Black News Channel Now to Launch to a Larger Viewing Audience
Written by the NNPA Tallahassee, Florida—November 6, 2019–Black News Channel (BNC) announced today that it has updated the launch of…
A$AP Rocky Returns to Sweden Months After Assault Conviction
By The Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of…
Remembering Heroes: Reenactors Recreate Slave Uprising
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press LaPLACE, La. (AP) — To the beat of drums and the clip clop of horses’…
Parenting Points: Give Your Kids The Best You’ve Got
By Marnita Coleman, Special to AFRO We tend to spruce up things a bit whenever we have guests, or company,…
Could You Have Prediabetes? | Afro
By AFRO Staff Diabetes doesn’t discriminate. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has launched a public…
Balm in Gilead Sounds the Alarm with Healthy Churches 2020
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Pastors from around the country will gather, Nov. 19-22, in Charlotte, N.C.…
Lamar’s In The House! | Afro
By David Ginsburg, Associated Press It’s time to take the Baltimore Ravens seriously as a Super Bowl contender. Their 14-point…
The State of Baltimore Schools
By John Schmid, Special to the AFRO Sen. Cory V. McCray (D45) hosted a meeting, Nov. 5, of parents, educators…
Courtney B. Vance to Star Opposite Cynthia Erivo in ‘Genius: Aretha’
The multiple-award-winning actor will play The Queen of Soul’s father in next installment of Emmy-winning series about the supremely gifted.…
Honoring the District’s Creative Community
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, On Wednesday, Nov. 6, Union Market’s Dock 5, in Northeast, turned into a…
FAITH EVANS TELLS ALL ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF UNCENSORED • EBONY
Faith Evans, the First Lady of Bad Boy, has enjoyed a successful music career spanning almost three decades and is…
The Black Experience Series: Trauma
By Joshua Turner, Special to AFRO “How you wake up in the morning feeling evil, trauma” — Trauma, Meek Mill Trauma,…
Maestrina Da Favela: A Documentary to Inspire
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO District of Columbia native Falani Afrika is currently in the post production phase…
D.C. Speaks: Honoring Those Who Served
By Edgar Brookins, Special to the AFRO November 11 is the day we set aside each year to honor those…
Man Killed Over Cutting Line, Chicken Sandwich in Oxon Hill
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, The wait for a chicken sandwich turned fatal when a man was stabbed…
Howard Partners With Amazon For LA-Based Entertainment Program
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, Howard University has made a name for itself as one of the premiere…
Community Leaders Push to Make Go-Go the Official Music of D.C.
By Briana Thomas, Special to the AFRO The D.C. Council held a hearing on Oct. 30 to designate Go-Go as…
Nationals Championship Celebration Brings Love To an Ailing City
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, For a few hours in the shadow of the Canadian Embassy and the…
3 Ways Journaling Can Relieve Stress • EBONY
Everyone experiences stress at some point. But according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Minority…
Mosby Says Suiter Case Still Open
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, On Nov. 15, 2017, Sean Suiter a veteran detective of the Baltimore Police Department…
5 Basic Tips for Healthy Dreadlocks
In 2009, I made the big chop and started growing my dreadlocks from a very short Afro. I knew absolutely…
DMV HBCU Review: Another Championship For Bowie State
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, BOWIE STATE CLINCHES CIAA NORTH Each year Bowie State sets its goals and…
[RECIPE] Cauliflower Leek Soup • EBONY
Fall is now upon us. As the temperature drops and days become shorter, what better than a warm soup to…
Dukes Announces Plans To Retire as PGCC President
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, Dr. Charlene Dukes, who has led the renaissance of Prince George’s Community College,…
Are You Ready to Have Your Come-to-Fitness Moment? • EBONY
I’m pretty sure that I, once upon a time, could have been classified as a perpetual dieter. No, not quite…
Man Arrested For Alleged Attacks on Two Women
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, Abdul Fuller, 42, of Upper Marlboro, was apprehended by Prince George’s County Police…
How to Help Black Businesses Thrive
I became heir to my parent’s financial mismanagement and generational debt. By the time I was conceived, my father and…
‘Fatherless’ Is No Insult • EBONY
I believe it was my Black aesthetics professor at Howard University, Dr. Gregory Carr, who implied that the concept of…
Thandie Newton Goes ‘Rogue’ [INTERVIEW] • EBONY
Thandie Newton is like a great buttery croissant. Her words, not mine. And her theory, as it may be, is…
[TRAVEL] Andalucía Reveals Secrets of the Moors [PHOTOS] • EBONY
Gazing out from the roof of an alcazaba (fortress), I drank in the clusters of ancient adobe rooftops and whitewashed…
Former NAACP Leader Mfume to Run for Congressional Seat
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A former leader of the NAACP says he will run for the Maryland…
