Is There More to the De Sousa Exit Than Taxes?
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO On the surface, the resignation of Baltimore police commissioner Darryl De Sousa seems…
’13 Reasons Why’ Cast Talks Addressing Serious Issues, Kanye West
When the first season of the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why premiered last year, controversy erupted over the show’s…
What do you Hear, Yanny or Laurel?
It doesn’t take much to divide the internet, these days. First, it was over the black and blue or white…
Black Man Convicted of Murder at 14 has Charges Dismissed Against Him
A newly vindicated Brooklyn, New York man denounced a corrupt justice system that took 17 years of his life. John…
South Carolina Woman Earns Fourth College Degree at 92-Years-Old (VIDEO)
A 92-year old South Carolina woman received her fourth college degree and hopes she is an inspiration to others. Annie…
Ex-Basketball Wives LA Star Brittish Williams Has Baby Girl
Former Basketball Wives L.A. star Brittish Williams had a great Mother’s Day when she welcomed her daughter, Dash Dior Gordon.…
De Sousa Out, Pugh Begins National Search for New Police Commissioner
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, Just days after Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh suspended Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa,…
White Man Threatens to Call ICE on Employees Speaking Spanish
A White man berated employees and threatened to call the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on them for speaking…
Supreme Court Ends Law that Prohibits Sports Gambling
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, It looks like sports gambling may be on its way to Maryland, and every…
REPORT: Kevin Hart to Star in ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake
Comedian Kevin Hart is in talks to star in Warner Bros. and Overbrook Entertainment’s remake of Uptown Saturday Night (1974)…
Top-Ranked DC School Embroiled in Residency Fraud Scandal
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO An audit from the Office of the State Superintendent for Education released…
White Woman Calls Police on Black Real Estate Investor Inspecting House
Another day, another instance where a White person calls the cops on a Black person for existing or doing their…
‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Honors Howard Graduates
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Chadwick Boseman strolled onto Howard University’s campus as a bankable box-office star…
Watch Trailer for Mara Brock and Salim Akils’ New OWN Drama ‘Love Is___’
The trailer for OWN’s new drama series Love Is__ from Mara Brock and Salim Akil is finally here. The show…
Washingtonian Magazine Ad Campaign About DC Manages to Include Zero Black People
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Although White residents may now make up 44 percent of the District’s population,…
Death of Black Man Who Died in Police Custody Ruled a Homicide
A coroner said that a Black man’s, who died in police custody in Louisiana, death was homicide by asphyxiation, HuffPost…
Black Panthers Call for Firing of Wisconsin Police Officer
The Associated Press WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — The Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee are calling for the firing of a…
Netflix and ESPN to Premiere Michael Jordan Docuseries ‘The Last Dance’
ESPN Films and Netflix are collaborating on a 10-part docuseries about basketball legend Michael Jordan, Deadline reports. The Last Dance,…
Judge Says Ex-Lawmaker ‘Squandered’ Life, Faces Prison
By MICHAEL TARM, AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge Thursday handed former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds…
Rita Ora Apologizes for ‘Girls’, Says She’s Dated Men and Women
British singer Rita Ora has apologized after her latest single “Girls” featuring Cari B, Charli XCX and Bebe Rexha, was…
Gayle King Blabbed About Her Bestie Oprah’s Alleged Weed Habit
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Although she’s been successful in her own right, whenever Gayle King, CBS This…
Willow Smith to Jada Pinkett Smith: ‘I was Cutting Myself’
Willow Smith revealed to her mother and grandmother that she used to cut herself when she was 9-years old. The…
Did ESPN Hire Sage Steele to Appease Racist Viewers?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, ESPN announced over the weekend that it will be hiring Sage Steele and Kevin…
Director Ryan Coogler Didn’t Expect to Live Past 25 as a Black Man
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler said he almost experienced a crisis when he turned 30. Coogler, 31, spoke to reporters…
Mother’s Day ‘Ceasefire’ Weekend: Zero Homicides
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, For the second time in a row, a Baltimore Ceasefire weekend has ended with…
Nigerian Woman Sues United Airlines for Removing her From Plane After Passenger Said she Smelled
A Nigerian woman filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against United Airlines accusing the company of removing her and her kids…
South African Photographer of Iconic Protest Image Dies
By ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tributes are being paid following the death of Sam Nzima, the South…
Billy Dee Williams Discusses Donald Glover in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Hollywood legend Billy Dee Williams spoke to EBONY about his character from the original Star Wars franchise, Lando Calrissian, and…
Can the Rockets Run With the Warriors?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk The NBA doesn’t want fans to consider the Houston and…
Ava DuVernay Discusses ‘A Wrinkle in Time’, Black Art & Cannes
Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay sat down with EBONY to discuss the film returning to theaters for…
Freed Death Row Inmate-Turned-Speaker is Back Behind Bars
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Isaiah McCoy walked out of a Delaware prison a free man…
Ryan Coogler Considering ‘Women of Wakanda’ Spin-Off of ‘Black Panther.’
