By Sharece Crawford Special to the AFRO Federal funding and budgets directly affect small businesses and local programs, and people are feeling the sting. In the Fiscal Year (FY)- 2022 Budget Resolution Agreement Framework, President Joe Biden outlined a plan of $3.5 trillion in the Budget Reconciliation with instructions to enact the Build Back Better […]
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On 20th anniversary of 9/11, remember storytellers
By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Sonya Ross, Associated Press White House correspondent, was traveling with President George W. Bush on Sept. 11 when all hell broke loose. The 43rd president was at a Sarasota, Fla. elementary school to witness a class of mostly Black first graders who could read exceptionally well, reported CNN […]
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Remembering 9/11: How the terrorists attacks created an annoying, sometimes frustrating, but indispensable inconvenience
Black women complain they are subjected to intrusive searches because of their hair. TSA five years ago said it would monitor its practices, but complaints continue. Photo courtesy TSA By Gregory Smith, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – Yolanda Williams, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) supervisor at Los Angeles International Airport, said that passengers were […]
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Rolling Art Exhibit to honor murder victims on the National Day of Remembrance
(Washington, DC) Rizpah Network, a non-profit organization with chapters in DC, and Tennessee, is proud to announce that it will host, the Rolling Art Exhibit & Remembrance Celebration in conjunction with Family Skate Day in honor of victims and survivors of violence on the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The Black Girl Grieved […]
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Remembering 9/11: Firefighter Roderick Lewis was there, and in ways, he still is
Retired New York Center firefighter Roderick Lewis still carries scars from Sept. 11, 2001, attack. Among the 345 firefighters lost that day were dozens of his friends. (Courtesy photo) By Ahnayah Hughes, Howard University News Service Even now, the pain of that day lays just below the surface for retired New York City firefighter Rodney […]
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Frontline pandemic workers exhausted, saddened, frustrated and in fear as so many Americans remain unvaccinated
Like other healthcare facilities in the region, the Emergency Department at Howard University Hospital has seen dozens of Covid-19 patients and deaths By India Bookhart, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — It was impossible to see the emotions on Mulu Hailgiorgs face through her blue and white surgical mask, but the intensity came through in […]
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The AFRO with Cardinal Wilton Gregory of the The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC at National Press Club #NPCLive
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of the The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC filmed by The Afro-American Newspaper using CI Glass speaking with NPC President Lisa Matthews on becoming the first Black American cardinal, the duties of the free press and celibacy during at the prestigious Headliners Luncheon of the National Press Club of Washington. DC […]
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Black candidates of color defied expectations in 2020
By AFRO Staff 2020 was a bumper year for Black politics. Not only did it garner the highest number of successful candidates of color in state legislative races in the nation’s history, but also those candidates won at a higher rate than White candidates, according to a new report by Donors of Color Action Network […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Howard University shut down by Ransomware attack
Breoona Randall, Howard University News Service. (Courtesy Photo) Howard University Closed After Ransomware Attack By Breoona Randall, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – Howard University, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious historically black universities and the alma mater of Vice President Kamala Harris, was shut down Tuesday due to a ransomware attack. The […]
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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
President Joe Biden speaks from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, on the August jobs report. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Eric Tucker The Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sept. 3 directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive […]
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Generation Typo: New fashion brand bridges generational gap
Typo is a new fashion brand created by Doncel Brown. (Courtesy Photo) By Dareise A. Jones Special to the AFRO Generation Typo, a new fashion brand created by entrepreneur Doncel Brown, aims to use clothing and conversations between different generations to create connections. Brown, who is one of eight siblings and a self-proclaimed military brat, […]
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Strong storms, effects of Ida felt in D.M.V.
People in the D.M.V. are feeling the remnants of Hurricane Ida. This photo provided by Bristol Virginia Professional FireFighters Association shows damage from severe weather in Hurley, Va. (AP Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Effects from the powerful Hurricane Ida, that affected Gulf states such as Louisiana and Mississippi, are […]
