By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The second annual Urban One Honors, which celebrated 40 years of the African American media conglomerate, was held on Dec. 5 at the MGM National Harbor, and it was truly a night of Black excellence personified. Guests donned gorgeous gowns and swag-filled suits, walked the purple carpet and filled […]
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“From A Sharecropper’s Son…” – The AFRO American Newspaper’s Commemorative Edition
Kevin Peck talks about the AFRO’s Commemorative Edition dedicated to The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings.
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Tyler Perry’s Studio Reveal
By Johnathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press Tyler Perry remembered shedding tears when he saw an Atlanta highway exit bearing the name of his television and film studio for the first time. The actor-director-writer believes he might have the same emotions during the grand opening of his massive state-of-the-art Tyler Perry Studios on Oct. 5. He’s […]
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The AFRO in Africa, Yoes in Uganda
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com “While narratives over the past few decades have painted a wide range of views of Africa—as a child in need of development, a rising economic power, an imminent threat, a tinderbox of terrorism, poverty, forced migration, and disease—the truth is, as always, more nuanced. One thing is certain: the transformation […]
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Breaking: Officer Undergoes a Second Surgery
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO The two alleged assailants of a veteran of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have been arrested as that officer clings to life. Two men were taken into custody this afternoon (Aug. 9) after police saw them in a vehicle that looked like the suspected vehicle in the shooting of […]
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Morgan Awarded $35 Mil for Research
By AFRO Staff Morgan State University has secured a total of $35 million in new grant awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research. The funding will be used to advance research being primarily conducted by faculty and students in the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural […]
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‘Why not now?’ Lawmakers Debate Reparations for Slavery
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The debate over reparations catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers heard impassioned testimony for and against the idea of providing compensation for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, the sponsor of a resolution to […]
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New Maryland City Councilman Stopped in “Driving While Black” Incident
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “This shouldn’t be our truth but sadly it is,” wrote Jotaka Eaddy, a friend of Will Jawando, a member of the Montgomery City Council in Maryland. The new Councilman was stopped by police in Maryland on the morning of June 8, a Saturday, as he drove to meet […]
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Black Mental Health Alliance to Host Kenya In Baltimore Fundraising Event
WHAT: In partnership with KOLUMN Magazine, Black Mental Health Alliance will host a fundraiser for Water is Life, a nonprofit that is brings clean, accessible water to communities in Southern Kenya. WHO: Jermaine Gibbs Black Mental Health Maasai Warriors from Kenya WHEN: Thursday, May 16 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. WHERE: Black Mental Health Alliance […]
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On Cyclone-Shattered Island in Mozambique, Shock and Debris
By Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, The Associated Press Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique ripped the island of Ibo apart. Nearly a week after the storm roared in, Associated Press journalists found widespread devastation. The aerial approach to the island showed communities flattened. The overwhelming majority of homes had their roofs peeled away. Contaminated wells have made safe drinking […]
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Public Hearings Held to Close Racial Disparities in the District
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Public hearings were held last week at the Wilson Building for the Racial Equity Achieves Results (REAR) Amendment Act of 2019, a bill which would try to close the racial disparity gap in the District. The bill, also known as B23-0038, introduced by Council member Kenyan McDuffie, (D-Ward 5) […]
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The Demolition of Gilmor Homes Underway
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO There’s no horizon from the center of Gilmor Homes. Brick apartment blocks stretch out in every direction. There’s a park in the center. The picnic tables lie ruined. Rusty nails stick up out of the grass from the planks that used to be benches. A sapling tree has […]