Kay Debow, co-founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, died on July 19, 2021. (Courtesy photo) The National Black Chamber of Commerce announced this week, the death of its co-founder Kay DeBow Alford, on July 19. Highly focused, efficient and determined, Kay was the linchpin of the Chamber, defining multitasking to its highest degree. […]
Category: Uncategorized
Posted in!Front Page
Official: 1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died
In this July 19, 2000 file photo, Robert “Bob” Moses, a veteran civil rights activist and founder of the Algebra Project, a math literacy program in Mississippi, speaks in Jackson, Miss. Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and […]
Posted in!Front Page
Prosecutors air more claims in R. Kelly case; 1 involves boy
In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday, July 23, 2021, asked a judge for permission to admit what they said was evidence for which Kelly has not been charged, at his upcoming sex-trafficking trial in […]
Posted in!Front Page
‘This can be me’: Black participation rising in gymnastics
In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, U.S. gymnasts and gold medallists, Simone Biles, left and Gabrielle Douglas celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women’s team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The success of Olympic gymnastics champions Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles has created […]
Posted in!Front Page
New Dean Appointed to Lead Morgan’s School of Global Journalism and Communication, Beginning New Era
Dean Jackie Jones, second from the left, with Morgan State University students. (Courtesy photos) BALTIMORE — Following a national search, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and current Assistant Dean for Programs Jackie Jones was selected by Morgan State University President David K. Wilson to serve as the next dean of Morgan’s School of Global Journalism and Communication […]
Posted in!Front Page
AFRO Exclusive: Mayor Brandon Scott unveils new plan to combat violence crime
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor The City of Baltimore is an ensemble of neighborhoods whose residents take pride in their communities but are no strangers to the devastation caused by violent crime. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique set of challenges for cities across the country, […]
Posted in!Front Page
Ravens include the community in their business
Huddle For 100 around downtown Baltimore on September 23, 2019. Lamar Jackson and Willie Snead IV at Webster Kendrick Boys & Girls Club. Chris Moore at St. Vincent De Paul Society. Our Daily Bread with Mark Ingram and Marshal Yanda. Maryland Center for Veterans with Brandon Williams and Chris Wormley. (Photo courtesy of the Baltimore […]
Posted in!Front Page
Simone Biles is ‘killing it,’ making history every day
It is no coincidence that Simone Biles, the Texas native and “4-foot-8 giant,” has become one of the most dominatingathletes in the world of sports. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO A number of athletes are the subject of considerable publicity at the moment, but none have garnered as much global […]
Posted in!Front Page
Larger-than-life icon stages the greatest comeback in and out of the ring
1974: World Heavyweight champion George Foreman knocks down Ken Norton in the second round of their world title bout in the Poliedro Arena in Caracas, Venezuela. The fight lasted less than two rounds with Foreman scoring his third consecutive knockout victory to retain his heavyweight title. (AP Photo, File) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the […]
Posted in!Front Page
DC Oral History Collaborative
By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO There are 705,749 stories to tell in Washington DC. While this is the estimated population of the nation’s Capital – it also represents the aspirations of the DC Oral History Collaborative. Jasper Collier, program manager for the DC Oral History Collaborative, hopes every person in the District, with […]
Posted in!Front Page
The game is not over until the playing field is level
Frances “Toni” Murphy Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher The game is not over until the playing field is level Kudos to Managing Editor Dorothy Boulware and her dedicated hard-working team of writers and editors for another outstanding “We’re Still Here” edition – this time focusing on Black athletes and how they’re changing the game: from […]
Posted in!Front Page
Funeral set for Dr. Stan McKenzie, husband of retired AME Bishop Vashti McKenzie
Dr. Stan McKenzie, Episcopal Supervisor and former NBC player has died. (Courtesy photo) The celebration of life for Dr. Stan McKenzie begins 9 a.m., July 31, with public viewing, followed by a family hour at 11 a.m. and the service at noon; at The Vashti Murphy McKenzie Sanctuary of the Richard Allen Chapel at Paul […]