Rev. Dorothy Boulware (Courtesy Photo) By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor On May 25, 2020, people began to protest vehemently in the light of the murder of George Floyd, 46, by former police officer Derrick Chauvin; while onlookers begged him to stop and fellow police officers stood by, as if giving silent assent. It […]
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To breathe or not to breathe: That should not be the only question.
(By Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels) By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma May 25, 2021 marks the first anniversary of George Floyd’s “I Can’t Breathe” moment, that is, his brutal and unjustified murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while three other officers watched the crime without doing anything. That tragedy resulted in global mass protests, […]
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COMMENTARY: Asian/Black Relations Can Get Better Together During Heritage Month
That’s what Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month is really for—to learn the good, and unlearn the bad, together. POST NEWS GROUP via NNPA – “Let’s be clear, there (are) elements of anti-Blackness in the Asian American community, that we do need to unlearn as well,” he said. Then he made it personal. […]
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COMMENTARY: Survival of the fittest
Dr. E. Faye Williams/ National Congress of Black Women FLORIDA COURIER via NNPA – My focus has been the achievement of social and justice for those who’ve been historically or systematically disadvantaged by the imposition of impediments to their progress – typically, women and people of color. By Dr. E. Faye Williams I’m not perfect […]
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“I was just thinking…”: Awaiting Chauvin sentence, pundits still analyzing George Floyd’s purpose
By Norma Adams-Wade Founding Member of the National Association of Black Journalist Texas Metro News Columnist George Floyd, a blank piece of paper, unlearned characters in the Bible. George Floyd was just a nobody. Right? Laws would call him a criminal. A blank sheet of paper is just paper. Right? Its status rises when something […]
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Op-ed: It’s time for a Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous I am eager to see a brilliant Black woman serving as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. I hope to celebrate her swearing-in later this year. If you’re thinking, “Did I miss something?” […]
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A delicious love affair: My life as a foodie
Lentil and mushroom Swedish meatballs (Photos by Schavonna Williams@fulloflifewellness) By Lenora Howze AFRO Executive Director lhowze@afro.com For as long as I can remember and well before the word “foodie” entered our lexicon, I’ve had a love for food. Some may, okay they did, call it an inordinate one. Growing up and at every family meal, […]
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No erasing: Black Lives Matter at the ballot box too
Wayne Dawkins is a writer, and a professor of professional practice at Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication. By Wayne Dawkins Black lives matter, in this case at the ballot box. While the focus has been policing and public safety, we’re being told in the crudest manner that our votes don’t matter. […]
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Commentary: Investing in the `Black Butterfly’
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby. (Courtesy Photo/Facebook) By Nick J. Mosby Challenges in Baltimore are limitless — unlike the consequential $670 million in federal aid we are scheduled to receive through the American Rescue Plan. And we have options. We could take a less strategic approach and spread the money around with a broad […]
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Making it plain: What Black America needs to know about COVID-19, the variants and the vaccines
(By i_am_zews_Shutterstock) COVID-19 Facts over Fear: Black Sorority Sisters and Fraternity Brothers Join The Conversation By Josephine Reid and Darryl Sellers The recent 10-day pause of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine to fight COVID-19 has been lifted by U.S. health officials. Despite a growing concern about the vaccine, especially among Black women, the consensus still remains that the risks associated with contracting […]
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TBE#19 – Meet Jimmy Crow, Insurrectionist And Suppressor, Heir To Jim And James Crow, Esquire
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #19 May 14, 2021 Meet Jimmy Crow, Insurrectionist And Suppressor, Heir To Jim And James Crow, Esquire Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The lie of massive, rampant voter fraud is serving the same function today as it […]
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Support the For The People Act
Submitted by Elizabeth Oakes Dear Editor, For far too long, inequity has corrupted our democracy. It is time for all Americans to stand up and demand an expansion of voting rights, limits to big money in politics and accountability by ending gerrymandering. This is why I support the For The People Act. The For The […]
