By The Associated Press Michelle Obama told college-bound Philadelphia high school seniors Wednesday about when she applied to universities. Her counselor advised her not to set her sights too high and warned that some of the schools on her list were out of her reach, the former first lady said. “There are always haters out […]
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‘Black Mother’ Explores the Underbelly of Jamaica
By Jannah Johnson, Special to the AFRO Starting May 2nd the Maryland Film Festival will be taking place in Baltimore’s North Station, showcasing over 40 films and 10 short programs. One film that stands out is “Black Mother,” a documentary style film about Jamaica and its underbelly directed by Khalik Allah. Allah was raised in Long […]
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“It does happen. All the time. Just not to you and me.”
By Ron Harris and Matthew Horace The first time we met Howard Schulz, the founder and chairman of Starbucks, he was speaking to more than 200 of the nation’s highest ranking Black law enforcement officers during their conference in Seattle. He was explaining his company’s efforts to promote better relationships between Black and Latino communities […]
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Trump White House Wants to Talk About Race
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Perhaps sensing some sort of momentum with Black Americans in the wake of Kanye West’s seemingly ubiquitous, rambling, full embrace of Donald Trump, the president’s most obedient Black supporters are allegedly proposing a series of conversations about race. According to a report by Politico, Trump adviser Pastor Darrell Scott, of […]
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Hackers Try to Ruin NASA Competition for Three Black Teens
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff and Bria Snell are 11th graders and members of the cheerleading squad at Banneker High School in Washington, D.C., who are spreading their “Black Girl Magic” in the world of STEM, the famous acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. How? The young ladies created […]
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Wife: Cosby Convicted By ‘Mob Justice, Not Real Justice’
By The Associated Press Bill Cosby’s wife called May 3 for a criminal investigation into the suburban Philadelphia prosecutor behind his sexual assault conviction, saying the case that could put the 80-year-old comedian in prison for the rest of his life was “mob justice, not real justice” and a “tragedy.” Camille Cosby made her first […]
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How to Win at Fundraising
By Mel and Pearl Shaw, Special to the AFRO Wonder why it’s easy for some nonprofits to raise money and not so much for others? Here’s what we have learned: sustained successful fundraising requires consistent attention, action, funding and leadership. It is proactive and donor-focused. The success of an organization’s fundraising depends upon the involvement […]
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UNCF Releases Report on Black Youth’s Perception of College
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com On April 26, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) released a report, “A Seat at the Table: African American Youth’s Perceptions of K-12 Education.” The philanthropic organization dedicated to the advocacy and growth of private historically Black colleges and universities released the report at an education summit at its […]
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Support for Pioneering Journalist Ida B. Wells Monument Grows
By Lisa Snowden-McCray, Special to the AFRO Ida B. Wells, the intrepid journalist and Mississippi-native whose work exposed the horrors of lynching, is having a moment. It’s a perfect storm situation brought together by a renewed debate over the role of the press, the recent opening of a memorial to lynching victims in Montgomery, Ala., an […]
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Official Stephon Clark Autopsy Differs from Family’s
By The Associated Press An official autopsy released May 1 says an unarmed Black man was shot seven times, not eight as concluded by an independent doctor hired by the man’s family. A pathologist retained by the Sacramento County coroner says that’s a crucial distinction because it shows the pathologist hired by the family of […]
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Why Do All These W.H. Figures Keep Allegedly Calling Trump an ‘Idiot’?
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Donald Trump has regularly touted his intellectual prowess; on Jan. 6, he even declared himself “a very stable genius” on Twitter. However, several media organizations are reporting that Trump’s White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has allegedly referred to the president as `an idiot,’ on multiple occasions. Kelly has […]
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NFL Legend Jim Brown Says He Wouldn’t Sign Kaepernick
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Jim Brown recently said that if he was a general manager of an NFL team that he wouldn’t sign Colin Kaepernick. Brown, a former Pro Football Hall of Famer for the Cleveland Browns, appeared as a guest on the Rich Eisen Show radio podcast and discussed how a recent meeting […]