T.C. Williams Coach Remembered For More Than Football
By Mark F. GrayStaff Writer There were few who really knew the story of coach Herman Boone before Academy Award…
[RECIPE] White Bean Kale Soup • EBONY
Since the winter has no plans of letting up just yet and it’s always a good time to eat healthy,…
D.C. Speaks: 2020 New Decade, New Vision
By AFRO Staff, Special Contributors “D.C. SPEAKS” is a series branching from the AFRO’s goal of engaging residents in the…
Coolest Black Kid in America, No. 10: Marley Dias • EBONY
When 11-year old Marley Dias announced that she was launching a book drive in hopes of collecting 1,000 books to…
‘Wrong’ Crime Data Highlights Inconsistent Statistics
By Elliott DavisCapital News Service The number of rapes in Maryland increased last year by 15 percent over the previous…
7 Secrets of Lasting Love • EBONY
Sensational news reports, census numbers, reality television and, sometimes, even our own family history has many of us questioning the…
School Bus Driver Shortage Continues For PGCPS
By Mark F. GrayStaff Writer As the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year begins, the Prince George’s County Public…
[URBAN ORGANIC] 4 Spices for Winter Healing • EBONY
This winter season, when in search of natural remedies, you have only to look as far as your kitchen. As…
Former State Senator Currie Passes Away at 82
By Mark F. GrayStaff Writer Former Prince George’s County Senator Ulysses Currie, a former educator who became one of the…
10 Steps to Financial Freedom • EBONY
You did everything that you were supposed to do. College degree. Good job. Benefits. Yet it is still difficult for…
Prince George’s Speaks: New Decade, New Vision
By AFRO Staff, Special Contributors “Prince George’s SPEAKS” is a series branching from the AFRO’s goal of engaging residents in…
Literary Legacy Is One Way Rev. Jesse Jackson Plans to Keep Hope Alive • EBONY
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. has been fighting for justice since he was a teenager in his native Greenville, South…
Advocate Gives Back, Inspires Others
By Donna Lewis Johnson Special to the AFRO Tyriek Mack, 23, has been planning for success ever since he was…
RG3 Dominates Against Steelers | Afro
By David GinsburgAssociated Press Soaked to the core after standing the rain for well over three hours, coach John Harbaugh…
Westminster Residents Request Vape Ban
By The Associated Press A town in Maryland is considering a ban on vaping in enclosed public spaces. On Dec.…
RAMBLING ROSE: ‘Happy Holidays To You’
By Rosa PryorSpecial to AFRO Hello my dear friends, these are families and folks from the community in the pictures…
The Murder of Destiny Harrison
By Sean YoesAFRO Baltimore Editor “In all reality when I die I want people to be like, “She was a…
Taye Diggs Talks Black Hollywood Renaissance [INTERVIEW] • EBONY
Taye Diggs laughs a bit before responding to the question of the moment. “Suffice it to say, I’m just happy…
City Solicitor Davis Resigns | Afro
By Stephen Janis and Taya GrahamSpecial to the AFRO The abrupt departure of the city’s top legal advisor is prompting…
Curvy Model Precious Lee’s Fashion Party Tips for Looking and Feeling Great • EBONY
It ain’t always easy being a vivacious, voluptuous gal in a somewhat small world. But Torrid, a fashion purveyor for…
Lois Evans, wife of Dr. Tony Evans, Dies
In the midst of myriad prayers, the Evans family has had to say goodbye to its matriarch, Lois Evans, wife…
Among Blacks, New Year’s Day Not Always Celebrated
By AFRO Staff Jan. 1, 2020 will be greeted with jubilation by many across the globe. But, in the annals…
US Rep John Lewis of Georgia Battling Pancreatic Cancer
By Bill CormierThe Associated Press Congressman John Lewis of Georgia announced Dec. 29 hat he has advanced pancreatic cancer, vowing…
Democrat Deval Patrick Doesn’t Make Michigan’s March Ballot
By The Associated Press Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick won’t be on the ballot in Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary. A…
Press Release: Black Women’s Health Imperative Unveils First-Of-Its-Kind Policy Agenda Addressing HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Black Women
(Black PR Wire) – The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) recently released its national HIV/AIDS policy agenda on Black women’s…
Suspect Arraigned in Stabbing at Rabbi’s House on Hanukkah
By Ryan TarinelliThe Associated Press A man stabbed five people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi’s home…
First Black Schools Chief in Maryland County Dies at 71
By The Associated Press Joe A. Hairston, who as the first Black superintendent of the Baltimore County public schools pressed…
Connecticut Court Calls For Group To Study Jury Selection Discrimination
By The Associated Press Connecticut’s highest court will convene a special task force to study racial discrimination during jury selection…
Lizzo Named The Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The…
Davis Stops Gamboa in 12th, Wins WBA Lightweight Title
By GEORGE HENRY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Gervonta Davis could tell early on that Yuriorkis Gamboa wouldn’t go down…
Man, 60, Dies After Beating in $1 Christmas Eve Mugging
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 60-year-old man who was kicked and punched while defending his partner…
