By AFRO Staff The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has acquired the personal archive of civil rights activist, award-winning entertainer and producer, and cultural icon Harry Belafonte. The collection includes 400 linear feet of audiovisual materials, personal and professional papers such as letters and manuscripts, television scripts and photo […]
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Mom and Daughter Encourage Girls to See Beauty
By Ameera Steward Dee Edwards remembers her daughter, Aubrey, coming home from school one day upset that she didn’t look like her friends. The girl questioned things like the color of her skin and her hair texture and expressed feelings of wanting to be like everyone else. Dee wanted her child and other girls of […]
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Brown Supports COVID-19 Plan, Endorses Biden
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com In the wake of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan taking the unprecedented step to close Maryland’s public schools until March 27, Congressman Anthony Brown (D- 4th District) reacted to the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 virus from a non-traveling resident of Prince George’s County. A busy week […]
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CBCF Statement on Status of 2020 Programming
WASHINGTON — CBCF Board Chair Congressman Cedric L. Richmond and Interim President and CEO Tonya Veasey issued the following statement regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effect on future CBCF activities and events: “The health and wellness of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s supporters, funders and alumni is extremely important to us. As the […]
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Acting Swiftly and Decisively in An Outbreak
As the coronavirus accelerates its spread across the United States, the NAACP is springing into action to keep the communities we serve safe and healthy. Because of the deep-seated racial inequities embedded in our country’s economic systems, the effects of the outbreak could be compounded for Black, Brown, Asian, and indigenous communities. Our comprehensive strategic […]
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BREAKING: The First Incarcerated Person to Test Positive for Coronavirus is in Long Island’s County Jail
Mass incarceration is now more than ever a massive public health crisis–and officials must act NOW to save lives. Coronavirus has already started to make its way into jails, prisons, and immigrant detention centers. The first incarcerated person to test positive for Coronavirus is in Long Island’s county jail and hasn’t been released to medical […]
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AP Advisory: Coronavirus In Depth
Thursday, March 19 Thank you for choosing to receive the AP’s highlights and lookahead plans. We believe a world in which more people know what’s happening around them is better equipped to face the challenges we face together. We will continue to keep you updated, and if you have any questions, feel free to reach […]
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GirlTrek on the Coronavirus Pandemic: What Black Grandmothers Taught Us
GirlTrek on the Coronavirus Pandemic: What Black Grandmothers Taught Us “Our mamas braided battle plans into our Bantu knots and passed down survival secrets that have kept us alive in the face of real danger for centuries. We are leaning into that knowledge now to make adjustments to the GirlTrek 2020 season in light of […]
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The Murphy Women: Matriarchs of a Media Dynasty
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com In 1892, John H. Murphy Sr., a former slave and veteran of the U.S. Colored Troops that fought in the Civil War, began the 127-year run of the Baltimore AFRO-American Newspaper. But, the AFRO may have never been birthed if Murphy’s wife Martha Elizabeth Howard had not given […]
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The Joint Center Commends Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Appointing Kemba Hendrix as Executive Director of the U.S. House Office of Diversity & Inclusion
WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for appointing Kemba Hendrix as executive director of the newly established U.S. House of Representatives Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Kemba will lead the office’s development of a House diversity plan to include policies to direct and guide […]
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Senate Turns to House-Passed Virus Bill, Bigger One in Works
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic threatens a body slam to taxpayers and businesses. In a memorandum, Treasury […]
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Black Press of America Celebrates 193 Years of Freedom-Fighting Journalism
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As we deal with some of the most challenging times in modern history, it is important that we understand the significance of the Black Press in reporting on and recording our history,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chair, and publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Karen Carter Richards. The NNPA is […]
