By AFRO Staff Tennessee officials confirmed part of a devastating rumor regarding the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols to be true this week. Shortly after the Jan. 10 death, Instagram, […]
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At Nichols’ funeral, Black America’s grief on public display
By Aaron Morrison, AP National Writer The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered […]
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US argues Supreme Court shouldn’t review Dylann Roof case
By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press Dylann Roof’s death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation should be upheld and […]
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Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison
By Russ Bynum, The Associated Press The White man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood says he fears he will be […]
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DOJ Charges Officers in Death of Breonna Taylor
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Say her name. Breonna Taylor’s family may finally get justice after the Department of Justice charged four current and former […]
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Akron police release disturbing bodycam of Jayland Walker’s shooting death
By Stacy Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Authorities recently released disturbing bodycam footage of Jayland Walker’s death at the hands of Akron, Ohio police officers. Walker was an unarmed Black […]
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Police say parade shooting suspect contemplated second attack
By Michael Tarm, Kathleen Foody, and Stephen Groves, The Associated Press The man charged with killing seven people when he unleashed a hail of bullets on an Independence Day parade […]
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Video shows Akron police kill Black man in hail of gunfire
By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed […]
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Mass shooting survivors recount their experiences in Gun Violence hearings before Congressional committee
By Special to the AFRO Various mass shooting survivors told their stories during a gun violence hearing on June 8. This is following last week’s congressional gun hearing in Texas, […]
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Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to hold public hearing in Baltimore County
By Special Report In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly enacted, and Governor Larry Hogan signed into law, legislation establishing the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission (MLTRC) as the first […]
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IN MEMORIAM: Black Press journalist Katherine Massey eulogized as ‘Queen Mother,’ and ‘Community Mayor’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. helped to eulogize the Challenger Community News journalist […]
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Civil rights groups to work through the summer on the national agenda to combat White supremacy
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor After meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, representatives from the nation’s civil rights community are developing their own action plans to address the spread […]