By Elijah Cummings Along with access to food and healthcare, every American family deserves to live in a safe and affordable home. We are not a nation that abandons our people. These principles were central to both my presentation last year to officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (when we met to […]
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Prime and Prejudice: Scrutinizing Amazon’s Practices
By Barbara Arnwine Amazon claims to be a company that values inclusion and diversity, but a recent report reveals that this façade masks a darker side, as the company profits from selling White supremacist and other hateful products. Progressive lawmakers in Georgia, where earlier this year conservative lawmakers punished Delta for cutting ties with the […]
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Why Trump’s Workforce Orders Are a Red Flag for Black Workers
By Tanya Wallace-Gobern Recently, Trump signed an executive order to establish a council and an advisory board in order to help address “urgent” challenges facing the U.S. workforce. Anyone who’s been paying attention to how he’s handled worker’s issues since his inauguration should be wary of this announcement, considering he attempted to gut the Labor […]
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Black Women Vote
By Arisha Hatch It’s shaping up to be the year of the Black woman voter — and it’s about time the rest of the country knows what we’ve known all along — Black women are the heart and soul of a thriving opposition. In Doug Jones’ senate bid in Alabama, in Ralph Northam’s race for […]
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The Hidden Connection Between Addiction and Mental Illness
By Katie Bellamy Nearly half of all clients walking into addiction treatment have an underlying mental illness. Around 40 percent, to be exact. This equates to nearly eight million adults in the U.S., according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Studies show mental illness among minorities is even worse. Take 49-year-old, African […]
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Reimagining Civility in an Uncivil Society
By Kevin Daniels All around the country, people are attempting to make sense of the lack of civility from the White House to Main Street. According to The Nationwide Survey on Civility in America, since 2010 there has been a steady decline among Americans concerning the problem of civility. Among those who report ever experiencing […]
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The Battle for Control of the Supreme Court
By Elijah Cummings Responding to President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the fifth (and majority) vote on the nine-member United States Supreme Court, our nation’s foremost civil rights organizations issue a warning that is both ominous and clear. If the United States Senate consents to the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, the new […]
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You Don’t Have to Break the Bank to Give Back to HBCUs
By Harry L. Williams Earlier this year, a man named Jack Weldon Patrick passed away in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. A long-time lawyer, Patrick was remembered as a family man, an advocate for social justice, and a respected community leader. One day a check arrived by mail for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in memory […]
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When the World Attacks You, Find Strength in Christ’s Power
By James Washington I remember reviewing the letters of Paul in bible study. In doing so I was constantly reminded that one cannot look at Paul without really seeing Jesus’ amazing handiwork. Now you need to know that I think Paul is an awesome person when it comes to the story of his life. I […]
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Chasing Profits and Equality
By AFRO Editorial Staff Facebook is a social media network that encourages “members” to share family photos, engage in civil discourse and learn about new places. Just kidding. Unfortunately, it is often a cesspool of hate, misinformation and (alleged) Russian pollical propaganda that seeks to demonize African Americans in general and Black Lives Matters in […]
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The Big Jump Project and Druid Park Lake Drive
By Leon F. Pinkett, III, Special to the AFRO As the Baltimore City Councilman for the Seventh (7th) District, I have heard from countless residents in the neighborhoods that border the west side of Druid Hill Park regarding how unsafe and challenging it is to access the park on foot, bike, transit, or while using […]
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Another Assault on the Black Press
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Amid the rush to comprehend the ramifications of a full-scale international trade war initiated by the errant and backward tariff policies of the Trump Administration, there are results of the tariffs that need to be challenged by Black America. The financial sustainability of the Black Press of America is now […]