business, Longevity Wines is one of less […]
