Category: National News

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church has hosted the funeral service of civil rights leader Rosa Parks and both inauguration services for former President William Jefferson Clinton. Founded in 1838, the church, known as the National Cathedral of African Methodism, is rich in history, which is why it has historically been one of Washington, D.C.’s […]

Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, former Haitian dictator, was escorted to court Jan. 18, two days after his shocking return to the beleaguered country. According to various news reports, he was taken there for a hearing to determine if enough evidence exists to try him on the embezzlement and corruption charges filed since his return to […]

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gave up his re-election bid on Jan. 14 after it became apparent that he did not have enough votes to win another stint at the forefront of the GOP. Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus won with 97 votes over second-place finisher Saul Anuzis. After a fourth round of voting, […]

For many businesses, the ever-increasing pressures of keeping pace with the latest advances in technology often makes them feel like they’re falling behind. But officials at the AFRO American Newspapers and its bureaus in Washington and Baltimore are keenly aware they must keep up in order to remain on the cutting edge of their profession. […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The man’s body was face down, his white dress shirt shining like wax in the sun, as he was unearthed in the ruins of a central Port-au-Prince restaurant a year after the earthquake. That bodies are still being found in rubble is a sign of how far Haiti has to go […]

His imprint on the world is indelible. In life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a poet-warrior-priest who led and inspired a movement. Armed with the cotton-covered mallet of non-violence, he led a multi-ethnic army of soldiers in a battle against the evils of injustice and inequality. For that cause he gave up family and […]

Days before the 168-member Republican National Committee voted for its new chairman, Michael Steele seemed confident that he would be re-elected for a second term. “I feel good. What’s not to feel good about?” Steele told the AFRO in an exclusive interview Jan. 10. “We took a moribund, demoralized party that was touted around the […]

To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow. […]

At 9 a.m. on Jan. 7, the Scott sisters drove away from the state detention center in Mississippi for the first time in 16 years, a day that many of their family members and supporters never thought would come. “We’re just totally blessed, totally blessed,” Gladys Scott said at a press conference. “It’s been a […]

PART I of a periodic series: The Terrorism of Racism WASHINGTON (TEWire) — Reginald Bailey seemed to have done everything right. The 1995 business administration graduate of HBCU North Carolina A&T has never been in trouble with the law; he is a member of the prestigious Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; he is a married father […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers produced more goods and booked more orders last month, leading to the fastest growth in factory activity since May. The Institute for Supply Management said Jan. 3 that its index of manufacturing activity rose to 57 in December from 56.6 in the previous month. Any reading over 50 indicates growth. […]

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama got what he wanted from his Hawaiian vacation: nearly two weeks away from the spotlight before returning to Washington to face an emboldened Republican party and a major shakeup of his staff. The first weeks of the new year will be an early test of whether the president can […]