By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Tonee Lawson is the founder and executive director of TheBe. Org, a local nonprofit organization that focuses on encouraging and nurturing youth to live above their socially-imposed limitations to develop their character, talents and leadership skills allowing them to go beyond a dream and achieve remarkable excellence. TheBe.
By Black Health Matters In 2008, July was designated as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, aiming to address the mental health challenges faced by minority communities in the United States. This annual observance seeks to raise awareness, reduce stigma and improve access to mental health services for racial and ethnic minority groups. Studies have
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, @StacyBrownMedia Reparations have finally arrived for some Black Americans. The city of Evanston, Ill., began its historic reparations program by providing compensation to Black residents. Checks and vouchers in the amount of $25,000 have already been sent to eligible residents, a move that backs up the city’s 2019 promise
By Chris Megerian and Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said extremists want to “replace history with lies” as she traveled to Florida on July 21 to assail Republican efforts to overhaul educational standards, plunging into a battle over schooling that has rippled through classrooms around the country. “They
Certain models of the Kia and Hyundai car brand are being targeted across the country as car thieves participate in a viral social media challenge that encourages others to steal the vehicles using a simple USB cable. Even if the car is not successfully stolen, damage to the ignition comes with a financial burden some
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Two years ago Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) settled a 15-year lawsuit that sought to rectify unfair funding of institutions in comparison to other universities in the state. The same lawsuit addressed the trend of predominantly White institutions (PWIs) duplicating HBCU programs, ultimately causing a loss
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO African Americans have served in every military conflict in United States history, volunteering and insisting–at times–to be allowed to enlist. It has not been easy for Blacks to fight for freedom overseas while being denied freedom at home. It was not comfortable (to put it mildly)
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Florida’s Board of Education voted to approve several new rules this week, including teaching that African Americans benefited from their enslavement.The new curriculum has sparked outrage and accusations of racism, setting up a new school year unlike any other because of these changes and other
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, @StacyBrownMedia The Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled a $2.2 billion relief initiative aimed at providing support to Black farmers and other individuals who have faced discrimination within federal government lending programs. The Inflation Reduction Act, part of Biden’s commitment to addressing historical injustices, includes a total of $5.3 billion dedicated
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, @StacyBrownMedia Federal authorities announced on July 11, that Bank of America violated numerous consumer financial protection rules by double-charging customers, not distributing credit card rewards, and creating fraudulent accounts. As a result, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Bank of America $90 million and compelled the institution to