By AFRO Staff Madea is going to school this fall. Emory University’s Oxford College, based in Georgia, is currently offering a course based on Tyler Perry’s body of work, including his most-known character, “Madea,” and his impact on the entertainment industry. It is the first college course of its kind in the country, according to […]
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman on Supreme Court, set to face controversial topics in first term
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to decide her first cases as a member of America’s highest court. Cases involving voting rights, gay rights, affirmative action, criminal justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Native American adoption rights will all be heard during the current session of […]
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American wallets are being hammered by inflation- is relief in sight?
By Barrington Salmon, NNPA Newswire Contributor Everywhere ordinary Americans turn, it seems, the spectre of inflation haunts their everyday lives. Everything costs more: Food. Shelter. Gasoline. Eating out. Clothes. Vehicles. And most goods and services. Rising rents, the increased cost of new and used cars and even seemingly unconnected services– like dental care– have illustrated […]
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The Moore Report: Undrinkable water in Jackson, Miss, and Brett Favre ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ scheme with TANF funds
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO It is outrageous! If you speak to longtime residents of Jackson, Miss. You learn that their water system has been unreliable and has produced increasingly undrinkable water for decades until the system completely failed this summer. In case you missed it, there was a water crisis […]
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Maryland senators to Pentagon: address toxic chemicals on bases
By Eve Sampson, Capital News Service Maryland Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, have joined a host of other lawmakers in an open letter to the Pentagon to increase resources for cleaning up toxic chemicals found on military bases. The issue, known as PFAS, which stands for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of […]
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Debutant Amos Kipruto of Kenya wins London Marathon
By The Associated Press Debutant Amos Kipruto won the men’s race at the London Marathon on Oct. 2, with Yalemzerf Yehualaw triumphing in the women’s. Kipruto, a world bronze medallist in Doha in 2019, finished in a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 39 seconds. The 30-year-old Kenyan beat Leul Gebresilase of Ethiopia into second […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Black Women’s Agenda convenes in Washington
By AFRO Staff While life, for many, paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, issues challenging the Black community persisted or worsened. Addressing some of those concerns—inflation, health disparities, voting rights—was the focus of the Black Women’s Agenda Inc.’s 45th Annual Symposium Town Hall & Awards Luncheon, which was held Sept. 30 at the Waldorf Astoria Washington […]
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Baltimore by Baltimore festival is bringing Black Girl Magic to the Inner Harbor this weekend
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore’s Baltimore by Baltimore festival returns Sunday for its October series at the Inner Harbor amphitheater. This time, the music and makers event will be produced by international spoken word artist, activist and educator Lady Brion, a Baltimore native. […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation honors Black leadership
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The Congressional Black Caucus held the 2022 Phoenix Awards inside of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Oct. 1. The show was hosted by entertainers Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02) was honored alongside thought leaders like author and activist Michael Dyson, and brave […]
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Tech equity a key discussion during Annual Legislative Conference
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) several organizations including the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and their Executive Roundtable met. The group heard from Herb Tyson, director of Intergovernmental Affairs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department […]
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President Biden announces pardon of federal convictions for simple marijuana possession with executive order
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor President Joe Biden announced that he is taking executive action to relieve the burden of simple marijuana convictions, currently affecting the everyday life of thousands of Americans. “As I said when I ran for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” said Biden, […]
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AFRO review: an inside look at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations across the country to shut down their in-person meetings and conferences over the past two years. This relegated them to online and zoom gatherings and participation. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) was no exception. […]