By Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s new police chief will be the first Black woman to lead the embattled department full-time, bringing fresh hope to a force under a federal consent decree after years of scrutiny following the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020. Louisville interim police chief Jacquelyn
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The packed courtroom inside of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in Baltimore could only be likened to judgment day, as counsel on both sides delivered closing arguments on July 24. Tavon Scott, a 16-year-old ex-squeegee worker, is on trial for the shooting and killing of Timothy Reynolds
HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 20, 2023–New research by The Hartford and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found Black U.S. workers face greater barriers to mental health support in the workplace compared with white, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) U.S. workers. Black U.S. workers were more likely to rate their mental health as
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. United fired head athletic trainer Reade Whitney the night of July 21 after the team said he made a discriminatory hand gesture in a photo that was posted on social media a day earlier. The team and Major League Soccer also said July 21 that two players, Taxi
By Mylika Scatliffe AFRO Women’s Health Writer Wesley Hamilton is an award-winning bodybuilder, something he never considered before becoming disabled. Hamilton is currently gearing up for the Immix Gala hosted by the organization, Disabled But Not Really, on Nov. 16, 2023. The black-tie event will be held in downtown Kansas City, Mo. Credit: Photo courtesy of
By David Bauder, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What do Paul McCartney, Queen Latifah, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder have in common? Oh, and Aretha Franklin, k.d. lang, Bono and Billy Joel. Not to mention Carrie Underwood, Judy Garland, John Legend and Placido Domingo. And let’s not forget… Stop. Listing all of the
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation amid the uproar against his contentious judicial overhaul measure.
The law, part of a broader L.G.B.T.Q. crackdown, includes a ban on transition surgery.
Outraged opponents of the government’s removal of some of the Supreme Court’s powers blocked roads around the country. Police responded on horseback and with water cannons.
Also, political uncertainty in Spain and Twitter’s rebranding.