By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Deanta Dorsey didn’t know that his life would end during his lunch period on Jan. 4. Hanging out with four of his friends outside of a fast food restaurant just across from his school, Edmondson–Westside High, the bullets came for him. “He was not in the wrong place and it
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Marylanders received their annual update on the status of the state’s affairs from a Black man for the first time in history on the first day of February this year. Governor Wes Moore opened Black History Month with his first State of the State address, delivering a call
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO As the first African-American female director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Mrs. Vanessa E. Wynce, has made tremendous strides in the development and future of science, technology, engineering, and math. Growing up down south in Conway, S.C., Wynce developed a strong interest in engineering as a young child.
By Jim Salter. The Associated Press As five Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others milled around at the scene, even as the 29-year-old cried out in pain and then slumped limply against the side of a car. Just like the attack on George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly
Northeast U.S. Braces for the Coldest Wind Chill in Decades The New York Times D.C.-area forecast: Arctic blast is here, with numbing wind chills through tonight The Washington Post ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Frigid Weather Likely Will Break Records In Northeast—Here’s Where It Will Be Coldest Forbes NYC, Northeast bracing for ‘dangerous’ polar vortex, sub-zero temperatures New York Post BITTER BLAST:
Suspect arrested in case of tamarin monkeys missing from Dallas Zoo, police say CNN Man arrested in connection to missing Dallas Zoo monkeys, sources say WFAA.com Suspect in disappearance of Dallas Zoo tamarin monkeys is arrested at an aquarium NBC News Arrest made in connection with 2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo, police say The Dallas Morning News Dallas
Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US CNN China spy balloon to be addressed by Pentagon, Missing Detroit rappers found dead | LiveNOW from FOX LiveNOW from FOX Playbook: Worries balloon over Chinese spying – POLITICO POLITICO China’s brazen spy balloon drifting over US nuclear bases is a big slap in the face Fox News What China
Air raid sirens sound in Kyiv during visit by European leaders Reuters Zelenskyy Meets Von der Leyen in Kyiv | VOA News Voice of America Russia-Ukraine live: No rigid timeline for accession, says EU Al Jazeera English “Europe will still stand with you to win and rebuild” | DW News DW News EU promises on Ukraine recovery are ‘lies’:
Macron warns Netanyahu over judicial overhaul, settlements The Times of Israel Macron denounces ‘headlong rush’ of Iran’s Nuclear Programme, meets Israeli PM in Paris | WION WION Iran’s nuclear programme at a ‘dangerous point’, Macron says after talks with Netanyahu FRANCE 24 English Hosting Netanyahu, Macron raises alarm over ‘headlong’ Iran nuclear rush The Times of Israel Israel’s former
Roc Nation recording artist VICTORY ascends to trailblazing heights with her new single and video, “El Shaddai.” Showcasing her distinct and sober sound, the singer offers a deeply felt and earnest track that seeks to uplift the soul in dark times. Unitedly bluesy and soulful, VICTORY originally hails from Detroit, MI, and brings the full