Job gains occurred in several sectors, including leisure and hospitality, government, health care, professional, scientific, technical services, and social assistance. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Oct. 6 that American employers added 336,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate remained at
By Ebenezer Nkunda, Howard University News Service Hattie McDaniel’s Academy Award has returned to its forever home at Howard University. McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1940 for her memorable role as “Mammy” in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind.” In her last will and testament, McDaniel expressed
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO A couple was set on fire and left to burn after being held at gunpoint and tied up with duct tape in their Baltimore apartment on the night of Sept. 19. The woman was assaulted repeatedly and her throat cut, and the pair were severely burned. However, the
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the nation is “at war” on Oct. 7 as Palestinian militants from Hamas invaded numerous Israeli towns taking hostages and firing thousands of rockets. “I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges on Oct. 5 selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat
By Helen Bezuneh, Special to the AFRO The African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI) held the extravagant, well-attended ADDI Afro United Festival Award Ceremony on Sept. 29 at Howard University’s Armour J. Blackburn University Center. On Sept. 29 the African Diaspora Development Institute honors President of the Teaching Artist Institute, Haki Ammi, with an Arikana Excellence
By Mekhi Abbott, Special to the AFRO On Sept. 23, Susan Smallwood, founder and CEO of Grandiosity Events, organized the seventh annual Celebrity Charity PoloXJazz event in Poolesville, Md. The event, hosted by Judge Greg Mathis, faced some climate issues due to Tropical Storm Ophelia. Due to the storm, the windy weekend included rain and
By Yugo Hines, Special to the AFRO On Oct. 5, health organizations around the country are offering free resources for National Depression Screening Day. Started in 1991, National Depression Screening Day (NDSD) serves as a way to promote the normalization of depression screenings and improve people’s ability to access mental health resources. Despite the overall
By Lea Skene and Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — At least two people opened fire during a dispute between two groups at Morgan State University homecoming events Oct. 3, but the five victims were likely not the shooters’ intended targets, officials said. All other homecoming events and classes were canceled for the
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO Ryan Demby, a Howard County sheriff’s deputy, was off-duty when he was shot and killed inside a Baltimore bar on Sept. 29. Shortly after midnight, authorities were called to a South Charles Street bar located in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood, where they found Demby suffering from multiple gunshot