By Julia Rosier, Devin Rank and Margaret Attridge, Capital News Service Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court on March 15. “It’s an opportunity for us to get to know each other a bit better and we thank her for her willingness to […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Black women at forefront of Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing
By Micha Green and Lisa Brown, Special to the AFRO, mgreen@afro.com Black women are leading the cause for confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Many Black women-led organizations took to the SCOTUS to express their support for Judge Jackson’s seat on the Court including: the National Women’s […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Reimagine Main Street awards $2 million to more than 200 Black women entrepreneurs across the country
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Reimagine Main Street recently awarded cash grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 to over 200 Black women-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs through its Backing Black Business: Small Business Grant Program. Meta provided the $2 million funding for the cash grants as a part […]
Posted inNEWS
Dream Corps JUSTICE: Close prison doors and open doors of opportunity
By DeAnna Giles, Special to the AFRO Dream Corps JUSTICE is set to host the sixth annual Day of Empathy Summit to bridge the gap between lawmakers and communities disproportionately impacted by incarceration. According to Dream Corps, the goal of the event is to build empathy with governors, state legislators and federal policymakers to take […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Women who are ‘winning’ and speaking at the AFRO’s Black Business Matters Expo
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com This year the Afro-American Newspapers (AFRO) is highlighting ‘Women Who Win’ at its Black Business Matters Expo, which takes place on March 24. During the celebration, numerous exemplary Black business women will have the chance to talk about their professional journey, offer advice, […]
Posted inBaltimore News
A welcome haunting
By Savannah G.M. Wood, Special to the AFRO During the past three years, I have been immersed in the AFRO American Newspapers’ archives. As Executive Director of Afro Charities, I am working with the AFRO to care for this collection and make it more publicly accessible. As a descendant of the AFRO’s founders, I often […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Frances L. Murphy, II – A remarkable winner in life and in death
By Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher My mother, Frances L. Murphy II, was a winner and a role model to many- especially aspiring Black journalists. For most of her life she enjoyed two professions: working at the AFRO founded by her grandfather, John H. Murphy Sr., and teaching. She began her newspaper […]
Posted inCoronavirus
Black women at the forefront of COVID fight
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com While the President’s Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, may have become the face of the United States’ fight against COVID-19, Black women, such as Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, have been at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus. In fact, the […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Scams Can Happen to Anyone: How Can You Protect Yourself?
By Alphonso Pearson, Chase Community Manager Chances are you, or someone up know has been a victim of fraud or a finance scam. As a result of the pandemic, fraudsters have been using consumer vulnerability to uncover new ways to find new victims. The good news is that there are simple ways to stay safe […]
Posted inHealth
Black women have the highest breast cancer mortality rate – here’s how to monitor your breast health
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, outside of skin cancers. One in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetimes. Of all racial and ethnic groups, Black women tend to be disproportionately […]
Posted inHBCU
Howard U professor Steven Richardson elected to AAAS as 2022 fellow
By Nadia Reese, Editorial Assistant, nreese@afro.com On Jan. 26, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), announced the 564 scientists, engineers and innovators from around the world who make up this year’s class of AAAS Elected Fellows. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
District mourns the passing of former D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe
By Aysia Morton, Special to the AFRO Many Washingtonians are grieving the passing of former D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief Kenneth Ellerbe, who was found dead in his home in Southeast, D.C. on Sunday, Feb. 27. Authorities are conducting a routine death investigation and no foul play has been suspected. The 61-year-old […]