Virginia Ali, who opened Ben’s Chili Bowl in 1958 with her husband, Ben, credits her children and family with keeping the business open during the toughest parts of the pandemic. (Courtesy photo) During the pandemic, Black businesses have faced challenges. Some were forced to close or nearly shut down \ while others were fortunate to […]
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ASALH is hosting its 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic preventing an in-person gathering, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is in the middle of its 106th annual meeting, under the 2021 theme: “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.” “In these […]
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Why Your Business Needs to be Certified as a Diverse Supplier
_________________Sponsored Content_________________ Thelma Ferguson Supplier diversity is a crucial part of an organization’s success. It’s a way for companies to promote innovation, cultivate networking, boost hiring, and perhaps most important of all, a way for companies to experience the many benefits of diversity while taking steps to close the racial equity gap. It’s no secret […]
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Educators Adjust to Return to In-Person Learning
Black school teachers are facing numerous challenges as they return to in-person learning, from the dangers of covid-19 to getting students on grade level after an 18-month absence. (Photo/HUNS) By Ahnayah Hughes, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — Educators across the nation are still adjusting to life back in the classroom after nearly 18 months […]
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TBG Trains administers workforce development training to marginalized and underserved communities
In 2010, Vivica Brooks turned her passion for training and education into a business. TBG Trains leads underserved communities in workforce development and training courses to help them enter in-demand career paths. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Upon graduating from Howard University, Vivica Brooks joined the […]
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Burgundy & Gold Breakdown: Washington still looking for validity on the road in Buffalo
The Washington Football Team beat the New York Giants 30-29 on Sept. 16, but fans are wondering will they be prepared in the first away game against Super Bowl- contender, the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Al Drago) By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO It remains to be seen whether last Thursday’s […]
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AKAs Observe National HBCU Week with free COVID vaccines, test, mammograms
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has been dedicated to the fight against breast cancer and COVID-19 and, since its inception, has emphasized the importance of education. As part of of National History Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Week, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) are working […]
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Bishop-elect Paula Clark battles virus, emphasizes ‘COVID-19 is very real’
Bishop-elect Paula Clark speaks from the steps of St. John’s Lafayette Square on June 19, 2020 (Juneteenth). (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Nineteen months ago Bishop-elect Paula Clark began what has been a long, arduous, but blessing-filled health journey. It’s been one of those roads that makes […]
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Black and sick: What I’ve witnessed while in the hospital
D.C. Editor Micha Green, right, with her mother Bishop-elect Paula Clark as she was released from a rehabilitation center in Chicago in May 2021. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The past five months I have been in or around a healthcare setting almost daily. My mother suffered a […]
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The great divide over COVID vaccine
Frances “Toni” Murphy Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher By Frances “Toni” Draper AFRO Publisher and CEO Unless you’ve been in a deep Rip Van Winkle sleep over the past few months, I do not need to tell you that there is a great divide, especially in the Black community, over the efficacy and effectiveness of […]
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AFRO team weighs in: Did you take the shot?
Eighteen months later and we are still in the thick of a global pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 664,000 Americans. However, the most controversy centers around the COVID vaccine, even in the midst of rising cases as the virus continues to mutate. We asked members of the AFRO team and our readers […]
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Richmond demolishes Robert E. Lee statue
Crews work to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Sept. 8, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool) By J.K. Schmid Special to the AFRO A Richmond memorial to Robert E. Lee is in the midst of demolition. […]
