The not-so secret of success: “Believe in yourself, in God and the present generation.” “A newspaper succeeds because its management believes in itself, in God and in the present generation. It must always ask itself: whether it has kept faith with the common people; whether it has no other goal except to see that their liberties […]
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Posted inBaltimore News
130 years of excellence: AFRO Gala set to kick anniversary celebration into high gear
By AFRO Staff This month the Afro American Newspapers will celebrate 130 years in business with community members, former paper boys and girls, current and past employees, celebrities, and elected officials all taking part in the festivities. Aside from a special edition of the paper that will look back at the AFRO’s contribution to the […]
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Russian judge sentences WNBA’s Griner to 9 years in prison
By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling Thursday and sentenced her to nine years in prison. for drug possession and smuggling. Judge Anna Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would […]
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Commentary: The Moore Report – Frank Wills: The Black patriot who did his job and brought down a president 50 years ago
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO There once was a president named Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) who was the first president in U.S. history to resign. There once was a hotel in D.C. named “Watergate,” where the president’s men broke in to steal secrets from his election opponents (the Democrats in 1972). […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Good Green Grant Program awards funds to nonprofits creating opportunity in Black and Brown communities impacted by the War on Drugs
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.co Green Thumb Industries, a national cannabis retailer and consumer packaged goods company, recently opened applications for its Good Green Grant Program, which awards unrestricted funding to nonprofit organizations that create change in education, employment and expungement for underserved communities. The program is open […]
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Elected officials aim to give reparations to Black World War II vets and families left out of G.I. Bill benefits
By AFRO Staff Americans have long revered their soldiers and veterans for their service, but the record is clear- American society did not afford Black soldiers or their families the same liberties and benefits. Though some Black soldiers were able to sustain after their return from the warfront, many were unjustly discriminated against or assaulted […]
Posted inNational News
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice, and she took the place of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement was effective at noon. Moments […]
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HBCU SPOTLIGHT: Maryland’s Four HBCU’s Set to Receive $4 Million creating Ozzie Newsome Scholars
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Maryland’s four HBCU’s will receive a total of $4 million in scholarships in honor of Ozzie Newsome, Baltimore Ravens’ longtime personnel executive and Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and his wife, Renee, announced the awards, given through The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti […]
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Baltimore native, Mario, smashes competition in live Verzuz TV competition
By Stephanie Harper, Special to the AFRO Charm City native Mario showed up to the latest Verzuz TV battle against Omarion ready and more than able to defend his title as a vocal master in the music industry. For more than two hours the two artists went head to head, with Mario demolishing his competition […]
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John Henry Murphy Sr.; Slave. Soldier. Seer. Media maven.
By Tashi McQueen and Kara Thompson, Report for America Corps Member, Political Writer for the AFRO; MDDC Intern John Henry Murphy, Sr. might have been born a slave- but he died a giant of the Black press. The founder of the AFRO American Newspaper was born on Dec. 25, 1840, in Baltimore. Born to Benjamin […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. Editor’s notebook: District’s favorite game of ‘haves and have-nots’ creeps into 2022 Mayoral Primaries let the people decide!
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor We are less than two weeks away from a major primary election in the District of Columbia. Sadly, D.C.’s favorite age-old game of the “haves and have-nots” has seeped into the D.C. Mayoral campaign. The “have and have nots,” a staple of District culture, is on full display, compliments […]
