By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Take a five-mile drive through Baltimore and you can’t help but notice how wealth is disproportionately dispersed throughout the area. Though Charm City is home to the affluent communities of Charles Village, Harbor East, Canton and Gilford, it’s also home to more than 14,000 abandoned homes on hundreds […]
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Posted inNational News
State governments key in supporting undocumented immigrants during COVID-19 pandemic
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com When the COVID-19 pandemic began to hinder employment in the U.S., the federal government worked quickly to roll out financial relief programs and expand unemployment benefits for Americans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But, families who live in the U.S. illegally were omitted […]
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We aren’t worrying enough about declining student literacy
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black Doomscrolling, or the habit of skimming through consecutive depressing news stories for extended lengths of time, has become something of a national pastime — and it’s easy to tune it all out or wonder if things really are as bad as they seem. But when it comes to student […]
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New legislation passed by Georgia Senate Ethics Committee seeks to tighten proof of residency requirements, eliminate ballot drop boxes
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Republicans of Georgia’s General Assembly continue to make increasingly restrictive changes to voting laws in their state. On the last day of Black History Month, Georgia Senators passed SB 221 in the Senate Ethics Committee, which entirely removes the use of ballot drop boxes. This bill began as […]
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Survivors of deadly Mexico kidnapping being treated at Texas hospital
By Alfredo Peña, Fabiola Sánchez and Travis Loller, The Associated Press A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days in a remote region of the Gulf coast before they were rescued from […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Popular music festival to return to nation’s capital this summer
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO It’s almost festival season and that means the number one music festival in the nation’s capital is returning. Last week, Broccoli City Festival (BCF) dates and lineups were announced and like the young kids say, “it’s lit!” Broccoli City Festival is a “Black-owned social enterprise that focuses on […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Exxon Mobil sued as 5 nooses displayed at Louisiana facility
By The Associated Press Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman’s nooses were displayed at its facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. government said in a lawsuit. According to the government, in January 2020, a Black employee found a hangman’s noose at his worksite at the […]
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Financial Literacy 101: getting your credit back on track
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com After three decades of financial industry work, Heather Philp, senior vice president of credit card product management at Wells Fargo Bank, has seen it all. While some things in the finance industry have changed– many things stay the same. Financial literacy will always be key to effectively managing […]
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2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 others alive
By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two of four Americans abducted in Mexico last week when their van was caught in a shootout were found dead, a top Mexican official said Tuesday. The two others have been found alive, with one wounded. Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal did not provide details on the extent […]
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Black publishers request Speaker McCarthy grant equal access to 41K hours of Jan. 6 Commission footage after Fox News receives documents
By Business Wire The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the national trade association of Black owned newspapers and media companies throughout the United States, urgently requests that Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, provide the NNPA with copies of the 41,000 hours of security tape footage that was given to Fox […]
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Californians await key decisions from reparations task force
By Sophie Austin, The Associated Press/Report for America Nearly two years into the California reparations task force’s work, the group still has yet to make key decisions that will be at the heart of its final report recommending how the state should apologize and compensate Black residents for the harms caused by slavery and discrimination. […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Annual Black Leading Women Celebration takes place in Baltimore
By Nicole Kirby, Special to the AFRO Black women took the spotlight at a recent annual event hosted by Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), a non-profit focusing on arts in education, and CarVer Communications, a public relations, marketing and special events agency. The event, Black Leading Women Celebration, highlights women from Maryland and the […]