By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said
By Abel Communications Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper to address this year’s graduates, nearly 50 years to the day after receiving her master’s degree The AFRO, the oldest Black-owned business in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, is proud to ring in the 2023 graduation season with news that CEO and Publisher Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper was named
By Baltimore Community Foundation “Ours is a very Baltimore story,” says Kaliq Hunter Simms, an educational consultant and incoming president of Sisters Academy in Baltimore. Kaliq grew up in a close-knit family in West Baltimore while her husband Joe Simms, chief diversity officer for Stanley Black & Decker, grew up in a similar community nearby.
By Dante R. Brizill, Special to the AFRO As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, it is fitting to remember the ever-vanishing WWII generation. The sense of urgency calls out to us, as they are leaving us at a rapid pace. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, we have approximately 167,000 World War
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Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87 The Associated Press There Will Never Be Another NFL Career Like Jim Brown’s Sports Illustrated Jim Brown, one of football’s greatest ever, dies at 87 – ESPN ESPN Jim Brown didn’t play the role of ‘football legend’ the way the Browns wanted him to. He lived on
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Negotiators return to debt ceiling talks after setback CNN Stock Market Today: Dow Closes Lower After Debt-Ceiling Talks Pause, Powell Comments The Wall Street Journal ‘Huge setback’: Debt limit talks hit snag CNN Debt ceiling clash should push states to rely less on federal money The Hill The US debt ceiling crisis is more proof of Republicans’ cynicism and
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From the stables of EeZee Global, Minister Esther Oji hits the airwaves with yet another soul-lifting single titled “Aka Ngozi” (The Hand of God). The highlife midtempo accompanied by a music video speaks of the Grace and Mercy of God in the life of a believer. The thrilling video which is a sonorous blend of