Café Mocha Salutes Her for the 9th Year
By AFRO Staff Café Mocha Radio, The Real host Loni Love, and female rap legend, YoYo, kicked off Café Mocha Radio’s Ninth Annual Salute Her Awards, at the Mead Center…
Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — September 6, 2019
Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — September 6, 2019 | Afro MAKE A DONATION Unlike many online publications, afro.com delivers content that’s relevant to you at no cost. Help us keep…
HBCUs and Smaller Schools for Student-Athletes
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, The powerball parent raises a pro athlete who becomes LeBron James or Dwayne Haskins. On the other hand, the parent who raises a…
Longest pier In Canada reopens after collapse in winter windstorm
The iconic pier in White Rock, B.C., has opened following months of repairs. The pier was damaged during a storm in December 2018 when sailboats ripped … source
Question Period: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank funding — May 1, 2019
Today the government faced calls to pull its funding from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in light of the trade dispute between Canada and China. source
Fan Expo Canada draws thousands of cosplayers to Toronto
Thousands of people flocked to Toronto for this year’s Fan Expo Canada event, a pop culture event dedicated to comics, sci-fi, anime and horror. CBC News’ … source
All Right, All Right, All Right! Matthew McConaughey Set to Be Guest Picker as College GameDay Originates from Austin Ahead of No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Texas
College GameDay Built by the Home Depot will originate from Austin this Saturday, as the No. 9 Texas Longhorns faces the No. 6 LSU Tigers. The three-hour pregame show (9…
Omar Khadr wants a Canadian passport, bail conditions eased | Power & Politics
Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr is asking an Edmonton judge to loosen his bail conditions so he can speak with his sister and get a passport to travel … source
Don’t Smoke the Brothers, Sisters
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, The bands and boxers were used as tools of peace at Upshur Recreation Center playground in Northwest, D.C., while approximately 5,000 people joined…
Ford government moving ahead with cuts to Ontario municipalities | Power & Politics
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said cuts to public health, child care and land ambulance funding will take effect Jan. 1. Child-care and health-care advocates are … source