Black Panthers trend as Twitter notes #WhitePrivilege in Michigan protests
(Photo: Bettmann / Contributor/Getty Images | JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) For the second time, armed protestors stormed the Michigan…
LisaRaye reveals she played matchmaker for sister Da Brat and girlfriend
Actress LisaRaye McCoy recently did an interview where she shared that she introduced her half-sister, Da Brat, to her girlfriend…
Duchess of Sussex loses first round in newspaper lawsuit
LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex lost an early round in a London court Friday when a judge dismissed…
NFL star Bashaud Breeland stared down cop’s gun in terrifying video
AVENTURA, FLORIDA – JANUARY 29: Bashaud Breeland #21 of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media during the Kansas…
Trump’s EPA is slowly suffocating Black America
Demonstrators stand with tape reading, ” I Can’t Breathe”, as they march along Interstate 195 after police shut the road…
Model Broderick Hunter slams white woman’s use of song with n-word
Model Broderick Hunter took offense to a young white woman appearing to use the n-word in a viral Tik Tok…
Hilarie Burton says the sex harassment she endured on ‘One Tree Hill’ affected how she raises her kids: report
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Nekesa Mumbi Moody named editorial director at ‘The Hollywood Reporter’
Nekesa Mumbi Moody is pictured in an undated photo. (Credit: Nekesa Mumbi Moody/ Valence Media) The Hollywood Reporter has named…
Robert Redford highlights ‘pleasant surprises’ the coronavirus pandemic is having on climate change
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Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot dances on TikTok to announce virtual graduation ceremony
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP) Lori Lightfoot has been Chicago mayor for almost a year…
Elizabeth Hurley ‘celebrates’ 6 weeks of lockdown in bikini, silk robe: ‘Staying relatively sane’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. In the middle…
NYC restaurant owner fires server for not wearing Air Jordans: report
Celebrates 100 Years on New York Stock Exchange event at 4 World Trade Center on April 23, 2014 in New…
Drew Barrymore, Walmart sued for copyright infringement over pillow design
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Erykah Badu and Jill Scott to battle on Verzuz
Erykah Badu (Photo by Peter Larsen/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) Jill Scott (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images) Verzuz, an online…
‘Batman’ star Burt Ward says waking up ‘every single day in the most wonderful country’ is ‘a gift’
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Beverly Hills City Council votes to allow plastic surgery during pandemic
Surgeons operating on a patient. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) As American cities and states move toward returning to a…
Paulina Porizkova jokes about dating age-appropriate men, notes she married someone 20 years older
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Paulina Porizkova shared…
Kenya Barris speaks on divorce: ‘It’s the toughest thing’
Kenya Barris is known for using his own life as source material for his hit shows like black-ish and BlackAF.…
Queen and Adam Lambert team up for ‘We Are the Champions’ remix to applaud coronavirus front-line workers
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Georgia confirms 1K new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The coronavirus has not peaked in Georgia as the state…
Meghan Markle’s lawyers ‘surprised’ judge struck arguments from privacy lawsuit, says case ‘to move forward’
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Women, minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic
In this Thursday, April 30, 2020, photo, Linda Silva, a nurse’s assistant, poses for a portrait in the Queens borough…
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom show their support for Dr. Anthony Fauci
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Why should Black business owners trust governors’ call to reopen during COVID-19?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 25: Rapper Killer Mike attends the REVOLT & AT&T Summit on October 25, 2019 in…
Kelly Ripa gives son Michael Consuelos a haircut with kitchen scissors on ‘Live’ show
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The influence of Northern Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck has been so outsized, it is almost impossible to discuss oil…
The Best Chalk Paint for Reinvigorating Your Furniture – ARTnews.com
When it comes to refinishing furniture or cabinets, chalk paint—originally developed by British artist Annie Sloan—is the way to go…
The Best Felt Fabric Sheets for Sewing, Multi-Media Art, and More – ARTnews.com
What’s softer than a knit but tougher than a weave? Felt. Thought to have been discovered when prehistoric people slept…
Give an Old Jacket New Style with the Best Paint for Leather – ARTnews.com
Have an old leather belt that needs sprucing up? Or a moto jacket looking for a message? If your answer…
Erró the Icelandic Pop Artist Revisits an Anti-War Exhibition in Milan – ARTnews.com
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Find the Best Canvas Pad For Taking Your Painting on the Road – ARTnews.com
