By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The artifacts in a new exhibit tracing four centuries of Black history in Virginia range from the painful to the poignant: leg shackles and chains used during slavery, a letter from a fugitive slave describing the joys of his newfound freedom and a stool from a […]
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Island of Kauai Dotted Golf Courses
By JOHN MARSHALL LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii has some of the most beautiful and memorable golf courses in the world. And the quiet island of Kauai may have the most picturesque courses on the islands — or anywhere else. From Poipu Bay in the south, where Tiger Woods once reigned, to Princeville and the […]
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Second Black-Owned Store Opens at National Harbor
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Rocky Parrish is not the kind of man who likes to ride the wave he makes them. Whether in his one time role as an outspoken sports talk host at D.C.’s 106.7 The Fan, or now as a full time sports retail businessman, Parrish has never knocked […]
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Legislatively Mandated Transit Fare Increase
Single-Trip Fares to Increase by 10 Cents on Local Bus, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink and MobilityLink BALTIMORE, MD (May 14, 2019) – As required by the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) will increase transit fares effective Sunday, June 23. The legislatively mandated increase will […]
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Detroit-Area Sculptor to Memorialize Civil Rights Activist
By The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A 23-year-old sculptor is shaping the memory of a Detroit civil rights activist who was slain in Alabama during a 1965 voting rights march. Austen Brantley is preparing to unveil a statue of Viola Liuzzo this July, the Detroit Free Press reported. In this March 20, 2019 photo, […]
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Recap: Delta Day in Annapolis 2019
By Christel York, Special to the AFRO On March 6, over 250 members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. from across the state of Maryland gathered for their annual Delta Day in Annapolis. The theme, “Sounding the Alarm in Annapolis: Impacting Legislation in Maryland,” focused on advocacy, legislation and policy efforts that support the underserved. Members […]
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Most and Least Ethnically Diverse U.S. Cities Identified
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With immigration reform remaining one of the most prominent political issues, suggesting that the U.S. demographic landscape may soon change, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2019’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities. To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more […]
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Delta Flight Attendant Now Guard’s First Black Female Pilot
By Wayne Crenshaw, The Associated Press /Telegraph of Macon 1st Lt. Andrea Lewis’ mom visited her at work Feb. 6, and had good reasons to be proud. Lewis started her aviation career as a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines and now she is a co-pilot for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System at Robins […]
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Freedom Trail Brings Back African-American Patriots Tours
By The Associated Press The Freedom Trail in Boston is bringing back its African-American Patriots Tours in time for Black History Month. The tours celebrate the African-American patriots who played a vital role in the start of the American Revolution in Boston. (Twitter Photo@TheFreedomTrail) The tours that start Feb. 2 are led by guides in […]
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Hip-Hop Museum Preserves Rap Music History in D.C.
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Forty years ago, near the end of the Jimmy Carter administration, when the Baltimore Orioles were making a run to the World Series, the music world was caught off guard by a genre’ that would change the industry forever. When the Sugar Hill Gang sampled a hook from Chic’s disco […]
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There’s Still Time to See UnSeen At Portrait Gallery
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Even though The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is technically not on the National Mall geographically, it is still one of the most important museums in the District. Over the past few years it has housed some important exhibitions pertaining to the African and African American Diaspora. Just think of […]
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Studying in South Africa and Learning Who I Am
By Darielis Cruz, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. I was born in Moca, a small city in the Dominican Republic, and today I am a 21-year-old junior at Mercy College, in New Jersey. Thanks to the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, I studied In South Africa last summer, and it was a transformational experience for me. For […]