Black Panther has become a complete phenomenon, with plans for a sequel already in the works and whispers of an…
Video Shows Teen in Prom Attire Choked by Police Officer
The Associated Press WARSAW, N.C. (AP) — A video posted to social media shows a teenager in his prom attire…
20 Celebs & the Moms Who Made Them Who They Are
There’s nothing like a mother’s love, and these stars will be the first to tell you that the love, support…
Ebola Vaccines to be Shipped to Congo, WHO Chief Says
By SALEH MWANAMILONGO, Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Ebola vaccines will be shipped as quickly as possible to Congo…
A Nightmare Where Books Are the Enemy
For many, Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 was required reading in high school. The book, released in 1953, shows…
Oprah Keeps it Unpresidential in Address to California Grads
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey paused before talking politics Friday as she stood…
Trevor Jackson Says ‘Superfly’ Captures the Essence of Atlanta’s Culture (VIDEO)
Actor Trevor Jackson walked the red carpet Thursday (May 10) for the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story in…
Why is Commissioner De Sousa now Suddenly Suspended?
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO In an abrupt turnaround, Mayor Catherine Pugh suspended Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa…
Yvette Nicole Brown on Voicing Okoye for ‘LEGO: Black Panther’ (VIDEO)
Community star Yvette Nicole Brown talked with EBONY on Thursday while attending the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story…
Raptors Fire ‘Coach of the Year’ Dwane Casey After Another Sweep by Cavs
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have fired Dwane Casey after the team was swept in the playoffs by the…
17 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Beauty Gift Ideas
Sunday is Mother’s Day. And if you haven’t picked up something special for your mom already, why don’t you surprise…
At Least 44 Killed as Dam Bursts in Kenya, Officials say
By TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Villagers said it started with a loud rumble, then houses collapsed…
Cop Suspended After Aggressively Grabbing 65-Year Old Diabetic Grandmother During Traffic Stop
A police officer in Alpharetta, Georgia has been suspended over his handling of a 65-year old diabetic grandmother during a…
Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — May 5, 2018
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Emily B Stands By Fabolous During Domestic Abuse Trial
Brooklyn rapper Fabolous has been charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of making terroristic threats against…
The Struggle of Being a Black Ivy Leaguer
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, After a Black Yale graduate student and teaching fellow, Lolade Siyonbola, posted Facebook…
Survivor of the Last Slave Ship Spoke to Zora Neale Hurston in 1930, Interview Finally Revealed
Sixty years after slavery was abolished, author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston found the last surviving prisoner of the last…
Mom of Georgia Man Shot by Police Doesn’t Trust Prosecutor
By The Associated Press The mother of a Georgia man who was fatally shot by police said May 9 that…
Grandmother, 95, Arrested for Slapping Granddaughter With Slipper
One Florida grandmother recently spent time in jail after smacking her granddaughter across the face with a house slipper. 95-year-old…
‘Motherhood is a 24-hour-a-Day Job’
By Jannah G. Johnson, Special to the AFRO With Mother’s Day rapidly approaching it is important to honor those who…
Tidal Accused of Inflating Streaming Stats for Beyoncé and Kanye
A Norwegian newspaper is accusing Tidal, a music streaming service primarily owned by JAY-Z, of falsifying the number of streams…
AFRO Now Available on Apple News
By AFRO Staff The AFRO American Newspaper is now available on Apple’s News app. The app, built into all iPhones…
Cardi B Confirms She’s Expecting a Baby Girl
While it has been speculated that Cardi B and Offset are expecting a baby girl, the sex of the unborn…
Kennedy Center Latest Group to Revoke Cosby Honors
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Bill Cosby’s fall from America’s favorite TV Dad persists as he continues to…
Tiny & T.I.’s Family May Be Coming Back to Reality TV
Tameka “Tiny” Harris has been creating new music with Xscap3, but according to reports, the singer has been given two…
Tiny & T.I.’s Family May Be Coming Back to Reality TV
Tameka “Tiny” Harris has been creating new music with Xscap3, but according to reports, the singer has been given two…
Groups Sue Ben Carson Over Delay of Anti-Segregation Rule
By The Associated Press A group of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Housing and Urban…
Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Finally Come Face-to-Face at MET Gala (PHOTOS)
Weeks after Nicki Minaj teared up over feeling overlooked by “it” girl Cardi B, the two femcees met up face-to-face…
Defamation Lawsuit Against Mosby Blocked
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, It’s been almost three years since the six Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers charged…