By Ariama C. Long, Report for America Corps Member This year marks the 61st anniversary of the 1961 Freedom rides through the segregated South, aimed at dismantling the Jim Crow […] The post Freedom Riders from 1961 honored appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor President Joseph R. Biden kicked off a campaign to ban assault weapons on America’s streets in an address to Black law enforcement officers this […] The post Biden promotes assault weapon ban in message to National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. […] The post Bill Russell, NBA great and Celtics legend, dies at 88 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO The fallout continues from the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe V. Wade on June 24. […] The post Black women clergy speak across the spectrum: from disappointment to rage at the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade appeared first
By Antonio Harvey, Word in Black Nevada attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan was appointed as president of the Las Vegas Raiders’ team on July 7. She’s the first Black woman to […] The post Las Vegas Raiders name the NFL’s first Black woman team president appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball’s recent draft, with four Black players among the first five selected for the first […] The post Jackie Robinson’s legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway, Sr. Every day I see young people in my West Baltimore community walking into gas stations and corner stores to buy menthol cigarettes and […] The post Menthol cigarettes cause damage to Baltimore’s Black community appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO Frederick Douglass is famous in history for being an abolitionist leader and visionary. Although his life and writings are often taught about, his […] The post New musical honors Frederick Douglass’ life and writings appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Please continue to pray for my family and all the other families of the wrongfully detained, as our pain remains […] The post TBE#29 – #WeAreBG: Hope Surges For The Release Of WNBA Star Brittney Griner appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
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