By AFRO Staff Pretty Yende will soon go down in history as the first African to be invited to perform a solo at the coronation of a British monarch. The South African soprano will be one of three soloists to perform at the coronation of King Charles III on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, in […]
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Black athletes gather at Bowie State University for straight talk about racial and social justice in sports
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor Bowie State University recently held the fifth annual UMPC Social Justice Alliance Symposium in honor of Second Lt. Richard Collins III, a University of Maryland, College Park student killed in a 2017 hate crime. Collins was posthumously elevated to the rank of first lieutenant. The event took place on April […]
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Department of Parks and Recreation offers free youth summer camp
By Hadiya Presswood, Special to the AFRO Free youth camp sessions will be offered by D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) this summer in Scotland, Md. at Camp Riverview. Children ages eight to 13-years-old will spend a week enjoying outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, swimming, crafting, horseback riding and educational programs. Camp Riverview has […]
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Longtime Maryland politician Senator Ben Cardin set to retire in 2025
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin alongside his wife, Myrna, announced that he will not be running for re-election in 2024 on May 1. “I love Maryland. I love the people of Maryland and I love everything about our state,” said Cardin, in a video recorded statement released to the […]
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Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
By Jocelyn Noveck, AP National Writer It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his “Athletes” series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like “the movie stars of yesterday.” One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Simpson. Simpson, then […]
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Rising Black GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight
By Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press Flagged as a rising Republican star who worked for Mitch McConnell and pitched Donald Trump’s campaign to Black voters, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as attorney general. Instead, he took a career-defining risk by plunging into Kentucky’s competitive race for governor against […]
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Cooperative economics– more than just a Kwanzaa principle
By Byron T. Deese, Special to the AFRO As a young Black male growing up in a small, working-class neighborhood in Central Florida, I was taught the importance of giving back to the community. From watching my parents and grandparents tithe 10 percent of their incomes to our local church, to raising money for our […]
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Lendistry CEO Everett Sands pioneers with scientific brilliance
By Kenneth Miller, Inglewood Today For Everett K. Sands, the chief executive officer of Lendistry, life began as a small child with a brain that imagined a lot of what ifs: what if his grandfather had the money to keep his tailor shop open? What if his parents did not start college at Howard University […]
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Part two: Following the science: America must lead in meeting clear environmental goals
By Frank Dexter Brown, Special to the AFRO What a year of global weather-related events it was in 2022, and now into 2023. The extreme weather witnessed during the summertime and fall of 2022 were soon followed by devastating weather conditions this winter. Historic freezing temperatures caused by what meteorologists referenced as “arctic blasts,” spread […]
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A Marine Corps vet’s battle to breathe is part of a fight against ‘Big Pharma’
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO If Congress acts quickly enough, Kevin Jackson just may survive the disease that is trying to suffocate him. Each month he has to come up with $3,000, his co-pay for a 90-day supply of nintedanib. The cost without insurance lands somewhere near $20,000. Sold under the name Ofev, […]
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Black children experiencing brunt of child abuse crisis
By ReShonda Tate, Defender Network A Houston mother beats her 4-month-old daughter because the baby’s father no longer wanted a relationship with her. A 7-year-old boy was found dead in a washing machine where his adoptive parents reportedly stuffed him after he was beaten, suffocated and possibly drowned – all because the boy stole the […]
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National Stress Awareness Month highlights Black men and mental health
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO The failure to properly manage stress serves as a critical underlying factor in the poor health outcomes for Black men. Black men have the lowest life expectancy. The National Institute of Health (NIH) maintains the health of Black men is a public health issue. Heart disease, homicide, and hypertension […]