By Amanda Barrett The Associated Press For many Americans, “space” means leaving the Earth’s atmosphere and exploring the galaxy. They think of this weekend’s Space X launch. Or going where […]
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World Alarmed by Violence in US; Thousands March in London
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press Nations around the world have watched in horror at the five days of civil unrest in the United States following the death of a […]
Radicals of Color Speak Out Against Police Violence
“I can’t breathe” 6 years later — and the fight against police violence rages on Lynching never actually went away. The powers that be have enshrined it into state power. […]
Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia “I can’t breathe…” The senseless killing of unarmed Black men, Black women, Black boys, and Black girls has become so routine […]
#BlackAndBrownGetDown Community Defense Fund Gives $100,000 to Black and Brown New Orleanians Affected by COVID-19
By The New Orleans Tribune Our Voice Nuestra Voz (OVNV), an issues organizing effort that builds power with Black and Brown communities in New Orleans, has given $100,000 to Black and […]
The Woman Who Employed Both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin Speaks Out
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin’s Common Employer Speaks Out in Lengthy, Exclusive Interview With The Jess Fields Show (HOUSTON, TX) Maya Santamaria, former nightclub owner and Minneapolis community leader who […]
Chaos As Police Clash With George Floyd Protesters At White House
Protesters threw fireworks, bricks and water bottles at police. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets against the crowd. Chaos ensued outside the White House Saturday night as […]
Magic Johnson Announces $100 Million in Loans for Business Owners of Color
(Black PR Wire) — Since April, when the $2 trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Bill was passed and the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) began to address COVID-19’s financial hits, […]
CBC Legislative Conference to Go Virtual this Year
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 […]
AFRO FACTS – US RECONSTRUCTION ERA
By AFRO.COM / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks America’s reconstruction era and its absence of equality.
Violence, Arrests in New York City Amid Wave of Protests
Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis […]
Trump Held Accountable For Black Lives Lost to COVID-19
ORGANIZATION TO HOLD TRUMP AND CONGRESS ACCOUNTABLE FOR BLACK AMERICANS WHO DIED FROM COVID-19 Triangle ADOS Shares White House Petition and Submitted a Proposal for Concerned Black American Citizens (CBAC) […]