By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black We are in an era where the discourse on reparations travels along a number of crucial pathways. It meanders through the history of housing discrimination and inequities in home loan approvals. It acknowledges the haunting reality of police brutality and violence towards Black bodies. “Those are clearly grounds and
By Lisa M. Gomez In 2008, Congress passed a law requiring health plans and insurance companies to treat individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders fairly. The law — called the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, or MHPAEA — doesn’t require plans to offer any specific mental health or substance use
By Khira Moore AFRO Intern Baltimore City Fire Department officials joined Mayor Brandon Scott as he nominated James Wallace, acting director of the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, as the new fire chief. Wallace began his career as a medical paramedic before switching to firefighter-paramedics. He’s gained experience in several levels of leadership, even serving
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By Howard University Blue Star Families (BSF) in partnership with Howard University and The Chamberlain Project, hosted a panel symposium titled “Freedom to Serve: Integrating the Armed Services,” on July 26. The event wove together the expertise, data, and action of Blue Star Families’ Campaign for Inclusion with Howard University’s deep history of military service
By Michael Kunzelman and Denise Lavoie, Associated Press A man who served a prison term for joining torch-toting White nationalists in marching through the University of Virginia’s campus in a 2017 rally has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol and attacked police officers. Tyler Bradley Dykes, 25, of Bluffton, S.C., was
At a summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, President Vladimir V. Putin offered free grain as he sought to shore up ties with the continent. But lower-than-hoped-for attendance among African leaders hinted at tempering support.
Donald Trump faces major new charges.
The 17-month war continues to disrupt competitions a year before the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.