By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For the first time in the 70-year history of the institution, George Mason University (GMU) will be led by a Black president. Dr. Gregory Washington, dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California-Irvine, was selected to become GMU’s eighth president by its board […]
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Trump Allies in Americas Block Africans’ Path to US Asylum
By Peter Orsi, Gonzalo Solano and Elliot Spagat The Associated Press President Donald Trump isn’t the only world leader making it virtually impossible for many Africans to get asylum in the United States. He’s getting plenty of help from allies in the Americas. Ecuador is closing its doors as one of the few countries in […]
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Worker: Olive Garden Customer Demanded and Got White Server
By The Associated Press Olive Garden has fired the manager of one of its restaurants in southwestern Indiana who was accused of complying with a White customer’s demand to replace her table’s Black server with one who wasn’t Black. An Olive Garden spokeswoman, Meagan Bernstein, said March 4 that the company does not tolerate discrimination […]
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Alabama Executes Black Man Convicted as Accomplice in Killing of 3 Officers
By Kim Chandler The Associated Press A man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 killings of three police officers in Alabama who were shot by another man was executed March 5. Inmate Nathaniel Woods, 43, was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. CST March 5 following a lethal injection at the state prison in Atmore, […]
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Black Power Kids Change the World
By AFRO Staff KIDBOX, a socially-minded kids style service, chose an elite force of entrepreneurial kids between the ages of 6-15 who have demonstrated leadership and passion for social good for their Kids Board of Directors. The company has provided each member with $10,000 worth of KIDBOX clothing to donate to kids in need as […]
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Black Girls Vote Registering Voters at Starbucks
By AFRO Staff A national, nonpartisan nonprofit is partnering with seven Baltimore Starbucks to educate and register new voters ahead of the Maryland primary election April 28. Black Girls Vote, founded by Nykidra Robinson, works towards a “mission to engage, educate, and empower women of color, especially those ages 18-25, to use the political process. […]
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GirlTrek Declares Mar. 1 Black Women’s Appreciation Day
By AFRO Staff GirlTrek, a large health advocacy nonprofit for Black women and Black girls is bridging the end of Black History Month and the beginning of Women’s History month with the hashtag #ThankBlackWomen. “This February 29th, the last day of Black History month, join us in flooding the internet with love letters to Black […]
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Liberal Gun Owners Face Dilemma in 2020 Field
By LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Like many liberals, Lara Smith considers herself a feminist, favors abortion rights and believes the nation’s immigration policies under the Trump administration have just been “vile.” But when it comes to guns, Smith sounds more like a conservative: She opposes reviving the nation’s assault weapons […]
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AP VoteCast: Black Voters Carry Biden to his First Victory
By JOSH BOAK and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden has for weeks looked to the Black voters of South Carolina to hand a win to his flagging campaign. On Saturday, they delivered. Biden won 60% of the votes cast by non-White voters, dominating a crowded Democratic field among a […]
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Democrats Gather for ‘Bloody Sunday’ Commemoration in Selma
By JAY REEVES Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates gathered Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement to appeal for Black support in a town where demonstrators were once beaten for marching for the right to vote. Two days before the crucial Super Tuesday vote, themes of fighting voter suppression, […]
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THE RUN DOWN – The Afro Acquires Upton Mansion
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks on The Afro’s new headquarters (The Upton Mansion) and the trending topics in the Afro American Newspaper.
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Study Finds Knowledge of King’s Legacy Critical
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brainly, the world’s largest online learning platform, recently surveyed more than 1,700 U.S. students to understand better what they know – and don’t know – about Dr. King, his life, and his legacy. It turns out; the answer is not much. According to the data, 63 percent of U.S. students incorrectly identified […]