by October Gallery
President Donald Trump is “patient zero” of a looming “pandumbic” in a scathing, spoof news segment released by “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” on Friday. The 68-second clip ―…
Los Angeles Laker LeBron James isn’t down for playing basketball behind closed doors. “I ain’t got the fans in the crowd. That’s who I play for,” James continued. “I play…
By AFRO Staff For the third year in a row, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and T. Rowe Price, the Baltimore-based global investment manager, will again host Grassroots DesignFest.…
By Regina Garcia CanoAssociated Press A clock starts ticking when the light turns red at Baltimore intersections. Young men huddled on the sidewalk jump into the street, a squeegee in…
By Mark F. GrayAFRO Staff Writer For the first time in the 70-year history of the institution, George Mason University (GMU) will be led by a Black president. Dr. Gregory…
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. Editor The comedy-sketch show “In Living Color” first aired April 1990, and 30 years later, one of the show’s stars, celebrated actor and comedian Tommy Davidson,…
By Marnita ColemanSpecial to AFRO In honor of Women’s History Month, we will roll out the red carpet for African-American women that helped pioneer gospel music in America. We acknowledge…
By Brian WhiteAssociated Press Maryland’s governor would have expanded powers to declare a violent crime emergency under a measure proposed March 3 by Senate Republicans in a bid to curb…
By Gary D. RobertsonThe Associated Press Mark Robinson’s impassioned defense of gun rights to a North Carolina city council that went viral has catapulted the former furniture factory worker to…
By Rodney Muhumuza and Carle PeteschThe Associated Press Across Africa, steps are being taken to prepare for — and to reduce the effects of — the spread of the new…