Submitted to the AFRO by Jaia Thomas The percentage of African-American players in the NFL is 70 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of African-Americans who own an NFL franchise is 0 […]
Category: OPINION
Fighting for an America that Works for Working Families
Submitted to the AFRO by Elijah Cummings For families `like my own, Labor Day each year is a civil rights holiday. From our own life experience, we understand that attacks […]
Franklin and McCain’s Lives Had More in Common than You Think
Submitted to the AFRO by Stephanie E. Myers During this divisive period in American history, our nation needs to decide if it wants to foster the cultural clashes seen so […]
Rap, Money and Therapy
Submitted to the AFRO by Pascal Archimede Rap, this musical genre created in the 1970s in New York ghettos, often receives negative press due to some of its messages which […]
Baltimore City Schools, Throwback to Jim Crow Era
Submitted to the AFRO by Karsonya Wise Whitehead I have been a Baltimore City resident for close to fifteen years. My husband and I are raising our sons here and […]
The Queen of Soul and the Contralto
Submitted to the AFRO by Joe Marx I only saw Aretha Franklin perform once. It was April, 1983; the venue was Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. The Queen of Soul shared the […]
How Can It Be National Wellness Month When There is an Opioid Crisis?
Submitted to the AFRO by Kevin Daniels and Anthony Estreet All around the country, the month of August has been designated as National Wellness Month with the focus on self-care, […]
The Frederick Douglass Story Continues to Resonate
Submitted to the AFRO by Kim F. Hall The following is an excerpt from the book If I Survive: Frederick Douglass and Family in the Walter O. Evans Collection. It […]
My Plea to Rape Apologists
Submitted to the AFRO by Nia Hampton Calling out abuse in your community isn’t divisive, being abusive toward your community is. I know this because I wanted to “save” my […]
The Abuse Won’t Stop Until We Change Police Culture
Submitted to the AFRO by Ron Harris and Matthew Horace Another day, another week, another month, another viral video of a police officer gone wild. This time it’s Baltimore, a […]
Our Children’s Education is on the Ballot this Year
Submitted to the AFRO by Elijah E. Cummings More than half a century ago, my parents and a wonderful teacher named Mr. Hollis Posey followed their hearts and championed my […]
Do the Right Thing
By Ken Morgan, Special to the AFRO I do not defend or condemn Adam Jackson regarding the rape or physical abuse charges reported in the AFRO last week. Women do […]