Victims in the Manitoba Crash Were 10 Minutes From Their Destination
A road trip to a casino turned deadly yesterday for 15 people aboard a bus in Manitoba, Canada, that collided with a semitrailer truck.
Why the Evidence Suggests Russia Blew Up the Kakhovka Dam
The Kakhovka dam was designed to withstand almost any attack imaginable — from the outside. An inside job was another matter.
Push for national reparations legislation slows, activists and elected officials press on
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Legislation regarding reparations is still alive on Capitol Hill, but it is nowhere near the big-ticket topic of discussion it has been in the last two summers. In June of 2021, as Americans of all backgrounds celebrated Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first time, backers of federal
America can’t afford to pay Black people reparations– or can it?
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com For more than 100 years, Black Americans have been seeking reparations as compensation for centuries of free, Black labor. And while most are familiar with the 1865 initiative that gave slaves “forty acres and a mule,” what they might not know is that slave owners along the South
Why isn’t Juneteenth a paid holiday nationwide?
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Juneteenth only became a nationally recognized holiday in 2021, at the direction of President Biden. The most recent federal holiday to be created commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. Though the recognition is now at an all-time high, the benefit of being a full-fledged federal
AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: Morgan State University’s ROTC Bear Battalion
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Since its inception in 1948, the Morgan State University (MSU) Bear Battalion, has graduated nearly 1,800 graduates. In 1979, George M. Brooks became the first general officer in the U.S. Army to graduate from the historically Black institution’s program. Today, the Bear Battalion is one of the top
Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is ‘not negotiating’ on 3rd-party app charges – The Associated Press
Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is ‘not negotiating’ on 3rd-party app charges The Associated Press Reddit CEO seeks to end site protest by allowing users to vote out moderators NBC News Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen The Verge Apple subreddit reopens after moderation team threatened with removal –
Daniel Ellsberg: Pentagon Papers whistleblower dies aged 92 – BBC
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Arizona man fatally mauled by black bear while drinking morning coffee – NBC News
Arizona man fatally mauled by black bear while drinking morning coffee NBC News Man dies after brutal bear attack in Yavapai County 12 News Unprovoked Arizona bear mauls, kills man drinking his morning coffee: police Fox News Person killed by bear in Yavapai County — Radio calls and scene KOLD Deadly bear attack Arizona: man mauled to death in
Ja Morant Suspended 25 Games for Second Gun Video – The New York Times
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