Nate Thayer, Bold Reporter Who Interviewed Pol Pot, Dies at 62
The “mad genius” journalist scored an exclusive interview with the genocidal Cambodian leader and covered his show trial, another worldwide scoop.
Broken Promises
If you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolution, don’t despair. You don’t need a holiday to change your life.
High Food Prices Rile Up Canadians
Grocery stores have become a lightning rod for consumer discontent amid inflation and lingering mistrust after a bread price-fixing scandal.
Jack Ma, Ant Group Founder, Will Relinquish Control
Ant Group, the fintech sister company of the e-commerce behemoth Alibaba, is one of China’s most influential companies.
Biden Moves to End Doughnut Lures and Other Bear Hunting Tactics in Alaska
A new rule proposed by the administration would also bar hunters from invading wolf dens to kill pups.
What happened to all the high school bands? Advocates claim funding has disrupted the music pipeline in schools
By RayJaun Stelly, Word in Black Have you noticed the atmosphere is different when you’re at a high school football or basketball game? The aesthetic of hearing a band play in such a way that makes fans get out of their seats to dance, or get players and coaches riled up to go out on
Advocates urge educators to address student grief in school
By Shirley L. Smith, New York Amsterdam News The COVID-19 pandemic and America’s continuing struggle with gun violence have shined a long overdue spotlight on the impact of grief on children. Child advocates are hoping this heightened awareness will spark a culture shift in American schools so that grief training and counseling will become as
Two more Baltimore City Public School Students shot at close of violent week
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) has reported that two students were shot on Friday, just days after five students were shot in Edmondson Village Shopping Center, leaving one dead. “Today, we learned that two students were injured in a shooting across the
Morgan State University Professor Anthony Estreet named CEO of the National Association of Social Workers
By AFRO Staff Morgan State University (MSU) professor Anthony Estreet, Ph.D, has been selected to step into the role of chief executive officer for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Estreet, who previously served as chair of the Master of Social Work Program at MSU, will step into the role on Feb. 6. He
CCG releases statement on the death of Hon. Richard L. Bernal
By The U.S. Black Engineer, Information Technology Magazine Career Communications Group (CCG) Publisher and CEO Tyrone Taborn and CCG President Jean Hamilton have released a statement on the death of the Hon. Richard L. Bernal. “They were very close family friends,” Taborn said of the couple seen in this recent vacation photo with the two