By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service, A Division of Zenger Nikki Giovanni is 74 years old now, a generation removed from the height of her poetic power. She remains fiery and talented and has a lot on her mind. The author of countless poems that center on love and civil rights, Giovanni wants a new […]
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Smith’s Legacy Sealed at 70
By Associated Press Barbara “B.” Smith, one of the nation’s top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Smith’s family announced on social media that she died the evening […]
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Black History Month 2020: Did You Know?
Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993) – Born in Baltimore, Md. to a railroad porter and a teacher, Thurgood Marshall, became the nation’s first African American Supreme Court Justice. After having his application to the University of Maryland denied because he was Black, Marshall decided to attend the Howard University School of Law where he would […]
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Brown Introduces Bill To Improve Safety For Community Transportation
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Amidst the focus on the Democratic presidential campaign season, Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown (D-09) recently introduced legislation that is intended to increase funding for infrastructure improvements that he feels are critical to student safety. Brown’s bill has been co-sponsored by representatives around the country. From states with large […]
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‘There’s Power in the Black Vote’
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Twenty-twenty is not only the start of a new decade and the year of clear vision, it is an important election season. And for that reason, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is using 2020 to examine the background and power of […]
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MD Student Chosen to be a Disney Dreamer
By Jasmine Johnson Special to the Afro One Maryland student has received the opportunity of a lifetime. Caitlyn Lynch, 18, of Hyattsville is among 100 outstanding high schoolers chosen to receive an all-expense paid trip to Disney World for the 13th annual Disney Dreamers Academy March 12-15. Each year, the program selects distinguished young people […]
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NASA’s ‘Hidden Figure’ Dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, who died Feb. 24, was the inspiration for, “Hidden Figures,” a film about pioneering Black female aerospace workers. According to her biography, Johnson’s greatest contribution to space exploration was calculating the projections that would launch and orbit Apollo’s Lunar Module in outer space. “Katherine Johnson was a hero whose contributions to NASA changed […]
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Hampton and Norfolk State Unravel History Together
By Nichelle Smith and Monique Calello The Associated Press via The News Leader As a historically Black institution of higher learning, Norfolk State University teaches students their history, including slavery, as they pursue career tracks such as business, engineering and technology. Founded in 1935, the school is adding the country’s first master’s program in cyberpsychology […]
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Netflix Series Explores the Assassination of Malcolm X
By Russell Contreras The Associated Press A new Netflix series is tackling questions around the 1965 assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X. “Who Killed Malcolm X?” dives into questions surrounding his accused killers and allegations of a botched investigation. The show available now on the streaming service comes as Feb. 23 marked the 55th […]
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Man Guilty of Killing 2 Who Tried to Stop his Racist Slurs on Train
By The Associated Press A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist tirade against two young Black women on a Portland, Ore., commuter train was convicted of murder Feb. 21 after an emotional trial that featured testimony from both women and the sole survivor of the attack […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Quarantined in China
By Devika Koppikar, Special to the AFRO Devika Koppikar decided to return to China, choosing to be under quarantine for 14 days rather than be stuck outside the country for months. (Courtesy Photo) Devika Koppikar, the former press secretary for the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, is chronicling her experience being quarantined in China due […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Inherent Racism Against Black Astronauts
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Did you know Robert Lawrence could have been the first African-American astronaut in space? Did you know Ed Dwight might have been the first African-American astronaut on the moon, but couldn’t “make the cut?” While the acclaimed book and motion picture Hidden Figures told the dramatic story of […]
