By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Sometimes it takes an incredibly long time to right a wrong, as is the case with the late attorney Edward Garrison Draper. After being denied admission to the Maryland Bar on Oct. 29, 1857, Draper will be admitted posthumously during a special session of the Supreme Court
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the nation is “at war” on Oct. 7 as Palestinian militants from Hamas invaded numerous Israeli towns taking hostages and firing thousands of rockets. “I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black Black patients are more likely than other racial groups to be restrained during emergency department (ED) visits, according to a new study by Baylor University College of Medicine. The findings — released in JAMA Internal Medicine on Sept. 25 — are based on a systematic review of 10 studies
By Samuel Petrequin, AP Sports Writer ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Not even a slight stumble near the end could stop Simone Biles. Less than three months after returning to competition, the American superstar is back at the top of world gymnastics once again. Biles overcame a late blip in her floor routine after an otherwise
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Despite opposition, Richard Worley and James Wallace were sworn in as Baltimore’s new police commissioner and fire chief, respectively, by Mayor Brandon M. Scott on Oct. 5. “Together, they understand that public safety is a collective effort that requires collaboration directly with residents, community organizations, and amongst agencies
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges on Oct. 5 selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat
The broad attack by Palestinian militants, which Hamas viewed as mostly successful, revealed some significant failures.
The relentless and deadly conflict has persisted for decades.
The awards for physics and chemistry were a reminder that the most important processes in nature unfold on a scale divorced from everyday human affairs.
Farid El Haïry spent most of his adult life as a convicted rapist. Then his accuser changed her story.