Hambone’s Meditations cartoon: The Hambone’s Meditations cartoon, created by a cartoonist for The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., ran in newspapers throughout the South, sometimes on their front pages. The racist caricature was created in 1916 and continued running in the Commercial Appeal until 1968. By BRITTANY N. GADDY The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism […]
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Newspapers called lynching of Black Mississippi woman ‘mysterious affair’
By BRITTANY N. GADDY The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism COLUMBUS, Miss. — The Columbus Dispatch and The Columbus Commercial for decades published information that condoned the lynching of African Americans. But one incident was so heinous that it prompted The Columbus Commercial to write that those who lynched a Black Mississippi woman should be […]
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Columbus, Mississippi, newspapers were not innocent bystanders to racist violence
By BRITTANY N. GADDY The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism COLUMBUS, Miss. — In a roughly 150-square-foot room on the second floor of The Commercial Dispatch, the newspaper of record for Columbus and surrounding Lowndes County, Mississippi, are large, heavy bound volumes of old newspapers stacked on wooden shelves. They date back to at least […]
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For scores of years, newspapers printed hate, leading to racist terror lynchings and massacres of Black Americans
By DENEEN L. BROWN The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism For decades, hundreds of white-owned newspapers across the country incited the racist terror lynchings and massacres of thousands of Black Americans. In their headlines, these newspapers often promoted the brutality of white lynch mobs and chronicled the gruesome details of the lynchings. Many white reporters […]
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US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements
Travelers wear face coverings in the line for the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport on Aug. 24, 2021, in Denver. The Biden administration is detailing its new international COVID-19 air travel polices, which will include exemptions for kids and new federal contact tracing requirements. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By ZEKE […]
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Street named for pioneering leader, Founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
By Micah Washington, NewsVision reporter Howard University welcomed Homecoming 2021 weekend with a tribute that many say was long overdue. A A street on the Howard campus was renamed after Howard alumna and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. founder Lucy Diggs Slowe for her pioneering work in education, philosophy, sports, and the advancement of women. […]
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The ABAA Remembers Secretary Colin Powell
In this May 5, 2006 file photo, former Secretary of State Colin Powell gives the closing keynote at the World Congress of Information Technology in Austin, Texas. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully […]
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White House meets with civil rights leaders on police reform
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. A centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s climate change strategy all but dashed, lawmakers are heading Tuesday to the White House as Democrats search for for common ground on ways to narrow and reshape his sweeping $3.5 trillion budget plan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) By AFRO […]
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Biden in Baltimore: President doubles down on vaccine mandate, obscure on voting rights passage
President Joe Biden greets people during a break as he participates in a CNN town hall at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO President Biden, at a one-hour town hall, Oct. 21, before Baltimore City and metropolitan area […]
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#WordInBlack: Black students made up smallest percentage of enrollment in advanced placement classes
In the 2017-2018 school year, Black students made up less than 10%, nationwide, of students who were enrolled in advanced placement classes. Two of the major barriers found were educator bias and a lack of communication with families. (Photograph by RF._.studio/Pexel) By Maya Pottiger Word In Black Nationwide, 6% of students were enrolled in Advanced […]
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Biden ‘Preached to the Choir” in Baltimore and yet the evening had its surprises
(Photo by Ralph E. Moore Jr.) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO #AFRONewsAtNoon President Joe Biden’s visit to Baltimore, October 21, was a big friggin’ deal for Baltimore, to borrow the phrase he excitedly whispered in President Obama’s ear regarding passage of the Affordable Care Act. Biden told that story, more on […]
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NPR: Nick Charles to Lead as Chief Culture Editor
Journalist and author Nick Charles (Photo: NPR/Nick Charles) By Alexis Taylor, Special to the AFRO National Public Radio (NPR) has announced that esteemed journalist and author Nick Charles will be the nonprofit media organization’s chief culture editor. Vice President and Executive Editor Edith Chapin praised the decision in a message to newsroom employees, made public by […]
