By MeKayla Pierre, Howard University News Service A seemingly endless trail of people drove, marched and danced down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C. on Jan. 16 to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. They were also celebrating the return of the annual King parade for the first time […]
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US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march
By David Crary, The Associated Press Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate — and some reasons for unease — when they gather on Jan. 20 in Washington for the annual March for Life. The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January 1974 […]
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Biden warns MLK Breakfast attendees about Republican-led House of Representatives’ new legislation, cripples middle and low-wealth Americans
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor President Joe Biden warned the audience who gathered for the National Action Network’s (NAN) annual MLK Day breakfast on Jan. 17, about the Republican-led House of Representatives. Their session began days ago with drastic plans that would negatively affect middle and low-income families in America. “I have your back, but we’ve […]
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Education department announces new actions on Student Loan Relief
By Julius Washington, Howard University News Service Department of Education officials recently announced an overhaul of the federal government’s income-driven repayment plan to provide relief to Americans who have taken out federal student loans to pay for college. The announcement comes after months of legal challenges against the department’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 […]
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Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
By ZEKE MILLER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an unsecured office in Washington dating from his time as vice president. Robert Hur, a onetime U.S. attorney appointed by former […]
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AFRO Archives: Irving H. Phillips Jr. photographs a movement
By AFRO Staff The image of civil rights giants like Martin Luther King Jr. and Justice Thurgood Marshall have been ingrained in our minds via photographs and black and white recordings over the decades. Heroes of the movement are often welcomed into the spotlight, but what about the people who freeze time with their images […]
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Planting seeds of change: Muhsin Boeluther Umar takes up the fight against food insecurity
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO On 54th St. and Dix Street in the Northeast region of Washington, D.C., Muhsin Boeluther Umar has repurposed a parcel of densely populated land solely for the purpose of transforming lives. Embedded with a passion for investing in his community, Umar mentors a community of youth and senior […]
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The movement continues: we still ‘have a dream’
By Frances “Toni” Murphy Draper, AFRO Publisher In 1963, the AFRO meticulously chronicled the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his now-famous “I Have A Dream Speech.” As more than 240,000 people of all races and creeds prepared to gather in front of the Lincoln […]
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MLK Day brings opportunities to volunteer on annual Day of Service
By AFRO Staff According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, “taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (MLK Day) is the only federal holiday that is also designated by Congress as a national day of service – a ‘day on, not a day […]
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Corporate America responds to investors’ calls for more civil rights audits
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com In 2016, Laura Murphy, former director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office, pioneered a new kind of audit: the civil rights audit. Today, more Corporate America giants, like Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon, are engaging in the process. Rather than examine a company’s finances, a […]
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Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
By Carla K. Johnson and Laura Ungar, The Associated Press Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old […]
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Oratorical competition finalists to share their “View of the Promised Land” on MLK Day of Service
By AFRO Staff The women of the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (PWCAC-DST) and the Delta Research and Educational Foundation, have come together once again for the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Competition and Program. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on January 16, the […]