COMMENTARY: A Sharp Tongue Cuts from the Inside Out
Growing up, I was never a student of the Bible even though I grew up surrounded by the best kind…
Vandals Set Fire to Black S. Carolina Church’s Gathering Hall
By The Associated Press Members of a South Carolina church with a mostly Black membership said someone broke into a…
Matthew Henson Community Development Corporation: 2019 Kwanzaa Event Calendar
The mission of the Matthew Henson Community Development Corporation (MHCDC) is to be a catalyst for suitable and affordable housing…
Three Local Players Named CIAA and MEAC Co-Players of the Week
By Mark F. GrayStaff Writer Once basketball season officially became center stage for the DMV’s HBCU programs several women’s players…
McClain Indicted For Popeye’s Stabbing In Oxon Hill
By Mark F. GrayStaff Writer A Prince George’s County jury will get the chance to determine whether it was the…
Climate Plans for the 2020 Session
By Ian Round and Elliot DavisCapital News Service/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism When the Maryland legislature reconvenes in January, legislators…
Brown Joins Democrats Voting To Impeach Trump
By Mark F. GrayStaff Writer Maryland’s Congressman Anthony Brown (D- 4th District) remained true to his party and joined the…
Kristoff St. John, Nipsey Hussle, Toni Morrison and Others We Lost in 2019 • EBONY
JoJo Smith Jan 22, 2019 – Famed Choreographer Jojo Smith Dies 80 James Ingram Jan 29, 2019 – R&B Legend…
Four Decades Later, Three Men Exonerated
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were released and exonerated after spending…
Baltimore Rolls Out Police Surveillance Planes in 2020
By Regina Garcia Cano By The Associated Press The city of Baltimore will be monitored by surveillance airplanes for up…
Scott, A Matriarch of Ashburton Dies, 77
By Sean YoesAFRO Baltimore Editor Beatrice Odom Scott, a stalwart member of the venerable Ashburton community of Northwest Baltimore and…
Baltimore’s Nancy P Does It Again
By Sean YoesAFRO Baltimore Editor When President Barack Obama moved to provide healthcare for tens of millions of Americans (an…
AFRO Exclusive: Pocomoke Settles With Former Chief Sewell
By Stephen Janis and Taya GrahamSpecial to the AFRO The city of Pocomoke has entered a consent decree with its…
Former Baltimore Lawmaker Charged With Bribery, Fraud
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal authorities on Monday unsealed charges against a former state lawmaker…
UK’s Prince Harry, Meghan, son Archie in Canada for Holiday
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s office has confirmed that he and his family will be spending…
Monument Proposed for Black Soldiers who Fought in Civil War
By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An effort is being made in Virginia to honor unheralded Black soldiers…
AFRO Publisher Retraces Grandfather’s 1959 Trek to Cuba
By DeWayne Wickham HAVANA, Cuba – When AFRO American publisher Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper walked off JetBlue flight 503 last…
Professor Details Black Women’s Fight for Education in 1800s
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR The Portsmouth Herald DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — In her first book published this month, University of New…
Judge Upholds Firing of Police Officer who Killed Tamir Rice
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — An arbitrator correctly decided that the White Cleveland police officer who shot…
Buttigieg Playing Catchup in Reaching Nevada Voters of Color
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg encountered tough questions and some…
Trump Signs Bill Restoring Funding for Black Colleges
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bipartisan bill that will permanently provide more…
Attorney Ben Crump Talks New Book, ‘Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s so asinine that the actions of the killer of their teenage son will continue to devastate…
Jon Bon Jovi Among Cory Booker’s Top Campaign Fundraisers
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Cory Booker has released a list of his presidential campaign’s top fundraisers…
Obamacare Sign-ups Steady as Debate Persists Over its Future
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 8 million people have signed up for coverage next year…
Late-Starting Candidate Deval Patrick Lays Out Policy Vision
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick has outlined a broad policy agenda while…
Review: Jordan and Foxx Shine in Urgent Drama ‘Just Mercy’
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer There’s usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated —…
Kamala Harris: Will McConnell Let the Senate Hold a Fair Impeachment Trial?
By Kamala D. Harris, U.S. Senator (D-CA) December 18 — Today the House of Representatives will vote on whether to…
Congressional Black Caucus Members Talk Impeachment, HBCU Funding
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Shortly after the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to impeach…
Common, Chance The Rapper Headlining Chicago’s All-Star Game
By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star weekend will be a homecoming for Common and Chance The Rapper. The…