7 Ways to Protect Your Natural Hair When Swimming
Natural girls, get ready to take a dip in the water this summer but don’t forget to protect those strands.…
California Becomes 1st State to Ban Hairstyle Discrimination
By Kathleen Nayne, The Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law July 3 a bill making California the first…
Olympian Cullen Jones Offering Swim Lessons to Fight Stereotype That ‘Black People Don’t Swim’ • EBONY
Olympic athlete Cullen Jones is teaching children of color how to swim as a way to end the stereotype that…
Push to Posthumously Give Black Soldier D-Day Medal of Honor
By Rebecca Tana, The Associated Press The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing to posthumously award an African- American soldier the…
Oprah Winfrey Heats Up Primetime With ‘Greenleaf’, and a First Look at Season 4 Trailer [VIDEO] • EBONY
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South Carolina Focus for Sparring 2020 Rivals Biden, Harris
By Meg Kinnard and Juana Summers, The Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has apologized for comments about working…
Starz Premieres ‘Power’ Trailer First to Fans During Cast Appearance at Essence Festival [VIDEO] • EBONY
Starz released the official Season Six trailer of its hit series Power in New Orleans over the weekend, which coincided…
New Film ‘The Look’ Addresses Racial Bias
By BlackPR Wire (Black PR Wire) — Continuing the conversation from its Emmy Award-winning film “The Talk,” Procter & Gamble…
An American Saga’ • EBONY
Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The upcoming drama series created and written by Alex…
Bodden Foundation to Address Mental Health
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, Former NFL defensive back and Prince George’s County native Leigh Bodden knows…
Kamala Harris Raises $12M In Second Quarter
By Juana Summers, The Associated Press Sen. Kamala Harris of California says she raised $12 million in the past three…
Group Grants $1.6M For Places That Are Part Of Black History
By Chevel Johnson, The Associated Press More than $1.6 million in grants are going to 22 sites and organizations to…
Mary J. Blige Signs Production Deal With Lionsgate
By BlackPress Newswire Mary J. Blige seems to be winning in every way. Days after she honored her darn self…
Both Sides in Sudan Political Crisis Hail Power-Sharing Deal
By Fay Abuelgasim and Noha Elhennawy, The Associated Press Sudan’s ruling military council and its pro-democracy movement both welcomed a…
Durant Signs With Brooklyn Nets
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, Kevin Durant has made a living taking big shots and winning championships.…
AFRO Black Facts: July Edition
As the “Black Media Authority,” the AFRO is committed to educating readers by sharing Black history, while also offering news,…
Douglass High Sophomores Cookout | Afro
By AFRO Staff The sophomore class of historic Frederick Douglass High School in West Baltimore recently celebrated the end of…
Attorney Arrested for Alleged Drug Smuggling
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO A Baltimore Attorney has been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into a jail…
Baltimore Black Engineers Celebrate 30 Years
By AFRO Staff On June 22, nearly 200 people gathered at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History…
Larry Young Does It Again
By AFRO Staff Larry Young, former State Senator and venerable Baltimore talk show host has again been named one of…
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Disney Releases New Images of Beyoncé, Donald Glover and Other Stars of ‘The Lion King’ [VIDEO/PHOTOS] • EBONY
Today, Disney released never-before-seen images of the stars of the new Lion King film with their live-action characters, including Donald…
Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — July 5, 2019
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Vic Mensa’s Wolverine Shoe Collab Is as Edgy as His ‘Camp America’ Video • EBONY
Vic Mensa’s new band 93PUNX recently dropped a provocative video for “Camp America” in which Caucasian children are depicted in…
Dehumanizing the Other, American as the 4th of July
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, The images of Brown men, women and especially children on the Texas border being…
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Are Low-Income Residents a Priority?
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[MUST READ] ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ • EBONY
Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I, or…
Gauff, Just 15, Shocks 5-Time Champ Venus, 39, at Wimbledon
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NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns Gives Us an Inside Look Into His Style Game • EBONY
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Comedian Mike Epps and Producer Kyra Robinson Wed in California [PHOTOS] • EBONY
Comedian Mike Epps said ‘I Do’ to his girlfriend, producer, Kyra Robinson on June 23rd in Newport Beach, California. The…
Exclusive: Hero Killed in Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Memorialized by Father
By Brenda H. Andrews, Publisher, New Journal and Guide “Did you get two or three sermons today?” Mrs. Maxine Cox…
PRESS ROOM: Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) Regarding the Supreme Court’s Decision on Gerrymandering
By The NNPA NEWSWIRE The highest court in the land, in fact, chose to condone partisan gerrymandering, a political tactic…
Karen Carter Richards, Publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Elected as New NNPA National Chair
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“Countdown to Demolition,” Baltimore City Moves to Save Calloway Home
By AFRO Staff Cab Calloway’s childhood home is slated for demolition, July 1. A rally in protest of the destruction…
NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns Gives Us an Inside Look Into His Style Game • EBONY
Two-time NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns (commonly referred to by his fans as KAT) is well-known for his on-court skills. The…
Tens of Thousands Protest Army Rule in Sudan
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Migrants Stranded in Libya Endure Sewage, Maggots, Disease
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Breakout Dem Debate Performance Nets Harris $2M in 24 Hours
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris reports that she raised $2 million in the 24 hours after…
The Tools for Community Activism
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First Democratic Debate of the 2020 Race Features Almost No Questions on the Black Agenda
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The Storied History of the Black Press: ‘The Pillars of Black America’s Struggle for Justice’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Since the founding of the Black Press 192 years ago, African American-owned…
Mississippi Election Lawsuit is ‘Time-sensitive,’ Judge says
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Flint Hears From Prosecutors who Dropped Water Charges
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New Whitney Houston Remix by DJ-Producer Kygo Released
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — You can dance to a new-ish Whitney Houston song this weekend. Houston…
Exceptional Director, B. Monet, Rides into History with Cadillac
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia You can call Brittany Fennell by her given name, her last name…
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Ida B. Wells Barnett, Langston Hughes, Romare Bearden,…
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By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, As the nation celebrated Juneteenth and the official ending to American chattel slavery,…
Unveiling Freedom | Afro
By Xavier Underwood When most think of the National Archives, the Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States, or…
AFRO Exclusive: Teen Artist Tackles Female Oppression Through Art
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, If you don’t know the name Naja Elon Webb now, commit it to…
Don’t Say “She Cuts Good For A Girl”
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When Lesley Bryant opened The Lady Clipper Barber Shop in 2017, she…
Weekend Fires Strike Southern Maryland
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, Two fires in southern Maryland left over 60 people displaced and three…
Fogo de Chao Comes to Bethesda
By Katie Taylor, Special to the AFRO Where’s the meat? North Bethesda’s, Pike and Rose, that’s where. Fogo de Chao…
Goombay Brings More Than Just Games
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, During their annual “Player Appreciation Day,” the Goombay coed spring kickball league…
Mary and Main Offers Millennial Business Example
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, When Hope Wiseman graduated from Spelman College she had the world in…
Juneteenth at Johns Hopkins | Afro
By Jamesia Downer, AFRO Intern On June 19, 1865, the last group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed…
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BET Awards Honor Mary J. Blige, Nipsey Hussle, Tyler Perry
By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer The 2019 BET Awards featured a number of contemporary pop and rap stars who…
Made in DC Pop-Up Comes to Reagan Airport
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