Over 20,000 Audition Online to Join Janet Jackson’s ‘JTribe’
Janet Jackson is holding the first open dance auditions for her “JTribe” in over a decade, receiving thousands of responses after alerting fans via social media. Attention… it’s time to…
Vick and Church Leaders Seek to Inspire Next Generation
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO On April 13 and 14, First Baptist Church of Glenarden was filled with more than two-thousand men for the 18th annual “Mighty…
Rihanna Teases Lingerie Line Savage X Fenty
Rihanna has been using her social media to fuel anticipation for her upcoming products. She premiered the newest addition to her beauty line, Body Lava. Now the 30-year-old is garnering…
Black DC Residents Fight for Climate Change Bill
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, African Americans in the District of Columbia are concerned about the quality of the environment and are taking steps to become more active.…
Syracuse University Suspends Fraternity After Racist Video Emerges
Syracuse University suspended a fraternity after a video showed a group of men simulating lewd sex acts and making racist, anti-Semitic remarks and homophobic remarks. A professional engineering fraternity, Theta…
DC Police Are Now Required to Learn Black History
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, While statistics prove that for years people of color have died at the hands of police at a disproportionate rate than Whites, the…
Teacher Under Investigation for Dragging 7-Year-Old Off Bus by His Feet
An elementary school teacher in Memphis is being investigated after a disturbing video of him dragging a young boy off the school bus by his ankles was uploaded to Facebook.…
Elementary Students Used Razor Blades to Cut Themselves
The Associated Press An official says seven students at a Maryland elementary school have used razor blades from pencil sharpeners to cut their arms. A spokesman for Prince George’s County…
Wendy Williams Invites Clark Sisters on her Show, ‘I Like the Clark Sisters’
Wendy Williams addressed fans who were upset by comments she made about the Clark sisters on her show Wednesday. The talk show host took to Instagram and cleared the air…
Bearden in Baltimore City Public Schools
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, The vast majority of people who pass through the Upton Metro station, the second busiest Metro stop (Penn-North is first) in the city, probably…