Conventional canvases are generally made from natural fibers woven together, such as linen or cotton, and then stretched over a…
Turn Your Writing into Art with a Great Calligraphy Set – ARTnews.com
Who hasn’t dreamed of signing a document with the flourish of a Founding Father? Calligraphy is one of the oldest…
Get Back to Basics with These Classic #2 Pencils – ARTnews.com
You probably remember the #2 pencil from your days taking standardized tests, but it’s also the unsung workhorse of offices,…
The Best 0.7mm Mechanical Pencils for Drafting, Writing, and Drawing – ARTnews.com
Never requiring sharpening, mechanical pencils let you work for hours without interruption. The ones we’ve chosen here all hold 0.7mm…
Sotheby’s to Sell $20 M. Roy Lichtenstein ‘Brushstroke’ – ARTnews.com
With Sotheby’s moving forward with its marquee New York contemporary evening sale for the week of June 29, the house…
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Beatty wins Ohio primary against liberal Morgan Harper
(Reuters) – The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohio’s third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative…
Study Finds More Than 80 Percent Of Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients In Georgia Are Black
The CDC report highlights a disturbing trend throughout the country. The narrative coming out of the state of Georgia is…
Drummer Tony Allen, driver of Afrobeat sound, dies at 79
In this photo taken Wednesday, April 5, 2017, pioneering African drummer Tony Allen, whose influential career spanned decades and continents,…
Three African Skeletons Found in Mexico Show Horrors of Early Slavery in the New World
Three skeletons belonging to African individuals have been uncovered at a mass grave in Mexico City. They represent some of…
10 Black Men Who Found Success Through Digital Platforms
Black excellence is more than just a trendy phrase – it’s a lifestyle practiced by today’s rising millennial moguls. From…
Coach Who Disarmed Student with Shotgun Then Hugged Him Earns Congressional Medal of Honor Award
Keanon Lowe was one of six individuals selected to receive the Citizen Honor Award by the Congressional Medal of Honor…
Meet the Therapist | Afro
Interviewed by Micha GreenAFRO D.C. Editor Ashley Bedeau completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012.…
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Essential Employee Supporting Congress ‘Waits’ for Work
By Camille DavisSpecial to the AFRO While the 116th Congress remains in session during the COVID-19 pandemic, the support of…
NYT Supports #WorldPressFreedomDay | Afro
Dear Publishers, I wanted to reach out to you to say how much we appreciate the important, difficult work you’re…
SEC Network Debuts For The Culture Presented by Velveeta on May 4, Reflects on the 2019-20 South Carolina Women’s Basketball Season
Includes Interviews with Gamecocks Starters Aliyah Boston, Zia Cooke, Tyasha Harris and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, South Carolina Head Coach Dawn…
Organizations Celebrate Essential Workers with Protest, GoGo
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. Editor As the saying goes, “When White America catches a cold, Black America gets the flu,”…
Expressions Of Faith: When Things Fall Apart
By Minister Patti Nicole Wheeler Often in our lives we feel hurt or broken for a variety of reasons: people…
COVID-19 Resources for Patients and Advocates
By Kimberly RichardsonIndependent Patient Advocate I am an African-American, ovarian cancer survivor who lives in Chicago, Ill. My daughter, a…
CareFirst Continues to Take Substantial Steps to Provide Coronavirus Response and Relief Throughout the Region
By AFRO Staff From the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), a not-for-profit healthcare company serving…
Kweisi Mfume Returns to Congress
By Special to the Afro Democrat Kweisi Mfume decisively won a mostly mail-in election to finish the term of Elijah…
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The coronavirus didn’t stop Marylanders from casting their ballot in the mail-in election. The special election on April 28 was…
Libya marks year of bloody conflict
While the world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, war-shattered Libya on Saturday marked one year of its latest bloody…
Baker Mayfield could turn Browns into a winning franchise — Brian Westbrook | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Nick Wright and Kevin Wildes are joined by Brian Westbrook to talk about what they expect from the Cleveland Browns…
BlackExcellist News: Carol Moseley Braun – 1st African American Female Senator
Black History First: Carol Moseley Braun First African American US Senator www.blackexcellist.com ———————————————- Quick Credit Repair “The … source
Armed protestors storm Michigan Capitol over stay-at-home-orders
Armed protesters provide security as demonstrators take part in an “American Patriot Rally,” organized on April 30, 2020, by Michigan…
California’s Orange County closes beaches after photos showed them packed with people
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 233,000 people worldwide. Over 3.2 million people across the…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Gigi Hadid Confirms She And Zayn Malik Are Having A Baby: ‘We’re Very Excited’
It’s official: Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are having a baby. After reports circulated earlier in the week that the…