A Look Back at Bob Ley’s ESPN Career
Bob Ley’s Statement:Across 40 years I have enjoyed a professional journey unimaginable when I joined ESPN on its first weekend…
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest to Air Live July 4 on ESPN2
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest will air live on Thursday, July 4, at noon ET on…
Sunday *Morning* Baseball: ESPN Provides Exclusive Coverage of Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry in London
Morning edition of Baseball Tonight on the road precedes game at London Olympic Stadium MLB Coverage June 30 Continues with…
ESPN Highlights Best of High School Sports with Seventh Annual Summer of Next on ESPNU
More than 50 Hours of Programming Available Throughout the Summer In its continued effort to showcase the best of elite…
Former Louisville Volleyball Player Katie George Joins ACC Network
Louisville fans will see “Derby City” native and former Cardinals volleyball player Katie George on ACC Network (ACCN) starting this…
ESPN to Televise Five USA Softball International Cup Games Including Championship (July 4-7)
Continuing its longstanding support of women’s softball, ESPN will televise five games across four days (July 4-7) from this year’s…
UFC Fight Night on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos in Minneapolis
Main Card also includes: Jussier Formiga vs. Joseph Benavidez, Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin, Roosevelt Roberts vs. Vinc Pichel,…
Pepco Powers Ward 6 | Afro
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, As the nation celebrated Juneteenth and the official ending to American chattel slavery,…
Unveiling Freedom | Afro
By Xavier Underwood When most think of the National Archives, the Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States, or…
AFRO Exclusive: Teen Artist Tackles Female Oppression Through Art
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, If you don’t know the name Naja Elon Webb now, commit it to…
Don’t Say “She Cuts Good For A Girl”
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When Lesley Bryant opened The Lady Clipper Barber Shop in 2017, she…
Weekend Fires Strike Southern Maryland
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, Two fires in southern Maryland left over 60 people displaced and three…
Fogo de Chao Comes to Bethesda
By Katie Taylor, Special to the AFRO Where’s the meat? North Bethesda’s, Pike and Rose, that’s where. Fogo de Chao…
Goombay Brings More Than Just Games
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Mary and Main Offers Millennial Business Example
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, When Hope Wiseman graduated from Spelman College she had the world in…
Juneteenth at Johns Hopkins | Afro
By Jamesia Downer, AFRO Intern On June 19, 1865, the last group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed…
THE RUN DOWN | Afro
THE RUN DOWN | Afro MAKE A DONATION Unlike many online publications, afro.com delivers content that’s relevant to you…
Rekindle by Edwin Lester – October Gallery
Price: $150 NOW $99Rekindle by Edwin LesterLimited Edition Signed and NumberedOffset Print Edition 900Size 14″ x 34″ Approx This self…
National Gallery of Art Plans 2020 Traveling Philip Guston Retrospective -ARTnews
Philip Guston, Painting, Smoking, Eating, 1973. STEDELIJK MUSEUM/© THE ESTATE OF PHILIP GUSTON “I was feeling split, schizophrenic,” Philip Guston…
Morning Links from July 27, 2019 -ARTnews
Philip Guston, Untitled (Shoe), 1968–73. © THE ESTATE OF PHILIP GUSTON To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday,…
For 50 Years, Harmony Hammond’s Art and Activism Has Championed Queer Women -ARTnews
Installation view of “Harmony Hammond: Material Witness: Five Decades of Art,” 2019, showing six examples from her “Presence” series, 1971–1972,…
Beto O’Rourke Gives Art History Lesson About Trumbull Painting at Democratic Debate -ARTnews
John Trumbull, General George Washington Resigning His Commission, 1824. VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS U.S. Presidents and art history have a strange…
Timothy Taylor Gallery Relocates in London to Townhouse Double Its Size -ARTnews
A rendering of Timothy Taylor’s new London gallery. COURTESY TIMOTHY TAYLOR After 15 years at its prior location in London,…
‘Living in a Lightbulb,’ Curated by Mia Locks and Jenny Jaskey, at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York and Los Angeles -ARTnews
Installation view of “Living in a Lightbulb,” 2019, at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York. PIERRE LE HORS/COURTESY THE ARTISTS AND…
Paris Photo, AIPAD to Launch New York Fair -ARTnews
A visitor at the 2019 edition of the Photography Show. COURTESY AIPAD The Photography Show, an art fair that has…
Alex Rodriguez’s Basquiat Makes $3.36 M. at Phillips Contemporary Sale in London -ARTnews
Roy Lichtenstein’s The Conductor (1975) sold for £4.97 million, or $6.31 million. COURTESY PHILLIPS The June evening sales in London…
A pregnant Alabama woman shot in the stomach is indicted in her unborn child’s death
This time, the controversy stems from a pregnant woman who was shot in the stomach and is now charged with…
Risk belongs to Trump when he meets with Putin in Japan: ANALYSIS
President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Japan on Friday,…
Fact check: Democratic debate night 2
The candidates are tackling health care, immigration, race issues, taxes and the economy. Former Vice President Joe Biden said, “(Undocumented…
Officer fatally shoots himself, marking 4th NYPD suicide this month
