Mr. Lincoln and Negro Equality.
By The New York Times Archives, The New York Times The Tribune, of Wednesday morning, copied conspicuously from the Albany…
Baseball for Breakfast: ESPN’s KBO League Game Selections for June 16-21
ESPN today announced its KBO League game selections for Tuesday, June 16, through Sunday, June 21. ESPN is the exclusive…
Top-Level Italian Soccer Resumes on ESPN, ESPN+ with Coppa Italia Semifinals and Finals, Return of Serie A
Coppa Italia semifinals air today and Saturday Exclusively on ESPN+ Serie A action returns June 20 on ESPN+, ESPN and…
ESPN+ to Stream PGA TOUR Featured Hole Coverage Each Weekend Through Culmination of 2020 FedExCup Playoffs
Live coverage of two featured holes from PGA TOUR LIVE on Saturdays and Sundays in 2020 12 PGA TOUR events…
ESPN Commemorates 48th Anniversary of Title IX with espnW Presents: When We Play, A Multi-Platform Event, June 21-23
More Than 125 Hours of Women’s Sports-Centric Content across Three Days and Five Networks Fan-Voted Options, Original Programming and Classic…
Screen Time For Your Child
By Black Health Matters How much time does your child spend watching TV, movies, playing with a smartphone or computer,…
Farming lures back young people in Africa
Young farmers in Africa are continually striving to achieve food security, but many people in poor communities could starve if…
ESPN and ESPN Programming Schedule for Tuesday, June 16
SUBJECT TO CHANGETIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN 5:30 AM | KBO LEAGUE: KIWOOM HEROES vs LOTTE GIANTS LIVE 6 AM |…
Illegal cigarette sales booming in South Africa
A ban on the sale of cigarettes in South Africa since the country’s COVID-19-induced lockdown began in March has cost…
THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Hong Kong police squash dissent in display of China’s muscle
They know the risks of attending an “unauthorised assembly” in Hong Kong. Thousands come anyway. They sidestep the Great Firewall…
Ancient mammoths found at Mexican airport site feed archaeologists’ studies
New findings of the remains of dozens of ancient mammoths are helping archaeologists better understand aspects related to the migration,…
Why Nintendo’s sales are skyrocketing during the global pandemic
While the U.S. economy faces the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and many businesses are forced to close…
Op-ed Submission: The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk
By J.C. Watts Washington, D.C., city attorney George Valentine was black, brilliant, and fit. But after contracting COVID-19, he became…
Supreme Court rules LGBT workers protected from job discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in…
Romare Bearden’s Centennial Celebration
During 2011 and 2012, Romare Bearden was honored in his hometown of Charlotte during what would have been his 100th…
Rebuilding the Black Family by WAK – Kevin A. Williams – October Gallery
Price: $275 NOW $235Rebuilding the Black FamilyWAK – Kevin A. WilliamsSigned and Numbered Offset Lithograph Edition 850Size: 27″ x 29″…
Market Square II by Peter Lynn – October Gallery
Price: $95 NOW $75Market Square II by Peter LynnOpen Edition Signed Size 18″ x 24″ Approx Peter Lynn lives and…
ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 Programming for the Weekend of June 13 and 14
JUNE 13 | JUNE 14 Subject to ChangeTimes Listed are Eastern 2 PM | E60: PRO BASKETBALL STORIES ENCORE 4…
Protesters Call Attention to Deaths of Two More Black Men
By Russ Bynum and Ed WhiteThe Associated Press Anti-racism protesters on June 13 sought to call attention to the deaths…
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Untitled III by Ephrem Kouakou – October Gallery
Price: $125 NOW $95Untitled IIIby Ephrem KouakouSigned and Numbered GicleeEdition 500Size 13″ x 19″ Approx Ephrem Kouakou is one of…
Diana by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: $450 NOW $185Dianaby Laurie CooperOriginal Pastel on PaperSize 6″ x 9″ Approx Laurie Cooper is artist born and based…
Australian Rules Football Returns to ESPN
Australian Rules Football 1980, 1981 (?) ESPN has brought back one of its earliest fan favorites, live Australian rules football,…
Police Seek Suspect in Womack Murder
By AFRO Staff Baltimore Police Homicide detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for Richard Sylvester Green, 56, who is wanted…
Graduating Senior, Khloee Williams Shares How Evolution Academy Helped Her Overcome Bullying and Rise to the Top
EVOLUTION ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS DEFEAT ALL ODDS TO GET TO GRADUATION DAY Graduating Senior, Khloee Williams Shares How Evolution…
Leopold II: Belgium ‘Wakes Up’ To Its Bloody Colonial Past
By Georgina RannardBBC News Inside the palatial walls of Belgium’s Africa Museum stand statues of Leopold II – each one…
Maryland Library CEO Changes Name After Learning Its Racist Roots
By SELENE SAN FELICE, The Capital Gazette ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Skip Auld decided to change his name on the…
Legislator’s Comments About Black People, Hygiene Draw Fury
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press A Republican lawmaker questioned during a meeting of the Ohio Senate Health Committee…
OpEd: Be Brave Class of 2020
By Camilla Johnson PerrySpecial to the AFRO Congratulations to the class of 2020! They have worked hard and accomplished a…
ESPN and ESPN2 Programming for Monday, June 15
Subject to ChangeTimes Listed are Eastern 8 AM | GET UP! LIVE 6 AM | **GOLIC & WINGO LIVE (ALSO…
MSU Awarded $150K: Henry Luce Foundation Supports Relief
By AFRO Staff Morgan State University announced that its James H. Gilliam, Jr. College of Liberal Arts (CLA) received a…
VIDEO: Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up Nepal pandemic protest
