Michelle Obama Surprises Detroit Students at Motown Museum
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Michelle Obama surprised a group of Detroit college students on Tuesday afternoon, walking into the Motown Museum as the young men of color took part in a roundtable...
Tutu Awards Prize to US School Shooting Survivors
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A group of young Americans who campaigned against gun violence after surviving a deadly shooting at their Florida school have received a prize from former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Tutu said...
Time for France to Give Back Looted African Art, Experts Say
By ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — African artworks held in French museums — richly carved thrones, doors to a royal kingdom, wooden statues imbued with spiritual meaning — may be heading back home...
Airbnb Offers More than Just a Place to Stay
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
After more than a decade in business, Airbnb has gone beyond being recognized as just a worldwide accommodations platform that folks use as an alternative to hotels.
The company...
Jon Batiste Headlines Event for New Orleans Jazz Museum
By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — "Late Show" bandleader Jon Batiste comes home to Louisiana next month for a fundraiser benefiting the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
The Dec. 8 event takes place at the...
Zambian Royalty Finds Refuge at HBCUs, But At What Cost?
By Lynette Monroe, Special to the AFRO
For many African Americans, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) serve as a place of refuge. A place to reconcile identity in a world that seeks to erase...
Tulane Holding 3rd Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference
By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane University is holding a free conference about black women's health Friday and Saturday. The topic is "Matters of the Heart: Cardiovascular Disease, Health and Healing."
Most sessions...
First Black Female White House Reporter Gets Newseum Statue
By Jesse J. Holland, The Associated Press
Journalist Alice Allison Dunnigan triumphed over sexism and racism to become the first black woman accredited to cover the White House.
In recognition of her achievements, the Newseum unveiled a statue...
Charles White’s Signature Paintings Headed to N.Y.’s Museum of Modern Art
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO
An exclusive exhibition known as “Charles White: A Retrospective” will be the first in more than 30 years to be recognized at the renowned Museum of Modern Art (MoMa)...
Former Slave Holding Mansion Now Home to Black Artists
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO
About 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. lies an old plantation which once housed slaves that has been transformed into a home for some of the most innovative Black...
‘Traveling While Black’ guidebooks May be Out of Print, But Still Resonate Today
By Cotten Seiler, Dickinson College
(THE CONVERSATION) In the summer of 2017, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Missouri.
Modeled after the international advisories issued by the U.S. State Department, the NAACP...
Are Tolls Coming to the BW-Parkway?
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO
Traveling along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and I-270 could come with a toll if President Donald Trump and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan have their way.
The U.S. Department of the...
