By AFRO Staff Amid Covid-19 concerns, the Congressional Black Foundation recently announced its Annual Legislative Conference would be conducted online this year. Historically, the five-day event welcomes tens of thousands […]
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The Hotel at the University of Maryland to Reopen
By AFRO Staff Following extensive consideration and the development of enhanced cleaning protocols to align with federal guidelines and industry recommendations, The Hotel at the University of Maryland, a hotel […]
Universal Music Group Announces The Launch Of Def Jam AFRICA
New label group dedicated to supporting the best in African hip-hop talent and culture across the continent Def Jam Africa Artists. Top row L-R / Larry Gaaga,, Boity, Tshego / […]
GirlTrek Brings Together the #DaughtersOf the Divine 9 for First-Ever Public Unity Conversation Friday, May 22nd
(Washington, D.C. – May 21, 2020) The world stopped to listen to Angela Davis and Nikki Giovanni. Then, the King and Shabazz families united to give a master class on […]
WWII VE Day75 Tribute: The Silent Six Triple Eight
By Col (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings and MSG (Ret.) Elizabeth Helm-Fraizer, US Army As the nation commemorates the 75th anniversary of WWII’s Allied victory in Europe and navigates the COVID-19 […]
Black and Multi-Ethnic Brazilians Hit Hard By COVID-19
Brazilians are dying from COVID-19, but the Health Ministry doesn’t know who they are. Official numbers show black and multi-ethnic Brazilians, who make up about 32% of the population, account […]
Chile Recurre A Controvertidos “Pasaportes de Inmunidad” En Plan de Reapertura
Chile emitirá “pasaportes de inmunidad” para pacientes recuperados de COVID-19, una medida que los críticos dicen que antepone la economía a la salud de las personas. Bajo el “Plan de […]
For Mother’s Day, Walt Disney World Shares Stories of Two Disney Dreamers Academy Alumni Special Bond with Their Moms
By Annette Gibbs, Public Relations Manager, Walt Disney World Resort Mother’s Day is always a special occasion for Disney Dreamers Academy alumni Casey Carter of Columbia, South Carolina, and Anthony […]
Beyond Meat and Its Rivals Rely on Chinese Ingredients, Opening Food-Safety Debate in the COVID-19 Era
While America’s biggest beef and pork producers were nearly laid low in April by COVID-19 cases in their workforce, sales of what detractors call “fake meat” boomed. But the pandemic […]
Pastor Jamal Bryant Calls Reopening Of Georgia’s Economy ‘Assault’ On Minorities, ‘Contrary To God’s will’
By Leonardo Blair, Christian Post Reporter Outspoken megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church slammed the Georgia governor’s decision to begin reopening the local economy by Friday as […]
Coronavirus Ravages Storied New Orleans Mardi Gras Group
By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition central to the city’s […]
Jazzy Jeff,’ Black Skiers Stricken With Coronavirus
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com A particularly cruel urban myth that emerged early on during the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic was, “Black people don’t catch it.” The truth is, […]