Afro e-Edition 06-16-2023
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Celebrating Juneteenth
By Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO Publisher and CEO This year we celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day for the 157th time, and the third time as a national federal holiday. Many Americans are still learning about Juneteenth’s importance, and we must recognize the significance of its history, and the joy in celebrating our freedom as
Op-ed: why Black folk need holidays
By Aswad Walker, Defender Network For some, holidays are just days off work. For others, many of them are considered sacred and holy. But all holidays were created by a specific group of people for a specific reason. Holidays were meant to be vehicles for teaching, highlighting and passing down specific values important to the
Nonprofit works to combat lack of diversity in marine science
By Ariyana Griffin, Special to the AFRO When Dr. Tiara Moore, an environmental ecologist, took to Twitter to look for more Black marine scientists in 2020, she had no idea it would lead to a forceful movement and the founding of a new organization, Black In Marine Science (BIMS). “I realized that we might be
Local activists hold forum, weigh in on Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’
By DaQuan Lawrence, Special to the AFRO Activists in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area are weighing in on the construction and use of a public safety training center near Atlanta. Opponents of a massive police training center soon to open near Atlanta, Ga. staged a two-hour virtual roundtable to engage national attention on
Overcoming overdose: peers and libraries leading the way
By Nneka N’namdi and Fareeha Waheed At the end of each year, Baltimoreans know how many neighbors we lost to homicide (333 in 2022). The number is a grim reminder of how Black life is devalued in our city and country. It is a tragic, brutal metric to underscore the multiple system failures that led
Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack – CNN
Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack CNN CISA Director tells MSNBC several federal agencies hit in cyberattack MSNBC Cyberattack hits US national lab, nuclear waste site The Boston Globe U.S. government agencies hit in global cyberattack CBS News Energy Department among federal agencies breached by Russian ransomware gang Federal News Network
Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law – The New York Times
Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law The New York Times Supreme Court rejects challenge to Native American child welfare law ABC15 Arizona Supreme Court rejects challenges to law that governs tribal adoptions CNN Supreme Court upholds Native American adoption protections MSNBC Alaska Native tribes and groups call Indian Child Welfare Act ruling a win for tribal sovereignty Anchorage Daily
Conor McGregor is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an NBA Finals game in Miami – The Associated Press
Conor McGregor is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an NBA Finals game in Miami The Associated Press Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman at NBA Finals game – ESPN ESPN Conor McGregor accused of raping woman at NBA Finals game in Miami: report Fox News Conor McGregor Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Woman During NBA Finals Inside Edition
Asylum seekers bused from Texas given support in Los Angeles; local leaders call out Republican governor Greg Abbott – KABC-TV
Asylum seekers bused from Texas given support in Los Angeles; local leaders call out Republican governor Greg Abbott KABC-TVView Full Coverage on Google News