Youth in Kathmandu staged a peaceful demonstration outside the prime minister’s residence Tuesday and Wednesday against the government’s negligence…
Afrocentric Homeschooling in Black Families
By Andrea Dillon Homeschooling is on the rise within African-American communities. Though there may be a multitude of reasons, many…
Authorities Investigate Hanging Death Of Black Man; Second In Region In 2 Weeks
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in the Southern California city of Palmdale are investigating the death of a 24-year-old black…
Tamla Horsford’s case is reopened, she might have been killed
Tamla Horsford The case of Black mother of six Tamla Horsford’s death is reopening after the family’s attorney said there…
Black FedEx driver, Brandon Brackins, spat on and called the n-word, cries on Facebook
Brandon Brackins crying Black FedEx driver Brandon Brackins was attacked and called the n-word while on the job, TMZ reported.…
Atlanta police chief resigns after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks
Atlanta Chief of Police Erika Shields during the Security Press Conference during Super Bowl LIII week on January 30, 2019…
New video shows moment Atlanta police fatally shot Rayshard Brooks
Atlanta police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks 27, on Friday, June 12.(Photo: Georgia Bureau of Investigation) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation…
Stacey Abrams: Atlanta cops should be held accountable for Rayshard Brooks’ death
(Photo: Getty Images/Twitter) Former Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams is calling out Atlanta law enforcement for shooting a young Black…
Cousin of Rayshard Brooks says he thought Atlanta was better than this
Cousin of Rayshard Brooks In his best attempt to fight back his tears, one of Rayshard Brooks‘ family members thought…
Prominent Atlanta leaders react to the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks
While companies like Bloomingdale’s and Cadillac are sharing notes on social media about how much Black lives matter to them,…
Here’s what to know about new interim Atlanta police chief Rodney Bryant
Rodney Bryant (Photo by Ron Sachs – Pool/Getty Images) Atlanta police chief Erika Shields stepped down from her post as…
Tennessee ‘Karen’ who blocked Black women from residential pool is on disciplinary leave
(Photo: Twitter) A Tennessee Karen apartment complex employee got “fired” after assuming a Black resident did not have permission to…
Wendy’s set on fire after police killing of Rayshard Brooks
Screenshot from Twitter video from Nina Go Lightly The Wendy’s in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by…
Ice Cube offers to pay Walmart $100K if looters are not charged
Ice Cube in Atlanta. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Universal Pictures) Ice Cube is offering to pay $100K to…
Atlanta police killed Rayshard Brooks day before daughter’s birthday party
Rayshard Brooks was a father of three girls and a step father to a 13-year-old boy. The details of Rayshard…
Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is fired
Rayshard Brooks (Photo: Stewart Trial Attorneys/Twitter) The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot…
Atlanta police release body cam footage of shooting
Rayshard Brooks complies with Atlanta police during DUI check. (Photo: Atlanta Police Department/CBS46 Atlanta) The Atlanta Police Department has released…
Family lawyer says cops waited minutes to check pulss
Another Black family is mourning the death of a loved one at the hands of law enforcement after Rayshard Brooks…
Iran’s daily virus death toll tops 100 for first time in two months
(Reuters) – The number of daily deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak topped 100 in Iran for the first time…
The American Black Film Festival Is Going Virtual For Its 2020 Participants
Share0 (Image: iStock.com/ Wavebreakmedia) Due the closures brought on by COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic, many major events have…
West Indian Market by Gloria Lynn – October Gallery
Price: $95 NOW $75West Indian Market by Gloria LynnOpen Edition Signed by the ArtistSize 24″ x 18″ Approx Peter Lynn…
Reaching Higher by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: $45 NOW $25Reaching Higherby Laurie CooperOpen EditionSize 22″ x 29.5″ Approx Laurie Cooper is artist born and based in…
Black Sureality – Art of Romare Bearden
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Woman on Porch Swing Gigi Boldon – October Gallery
Price: $95 NOW $75Woman on Porch SwingGigi BoldonLimited Edition Signed and NumberedSerigraph Edition 999Size 15″ x 17″ Approx Gigi has…
Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes – October Gallery
Price: $350 NOW $295 Lithograph/Open edition Unsigned Image size: 24″h x 34″w Paper size: 27″h x 37″w “Sugar Shack” Barnes…
ESPN to Host Two-Hour SportsCenter Special: The Return of Sports with Professional Team Sports League Commissioners on Monday
Other prominent voices to include MLB manager Joe Maddon and athletes Calais Campbell, Damian Lillard, Patrick Kane, Brianna Turner and…
Harper’s Bazaar Hires 1st Black Editor-in-Chief after 153 Years
By AFRO Staff It took a century-and-a-half, but fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, finally, has selected a Black editor-in-chief to assume…
U.S. Embassy in South Korea Unfurls Giant Black Lives Matter Banner
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, unfurled a banner reading “Black Lives Matter” across its building and posted on…
Untitled IV by Ephrem Kouakou – October Gallery
Price: $125 NOW $95Untitled IVby Ephrem KouakouSigned and Numbered GicleeEdition 500Size 13″ x 19″ Approx Ephrem Kouakou is one of…