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 […]
Category: OPINION
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Historic Homes That Tell Our Story
By Brent Leggs, Special to the AFRO “As a youngster visiting my grandmother, spending time within the house and sitting with her on the porch, I witnessed Black life unfolding […]