“It’s easier to be ignorant and say I don’t know about the problem. But once you know, once you’ve seen it in their eyes, then you have a responsibility to do something. There is strength in numbers, and if we all work together as a team, we can be unstoppable.” Craig Kielburger BLACK VOICES NEWS […]
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TeleHelp 24/7 helps HBCU students address mental health issues
Many students find it difficult to identify symptoms and develop coping strategies, which makes diagnosing a challenge for mental-health professionals (Charles Deloye/Unsplash) By Mark Gray Zenger News College is often seen as some of the best years of young people’s lives. However, that changed in 2020 with COVID-19. The pandemic meant students struggled to balance […]
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Atlanta mayor will not seek re-election
Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A stunning announcement by a rising star in the Democratic Party has sent shockwaves throughout the Georgia political arena, reverberating around the nation. Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms announced May 6 that she would not seek re-election. She made in a statement via […]
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TBE#18 – Message To Grads: Spend Nine Minutes And 29 Seconds To Make A Difference
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #18 May 6, 2021 Message To Grads: Spend Nine Minutes And 29 Seconds To Make A Difference By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “If we can lift black lives from the margins of society, we can lift […]
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Death of prominent engineer leaves community shaken
The body of Dr. Lashun Massey, 38, a wife and mother of two, who was an environmental engineer and the reigning Mrs. Dallas, was recovered from a lake near her family’s home on April 29. Her death has sent shockwaves through her family, community and the nation’s community of Black engineers. (Courtesy photo) By Sean […]
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Murphy Family Photo Carl Murphy’s family, one of 10 branches that form the legacy of AFRO founder John H. Murphy Sr. and his wife, Martha Howard, gathered in 1952 at his Morgan Park home to celebrate Mother’s Day. The long-time AFRO publisher and his wife, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Co-founder, Vashti Turley Murphy* are […]
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Will Dems move Supreme Court from 9 to 13?
The nine justices of the United State Supreme Court. A bill crafted by Democratic lawmakers would expand the High Court from nine to 13. (Courtesy Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Last month, some Democratic members of the House of Representatives introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices […]
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Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records
In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, Jennell Black, mother of Anton Black, looks at a collection of her son’s belongings at her home in Greensboro, Md. Anton Black, 19, died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018. Cases involving police use of force often include questions […]
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Ben Crump: `Black America’s attorney general’
In this Thursday, June 4, 2020 file photo, attorney Ben Crump attends a memorial service for George Floyd at North Central University in Minneapolis. Hollywood celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of the golden casket of Floyd, whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) By Aaron Morrison […]
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White woman charged with hate crime after calling police on Black delivery man
(Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash) By AFRO Staff A White California woman and her boyfriend who chased and confronted a Black delivery man whom they accused of speeding have been charged with a hate crime, according to Berkeley police. Police say on April 18 just before 8 p.m., officers responded to a report of […]
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Mourners attend viewing for Black man shot by N. Carolina deputies
Members of Andrew Brown Jr.’s family gather for a group photo in front of a mural painted in memory of him, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Elizabeth City, N.C. Public viewings were held Sunday for Brown in Hertford and then in Elizabeth City, where Brown was shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies serving warrants. (Chris […]
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1st Black man on Florida Supreme Court has died
Former Florida Supreme Court Judge Joseph W. Hatchett (Wikipedia/Public Domain) By The Associated Press The first Black man to serve on the Florida Supreme court has died. Joseph W. Hatchett was 88. The court announced May 1 that Hatchett died in Tallahassee. No cause of death was given. Hatchett was the first African American on […]
