All-Black Little League Baseball Team Makes D.C. History
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO It was more than three decades in the making, but it finally happened: The first Black baseball team won the D.C. Little…
Lawmakers Call for Criminal Investigation in Latest Stand Your Ground Defense
State and federal lawmakers are calling for a criminal investigation in Florida where the Stand Your Ground defense was used yet again due to another incident where a person was…
7-Year-Old Gun Victim Taylor Hayes Memorialized
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Hugs Don’t Shoot volunteers stood at the entrance to Empowerment Temple in bright yellow tee shirts offering encouragement. The sanctuary was awash in…
Marta Gili Resigns as Director of Paris’s Jeu de Paume -ARTnews
Marta Gili. ANNA MALAGRIDA/©JEU DE PAUME The Jeu de Paume in Paris has announced that Marta Gili will resign as its director—a position she has held for the past 12…
Tuesday Smillie Wins Rose Art Museum’s Artist-in-Residence Award -ARTnews
Tuesday Smillie, Street Transvestites, 2015, textile, beads, buttons, and bits. COURTESY THE ARTIST Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum in Waltham, Massachusetts, has named Tuesday Smillie the 2018–19 winner of its…
Mission Accomplished: Supreme Commander Visits Syrian Airbase to Congratulate Russian Pilots
Subscribe to Vesti News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa8MaD6gQscto_Nq1i49iew?sub_confirmation=1 The Russian President Thanks Pilots for Their … source
BBC World News – Press freedom in Turkey “major concern”
After the inconclusive parliamentary elections in June, Turkey is once again going to the polls on 1st of November. The country faces a series of challenges … source
Foo Fighters on being a ‘dad band’
With ages ranging from 45 to 58, most of the members from Foo Fighters are fathers and were overjoyed when Channel NewsAsia called them a “dad band”. source
CAR begins training for senior administrative officials [The Morning Call]
A three-day forum that marks the culmination of a first phase of training of Central African managers opened in the Central African republic CAR on wednesday. source
Nick and Cris react to Tiger’s near comeback at the British Open | GOLF | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Nick Wright and Cris Carter react to Tiger Woods’ performance in a near comeback at the British Open. Additionally, Cris explains why this particular British … source