Tiger Woods Ties PGA Record for Most Wins
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Tiger Woods’ fantastic year continued in Japan, where he set another record.…
DC Editor Micha Green Interviews “Harriet” Film Director Kasi Lemmons
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Convicted and Suspected Dirty Cops, Hundreds of Tainted Cases and Hundreds of Police Officers With Tarnished Reputations Signal Trouble For Baltimore Crime Fighting and Efforts To Obtain Justice
By Nisa Islam Muhammad, Staff Writer, The Final Call@nisaislam Crooked cops are what Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby has come…
Illinois Prison Bans Black History Books
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In the 1800s, many states in the Union adopted laws that prohibited…
Diddy Says It’s Easier to Find Talent in the Age of Social Media • EBONY
Business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is an icon in the music industry, and he has discovered and managed talent that…
Gwen Ifill Immortalized with Postal Service Forever Stamp
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The 43rd stamp in the United States Postal Service’s Black Heritage series honors…
Barack Obama Is Elected America’s First Black President
On Nov. 4, 2008, Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States. The Democratic first-term U.S.…
Black Teen Suicide Reaches Historic Highs
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia African American teenagers in the United States historically have had lower suicide…
How to Help Black Businesses Thrive
I became heir to my parent’s financial mismanagement and generational debt. By the time I was conceived, my father and…
COMMENTARY: Reality TV — The Respectable and the Ratchet
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor Much to the chagrin of some media critics, scholars…
Viola Davis Discusses America’s Diabetes Crisis, Being Pre-Diabetic
Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winner Viola Davis recently sat down with EBONY to discuss a new film, Merck’s A…
New Jersey Seminary to Pay $27 Million in Reparations for Ties to Slavery
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, NJ, has set aside $27 million to…
Why Black Men Need to Be Emotionally Involved in Relationships • EBONY
“When your daddy walked through the house, he was so big he filled it up. That was my first mistake.…
Leaked UN Report Shows Failed Investigation On Sexual Abuse
By Carley Petesch, The Associated Press The United Nations botched its investigation into accusations of sexual abuse in Central African…
THE RUN DOWN – DAVE CHAPPELLE RECEIVES MARK TWAIN PRIZE
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks on Dave Chappelle receiving “MARK TWAIN” award and trending topics…
Tyler Perry Studios to Host Miss Universe 2019
By AFRO Staff Tyler Perry continues to score big time. The Miss Universe organization announced <https://mobile.twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/1190021246823682048> Oct. 31 that its…
When Taking Care of a Parent Causes Grief Between Siblings • EBONY
The widowed matriarch of the Carter* family, who suffered a stroke in early 2015, now requires a significant amount of…
Kenyans Take Men’s, Women’s NYC Marathons
By Jake Seiner, AP Sports Writer Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon…
Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Election System Stands, For Now
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press A federal judge ruled Nov. 1 that he will not immediately block Mississippi’s…
D.C. Speaks: Battling Breast Cancer with God as Guide
By Bernetta Townsend “D.C. SPEAKS” is a series branching from the AFRO’s goal of engaging residents in the storytelling of…
Busboys and Poets To Serve Contest Winner’s Sweet Potato Pie
By Lenore T. AdkinsSpecial to the AFRO Watch out, Patti LaBelle. Anacostia resident Mary Satcher, 82, is coming for you…
Black Restaurant Week: A Lesson In Cooperative Economics
By Carl Thomas, Special to the AFRO On Nov. 4 Black restaurant and food service providers will compete in a…
NFL Earns Lowest Score For Racial, Gender Hiring In 15 Years
By Steve Reed, AP Sports Writer The NFL received its lowest overall score in racial and gender hiring practices in…
Celebrating Two Intrepid Black Women Journalists
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The International Women’s Media Foundation, which supports female journalists around the world,…
Dems Battle Over Voter Influence
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The symbiotic nature of debates and public opinion polls was on full display…
Priorities For Black Agenda | Afro
By Oseye Boyd, Black Press USA I had the opportunity to witness a significant event for the Black community of…
Breathing is An Act of Revolution and Rebellion
By Karsonya Whitehead As a Black woman and as a mother in America, every breath that I take is an…
Nationals Bring Black Baseball Back To D.C.
By Mark F. GrayAFRO Staff Writer Major League Baseball has been trying to diversify its clubhouse, front offices, and fan…
Another View Point | Afro
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO Everybody in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, whether you’re a baseball fan or…