By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The second annual Urban One Honors, which celebrated 40 years of the African American media conglomerate, was held on Dec. 5 at the MGM National Harbor, and it was truly a night of Black excellence personified. Guests donned gorgeous gowns and swag-filled suits, walked the purple carpet and filled […]
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Students Worry About Post-Grad Life
By Rachel Bucchino Capitol News Service Student loan debt has reached an all-time high of $1.48 trillion as of June 2019, and is expected to increase, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 81 percent of this debt is composed of federal direct loans, as reported by Federal Student Aid (FSA), an […]
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Black Women in NASA, NACA Honored with Congressional Gold Medal
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Before there was a book, film and now Congressional Medal, there were four Black women instrumental to NASA and the Space Race to the moon who were “Hidden Figures,” in history. Hidden no more after the success of Margot Lee Shetterly’s {Hidden Figures} book and critically acclaimed film of […]
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Michelle Obama, 2019 People of the Year List
Almost four years after the White House, former first lady Michelle Obama continues to grace the headlines across the nation, making the 2019 People of the Year list. Obama has had a phenomenal year with her sold out book tour, earning her a Grammy nomination for the audio version of the book, releasing a Netflix special with her husband, former president Barack Obama, and being featured on Time’s annual list of […]
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Deadly Shootout at Jersey City’s Kosher Market
By David Porter Associated Press The gunmen in a furious firefight that left six people dead in Jersey City clearly targeted a Jewish market, the mayor said on Dec. 11, amid growing suspicions the bloodshed was an anti-Semitic attack. Mayor Steven Fulop refused to call it an anti-Semitic attack but said surveillance video showed the […]
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The Moment Most Missed During the Impeachment Hearings
By Quardricos Bernard Driskell Special to AFRO There was one moment in what seems to be this endless cycle of impeachment hearings, where the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Trump’s impeachment spoke volumes about the great political chasm in America as the 2010s come to a close , and it had nothing to do with […]
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Life Through The Lens: Q&A With Geraldine Howard
By AFRO Staff During his time in the Marines, JD Howard picked up a camera and decided to visually document the places he’s been and the people he saw. Almost 50 years later and his hobby has become his greatest legacy. According to his biography, Howard has documented the construction of multimillion dollar projects that […]
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Our Black Is Beautiful
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Zozibini Tunzi said she grew up in a world where a woman who looks like her, was never considered beautiful. On Dec. 8, the South Africa beauty queen was crowned Miss Universe. “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my […]
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A Celebration with A Cause
By Micha Green, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The D.M.V. has a large contingency of influential artists, leaders, creatives and entrepreneurs and on Dec. 14, from 7-11 p.m., DCNow Events is bringing these influencers together for the “All Purple Gala: Queens and Castles,” and encouraging others to join in on the fun. Guests who attend the gala are in […]
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PRESS ROOM: Black Law Enforcement Speaks Out on Proposed Menthol Ban
Proposed Legislation Will Have Drastic and Debilitating Impact on Communities of Color Several state legislatures have recently proposed laws which are being directed towards what may only be viewed as a mephitic approach to issues as they relate to youthful use of e-cigarettes and vaping. We stress the concept that these proposed legislative acts would, […]
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House Passes Voting Rights Measure to Restore Portions of Law Gutted in 2015
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia More than four years after sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were taken out by the Supreme Court and following four attempts under a House led by Republicans, Rep. Terri Sewell’s (R-Ala.) bill to reinstate voting protections has finally passed. “Voting is personal to […]
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Bill Cosby Loses Appeal of Sexual Assault Conviction
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday over issues including the trial judge’s decision to let five other accusers testify. The Superior Court ruling was being closely watched because Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era. The […]
