By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com On National Voter Registration Day, House Democrats re-introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill was originally introduced in 2021. “We are now 10 years removed from the disastrous Shelby County v. Holder decision where the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. In those 10 years
By Chrisleen HerardSpecial to the AFRO An elementary school was struck by bullets after a nearby shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19. Authorities responded to shots fired in the 2300 block of Raynolds Place around 1 a.m. on Sept. 19,, just a one-minute walk away from Rocketship Rise Academy and hours before the
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia American Library Association reports a 20 percent increase in challenges in 2023 (NNPA Newswire) – The assault on Black history and that of other minority groups in the United States. has ramped up with the recent banning of certain books. The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual
A high-ranking member of Cosa Nostra, he was arrested in January after decades on the run. He was found through medical records related to his cancer treatment.
The hotel, which stood as a landmark in the Port of Odesa, was unoccupied, according to regional officials.
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President Emmanuel Macron said he had also recalled the country’s ambassador, after weeks of escalating tensions with Niger’s new military leaders.
Voters on Sunday rejected the candidate for the hard-line Alternative for Germany Party, which is rattling German national politics, in the race for mayor in the city of Nordhausen.
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