Plan for Obama Presidential Center Advances over Protests
The Associated Press Construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago took a major step forward May 17 with a city commission’s decision to sign off on the project after…
Yara Shahidi Calls for Prison Reform in the U.S., Urges Young People to Vote (VIDEO)
Actress and activist Yara Shahidi is no stranger to using her platform to educate others and bring attention to major issues. In a new video for NowThisNews, the Grown-ish actress…
25-Year-Old Arrested After Posing as Homeless to Play High School Basketball
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, A man in his mid-20s pretended to be a homeless victim of Hurricane Harvey so that he could register as a 17-year-old student to…
Look Who’s Expecting: Pregnant Celebrities Due in 2018
The Year of the Celebrity Baby is what 2018 should be named. Several of our favorite celebrity couples welcomed new additions to their family this year including John Legend and…
Ballou High School Student Shot and Killed
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Southeast, D.C. after 15-year-old, Jaylyn Wheeler, a Ballou High School student, was shot and killed around…
District Attorney to Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession to Address Racial Disparity
A New York City district attorney announced that his office will mostly stop prosecuting people for possessing or smoking marijuana to address the racial difference in marijuana enforcement, the Tampa…
Ervin Steps to the Top of the Ticket
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, Valerie Ervin, the former running mate of Kevin Kamenetz, the gubernatorial candidate who died suddenly last week, today decided she would pursue the governor’s…
T.I. Asks Officer in Why he was Arrested in Leaked Video
A video of the rapper T.I. inside the jailhouse following his arrest for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct has leaked. In a video obtained by TMZ, T.I., whose real name…
Starbucks: From Boycott to Victory
By Phillip Jackson, Special to the AFRO If Howard Shultz wasn’t the founder of Starbucks, he would have been one of the boycott protesters with us. He said he was…
‘Deadpool 2’ Actress Zazie Beetz Hints at Possible ‘X-Force’ Movie
Zazie Beetz was at the New York City premiere of Deadpool 2 on Wednesday where she expressed excitement about watching the movies with fans and hinted at the possible X-Force…