Expanded museum traces legacy of slavery in America
By Kim Chandler
The Associated Press
The statues of chained men, women and children stick hauntingly out of sand as simulated waves crash overhead, a symbol to the estimated two million people for whom the slave trade ended in a watery...
Civil Rights Museum to honor Michelle Obama, Poor People’s Campaign
By AFRO Staff
The National Civil Rights Museum has named former first lady Michelle Obama and the Poor People’s Campaign as recipients of its 2021 Freedom Award.
“This year is the double 30th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, dedicated to...
Dine out in San Diego: Enjoy an eclectic culinary experience
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Travel and Food Writer
San Diego’s year-round temperate climate, world-famous zoo and an old town that dates back to the 1800s attract 35M+ visitors every year to this Southern California city. Those who come...
Cruise ships and COVID: Know before you go
By Roz Brown, Texas News Service via MD News Connection
HOUSTON -- To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is a pending dilemma for passengers expecting to be welcomed aboard a cruise ship as the industry prepares a post-pandemic restart.
The Port...
What I Like: Tales from The DIVA’S Kitchen
By Linnyette Richardson-Hall
AFRO Guest Editor
The DIVA’S Kitchen is the vehicle which gives me the opportunity me to connect through social media, television, print and interpersonal food experiences to those who love great food, and how to make it. Let...
Upcoming Black Travel Summit to attract thousands of professionals
By Blacknews.com
The annual Black Travel Summit is a conference, exhibition, awards gala and global network for industry professionals and enthusiasts to exchange and generate ideas about collaborating with and expanding the Black travel industry. Taking place virtually and in-person...
Cicadas emerge
By Reginald Allen II
Special to the AFRO
Though unwelcomed, it has been 17 years since the periodical cicada, ‘Brood X,’ was seen in the state of Maryland and other regional states. For the mid-atlantic, southeast and bordering states in the...
Spring breakers can tour the world right in Baltimore
By Micha Green
AFRO D.C. Editor
mgreen@afro.com
With the COVID-19 pandemic still plaguing cities across the United States and globe, some families might be reluctant to travel internationally. However, while many in the Washington Metropolitan area, might not consider taking a trip...
Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Associated Press
Stephen Seals stood onstage waiting to be auctioned off. Moments later, a white slave auctioneer pointed a gun at one of the other Black men gathered with Seals, and a Black mother cried for her...
Traditional healing in contemporary context
By Micha Green
AFRO D.C. Editor
mgreen@afro.com
As a spiritual, self-identifying Christian, with a lot of knowledge and respect for other religious practices and theologies, this reporter has always understood the power of what the World Health Organization (WHO) defines as “traditional...
Traditional healing vs. western medicine in the African continent
By Deborah Bailey
Special to the AFRO
As a new South African variant of Covid-19 spreads, traditional health practitioners in South Africa are appealing to South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to provide funding to bridge the divide between traditional African healing...
National Cherry Blossom Festival goes virtual
By Sharece Crawford
Special to the AFRO
The AFRO got a behind the scenes look at some of the 2021 featured Cherry Blossom experiences. The global tourist attraction, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, is now taking place virtually — from the...
