By AFRO Staff Walmart announced on Jan. 27, a $5 million grant to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C. Walmart’s support of NMAAHC is a part of the company’s continued commitment to advance causes that promote diversity and inclusion. “The National Museum of African American History and […]
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AFRO Exclusive: ‘Updates From Quarantine in China’
Devika Koppikar, the former press secretary for the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, is chronicling her experience being quarantined in China due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). As a precaution, the local authorities are requiring anyone who traveled out of and back to China to stay in their home for 14 days, the incubation period […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Black History Month
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Happy Black History Month! THE RUNDOWN host, Micha Green, talks on legendary Journalist GWEN IFILL being honored by her selection to be the face of the 43rd stamp in the USPS’ Black Heritage series.
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How Black Twins Went From Inner City To Making History
By Joe Gyan Jr. The Associated Press/The Advocate Growing up Black and poor in Baton Rouge’s poverty-stricken inner city with their nine siblings during the civil rights era, twins Don and Ron Johnson never imagined one day going to college — or better yet, putting on a judicial robe. But when Ron Johnson was elected […]
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Biden Faces Competition for Black Vote in ‘Firewall’ SC
By Meg Kinnard The Associated Press Joe Biden is facing increasingly formidable competition in South Carolina, a state his campaign has long assumed was safely in his column and one he’s repeatedly described as a “firewall” in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and billionaire activist Tom Steyer are challenging […]
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Black History Month 2020: Did You Know?
By AFRO Staff Harry Sythe Cummings, the state’s third Black attorney, was Baltimore City’s first Black councilman. He served three terms between 1890 and 1919, representing the racially-mixed 11th ward. Cummings began practicing law in 1889–advocating for the hiring of Black teachers and the establishment of a high school program for Black students. He and […]
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Kobe Bryant Memorial Slated for Feb. 24 at Staples Center
By AFRO Staff NBA icon Kobe Bryant will be memorialized Jan. 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times. The public memorial, organized after discussions between the city, Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, the Lakers and the Staples Center, will also remember the eight other victims of the Jan. 26 Calabasas […]
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Texas Lawmakers are Drafting a Hair Discrimination Bill
The Associated Press The Texas Legislative Black Caucus has announced it’s working on a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles commonly associated with race following the suspension of a Black high school student near Houston. State lawmakers, accompanied by Black officials and advocates, introduced the CROWN Act at a press […]
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Black Authors Book Expo Kicks off Black History Month
By Michael Gainey Special to the AFRO Local authors kicked off Black History month, Feb. 1, with the Black Authors Book Expo at the Baltimore War Memorial Building. “The turnout has been great,” organizer Andrea Jones said. Jones said more than 500 people registered for the event, with 40 authors displaying their work. “I wanted […]
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Bad Weather Moves Into Eastern States; 4 Dead in South
By Jay Reeves The Associated Press Nearly 150,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Feb. 7 after a powerful storm raked the region. At least four people were killed. Florida bore the brunt of the power outages, with nearly 75,000, according to poweroutages.us. The Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia also […]
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Gwen Ifill Honored With USPS Stamp
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com On Jan. 31, legendary journalist, Gwen Ifill, who famously anchored PBS News Hour, was honored with a commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service (USPS) right on the heels of Black History Month. As part of their Black Heritage Series the USPS honors great African American leaders […]
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Don’t ‘O.D.’ on Tragic News
By Black Health Matters How much bad news is too much for our well-being? How do we stay informed without being overwhelmed? You know you’re close to hitting your limit when you start hearing rumblings about another one of “those” videos, and your heart starts hammering in your chest and dread snakes down your spine—long […]
