By Don Babwin, The Associated Press A predominantly Black college in central Illinois named after Abraham Lincoln and founded the year the former president was assassinated will close this week, […] The post Illinois predominantly Black college closing after 157 years appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By DaQuan Lawrence On Feb. 24, 2022, when Russian forces invaded Ukraine, they reignited a previously established history of political conflict and began Europe’s foremost war in decades. Ukrainian President, […] The post Reaction to Russian-Ukrainian Conflict appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By NNPA Newswire (NNPA Newswire) – It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided to pursue medicine, a […] The post Alexa Irene Canady: First Black female neurosurgeon in U.S. appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By The Associated Press Nevada’s new top federal prosecutor has been sworn in to his job in Las Vegas. U.S. Attorney Jason Frierson was administered his oath of office May […] The post Nevada swears in first Black US attorney appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Center for History and Culture will open its new exhibit, “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” on […] The post Civil rights exhibit on Maryland’s pivotal role to open this Spring appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By The Associated Press Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on “Doctor Who,” the BBC announced May 8, ending speculation over the iconic Time Lord’s next regeneration. […] The post New ‘Doctor Who’ star is ‘Sex Education’ actor Ncuti Gatwa appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Special to the AFRO Baltimore County Public Library has launched Northstar Digital Literacy, a free, online, self-paced program that teaches participants basic computer skills. Participants can learn about the […] The post Baltimore County Public Library announced a new digital literacy program appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By AFRO Staff Jelani Cobb, the award-winning essayist, author and staff writer with The New Yorker, has been named the new dean of the prestigious Columbia University Journalism School, the […] The post Jelani Cobb named new dean of Columbia University Journalism School appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Carolyn Thompson and Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press The White 18-year-old who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket researched the local demographics and arrived a day in […] The post Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Special to the AFRO Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Commissioner Michael S. Harrison recently announced their plan to bring the Baltimore Police Department into 21st Century policing by redrawing […] The post Police Department announces timeline to redraw district boundaries appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .