Black Businesse$, Black Consumer$: A Necessary Alliance
By Starla Muhammad, Managing Editor, The Final Call@simplystarla23 CHICAGO—Entrepreneurship is nothing new in the Black community. Black people have historically…
BSU Student Killed In Hit and Run Accident
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, With the dawn of a new semester, came the sadness of another…
Curry Supports HU’s New Golf Program
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, Howard University’s athletic department recently accepted a monetary gift from three-time NBA…
5 Reasons to Back-to-School Shop Online • EBONY
A lot of moms—myself included—dread certain aspects of the back-to-school shopping season. There’s the hassle of dealing with big crowds…
Cengage, UNCF Provide Students Free Textbooks
By Briana Thomas, Special to the AFRO Earlier this month, digital learning company Cengage and the United Negro College Fund…
Byron Allen Acquires The Weather Channel for $300 Million
Media mogul Byron Allen continues to expand his portfolio with the acquisition of The Weather Channel basic cable TV network.…
Bishops Invite Faith Community to Toll Bells
By AFRO Staff Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church and Bishop W. Darin Moore of the AME Zion…
Lizzo Is Pretty Different and Pretty Pretty • EBONY
We all love Lizzo. She’s our best friend, she’s bold, confident and just so damn fly. So when Urban Decay…
Three MSU Graduates Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
By Special to the AFRO Three Morgan State University graduates have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to advance their…
[Hungry for History] Chick-Fil-A Didn’t Create the Fried Chicken Sandwich • EBONY
Comedian Chris Rock and feminist writer bell hooks have something in common. Both have the ability to answer grave misrepresentations…
Hometown Hero Gets Key to the City
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, In June, Andre DeShields, the legendary Broadway performer and Baltimore native, captured his first…
Make Your Own White Peach and Berry Sangria • EBONY
As you all have learned this year, I am utterly obsessed with Pinterest—the online inspiration board that allows you to…
Bowser, Todd Push back Against Migrant Holding Facility
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 4 Council member Brandon…
Morehouse College To Admit Transgender Men Starting Next Year
Beginning in fall 2020, all-male HBCU Morehouse College will consider the acceptance of transgender men (those who identify as men…
PRESS RELEASE: While the Federal Government Aims to Warehouse Children, Mayor Bowser Displays Model for Short-Term Family Housing
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 21, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS) – (202)…
Press-On Nails, Global Pizazz | Afro
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO In the last decade the Black beauty industry has expanded expeditiously. Statistics show…
Shoppe Black’s Entrepreneurs Commit to Business—And Each Other • EBONY
It started with a Facebook post. Curator and entrepreneur Shantrelle Lewis took to the social media site to find sharp-dressed…
Howard Trio Name To All-American Watch Lists
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, America’s college football experts have taken note of Howard University’s talented trio…
Approaching Love Like a Start-Up • EBONY
In his New York Times essay “Taking Risks in Love,” social scientist and musician Arthur C. Brooks tells the story…
Mayor Pushes for Permanent Free Circulator
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, With the high cost of living, rising Metro prices and demand for reliable…
Common Talks With Sirius XM About New Album, ‘Let Love’ • EBONY
Award-winning artist Common stopped by SiriusXM Studios to speak with Urban View Host Clay Cane about the release of his…
COMMENTARY: Mental Health Awareness Matters
By Cierra Mayes, Texas Metro News Writer With so much going on in the world today, there are many real-world…
Bill Pickard on Strategy, Vision and Keeping Black Dollars at Home
As far as business mogul Bill Pickard is concerned, the more money that African-Americans can spend with each other, the…
Philadelphia Honors Patti LaBelle with a Street – but spells her name wrong
By Defender News Service Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street earlier this week. Unfortunately, the signs…
Teachers Hope to Inspire Students with Back to School Album
Chicago-based teacher Dwayne Reed goes above and beyond the call of duty. Reed, who is a fifth grade teacher at…
Migrants Exit Rescue Ship in Italy After 19-day Standoff
By COLLEEN BARRY and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MILAN (AP) — More than 80 people were being evacuated from a…
3 Ways to Better Prepare for Retirement • EBONY
Financial advisors say one of the most frequently asked questions from their clients is: “Am I financially prepared for retirement?”…
Remastered Vinyl Editions of Isaac Hayes Albums to Drop This Month • EBONY
On February 23, the world will have the chance to own remastered vinyl editions of a few of soul icon…
[RECIPES] Light and Luscious Summertime Dishes • EBONY
Summer is officially here, and with that means endless days and nights of hanging outside, gathering with friends and hoping…
Diaspora Students Ask Who Gets to Be African-American?
During this year’s presidential campaign, there was no shortage of conversation around race and voting, and political pundits often generalized…
Black-Owned Organic Candle & Home Fragrance Line Now Sold in Macy’s
Three Washington, D.C. brothers, Collin, Ryan and Austin Gill, who are 13, 10 and 8, respectively, wanted to earn some…
‘A Heavy Lift’: Religious Black Voters Weigh Buttigieg’s Bid
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — In South Carolina, many religious Black voters are facing a conflict…
AKWAABA! A Journey of Welcome in Ghana as EBONY Travels Back to Africa • EBONY
“Ye In Ghana, the smiles that welcome visitors beam as brightly as the West African sun. Stepping onto the crowded…
Hampton University Looks to Train Black eSports Players
By MATT JONES, The Daily Press HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Kyle Giersdorf, a 16-year-old from Pennsylvania, found himself $3 million…
EBONY Enjoys Ghana’s Art, Music, Food and Culture Scene
In recognition of 400 years since the first documented enslaved Africans left the continent on a Portuguese slave ship and…
Robin Thede Looks to Build Legacy in HBO Sketch Comedy Show
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robin Thede knew plenty of talented African-American woman comedians,…
Muhammad Ali–My Black Superman • EBONY
Muhammad Ali was my first idol. Although he retired from boxing in 1981 when I was only 3 years old,…
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) TV Honors Winners Announced
By Sentinel News Service Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” earned four wins from the African American Film Critics Association,…
Maryland’s Black-Owned Oasis In the Middle of Charm City
Despite countless contributions to American culture, Baltimore, Maryland, has been associated with nothing more strongly than HBO drama The Wire…
Cardi B. Sets the Record Straight about Her Race and Ethnicity
By Keka Araujo The conversation surrounding Latinos regarding ethnicity vs. race is an ongoing theme. Cardi B, a Black Latina…
Creating Structure at Home to Prepare Children for Success • EBONY
As much as the first day of school is filled with excitement, it can also be stressful for both children…
THE RUN DOWN
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green gives THE RUN DOWN on the trending topics in this weeks…
NYPD Officer Accused of Fatally Choking Eric Garner Fired Five Years After Incident • EBONY
Less than three weeks after New York’s Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado recommended job termination for Daniel Pataleo, the…
Stacey Abrams Says She’d Serve as Vice President
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The overcrowded Democratic presidential field has a record six women seeking the nomination.…
Congressman John Lewis Receives Thurgood Marshall Award From American Bar Association
By Conway Jones The American Bar Association presented Congressman John Lewis with the Thurgood Marshall Award at its annual meeting…
Sanders, Warren are Courting Black Pastors, Millennials
By The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are in Georgia…
Police in Fatal Colorado Shooting Return to Active Duty
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado police officers put on leave after shooting a man as…
The Real Brian Banks Speaks Out On Prison Injustice, Reform
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Brian Banks’ home was a prison cell due to…
Hope Scott Named to 2019 List of Most Influential Women in Corporate America
By The Oakland Post Excelling as Blue Shield of California’s Vice President, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and having fun…
Paule Marshall, Novelist of Diverse Influences, Dead at 90
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paule Marshall, an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who in fiction…
America (Still) Has a White Problem
By Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead In 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson, in response to the violent racial attacks that were…
Campaign: Nevada Demographics, Family Tie a Boon for Booker
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cory Booker’s family ties to Las Vegas and the similar…
Relationships From the Millennial Perspective • EBONY
Relationship — (noun) the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of…
It’s Time for Some Political Courage
By Congressman Elijah Cummings People in El Paso go shopping on a weekend and become the victims of yet another…
Happy Birthday! 8 Scene-Stealing Moments From the Iconic Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett is undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s most talented actors. The captivating Yale Drama School grad has blessed the masses…
`Crime Continues to Soar…’ | Afro
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO Over the past several days Baltimore has suffered from both the chaos of…
The AFRO in Africa, Yoes in Uganda
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, “While narratives over the past few decades have painted a wide range of views…
Gray Guilty in the Murder of Taylor Hayes
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO August 14, a Baltimore jury found Keon Gray guilty in the murder of…
Pipes Send Gallons Of Sewage Into Broad Creek
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, Problems with the Prince George’s County infrastructure continued when an overflowing pipe…
The Solo Travel Guide for Introverts • EBONY
If you’re shy and take time to mingle, you know that your travel style is different than some of your…