A police officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home on Wednesday, marking the fourth New York Police…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams border bill: US should not ‘be throwing more money to ICE’
“I do not believe we should be throwing more money to ICE,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.”…
Paul Manafort pleads not guilty in NY Supreme Court to fraud charges
The former chairman of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, Manafort is charged by state prosecutors with 16 felony counts, including…
De Blasio shouts Cuba’s Communist slogan at rally in Miami
New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution at…
Commentary: The first Democratic debate, night two
Tonight’s debate is the heavyweight card, with four of the top-polling candidates sharing the stage (Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie…
Diocese in Little Rock settles sexual abuse claims for $790K
Lawyers for five men who claim an Arkansas priest sexually abused them more than four decades ago said Thursday that…
See the question that brought Kamala Harris to her feet
During a CNN town hall in Iowa, Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris discussed not needing a male Democratic candidate to…
Mayor calls out worker accused of spitting on Eric Trump
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has condemned a cocktail lounge employee who Eric Trump says spit on him. Lightfoot said…
Democratic debate: Night two by the numbers
As the second group of candidates takes the stage for the first Democratic presidential debate, we’re tracking speaking times by…
Democratic debate night 2: Fact checking the candidates on the issues
Here’s ABC News’ fact check of the second of two Democratic presidential debates in Miami between former Vice President Joe…
2020 Democratic candidates: Kamala Harris confronts Biden over past efforts to block busing: ‘That little girl was me’
In what was unquestionably the most difficult moment of the night for the former vice president and front-runner, Harris challenged…
Democratic Debate Live Updates and Analysis: Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, Harris face off on 2nd night
The second night of the first Democratic debates is underway as the second group of ten 2020 candidates take the…
History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website | American Magazine
RNS — A genealogical association has launched a new website detailing the family histories of slaves who were sold to…
The Woman Who Recorded Decades of TV News on 70,000 VHS Tapes | Hyperallergic
There’s too much news. On cable, the internet, our phones, we’re inundated with terrible happenings that are prone to make…
Building a pipeline of black male teachers | The St. Louis American
High school males of color in the state of Missouri are invited to a free weeklong camp on the Lincoln…
6 famous people you didn’t know are from Mozambique | Face2face Africa
The African nation of Mozambique endured a brutal, nine-year war to gain its independence from Portugal. The war ended on…
Rihanna cheered for using body positive curvy mannequins at Fenty pop-up shop | theGrio
Rihanna is here for the curvy girls as evidenced by her body positive mannequins displayed at a Fenty clothing pop-up…
Family Of Eric Logan Files Lawsuit Against Police Officer, City Of South Bend
The family of a black man who was killed by a white police officer in South Bend, Indiana, filed a…
Shep Smith Chokes Up Talking About The Trump Administration’s Treatment Of Migrants
Fox News’ Shep Smith had a lump in his throat on Wednesday as he continued his dogged criticism of how…
What Happened When Austin Asked Homeless People How To Solve Homelessness
On a hot Monday morning in May, 63-year-old Donna Ware sat down in the meeting room at the Terrazas Branch…
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Planning Trip To South Africa Amid Rumors Of A Move
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are going to South Africa this fall, Buckingham Palace announced in a press release on…
Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Gunshot Wound Causes Miscarriage
An Alabama woman who reportedly suffered a miscarriage after being shot in the abdomen has been charged with manslaughter in…
Democratic Congresswomen Call Out Mnuchin For Delaying Tubman $20 Bill
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called on the Trump administration to commit to the Treasury Departments’ original deadline to release a…
Tristan Thompson Dedicates Photo To Ex And ‘Beautiful Human’ Khloe Kardashian
Tristan Thompson wrote a sweet message for his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, Khloe Kardashian, on her 35th…
Black Woman Says She Was Asked To Give Up Seat To White Men At Restaurant: ‘I Was Racially Profiled’
An African American woman wants restaurant employees terminated after they allegedly instructed her to give up her seat for a…
Will Smith Says He ‘Had Nightmares’ Imagining His Life Without DJ Jazzy Jeff
Will Smith shared his appreciation for his friendship with longtime collaborator, DJ Jazzy Jeff, in a touching Instagram message shared…
Where Are All The Black BookTubers?
In March of this year, YouTube aired an original special called BookTube: A Discussion With Michelle Obama to promote her…
Idris Elba Reveals The Heartbreaking Reason He Isn’t Lobbying To Play James Bond
There has been a lot of (shaken martini) buzz surrounding Idris Elba and James Bond for the past few years.…