By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black A week after the midterm elections, not all of the races have been called, but we’re starting to see how key issues in the K-12 space will play out amidst new leadership and policies. With at least seven state superintendent seats and 51 state boards of election seats up for
By The Associated Press Maryland’s attorney general announced Nov. 21 that he has overruled opinions that upheld or applied unconstitutional racially discriminatory laws. In an opinion addressed to General Assembly leaders, Attorney General Brian Frosh formally overruled the opinions, saying that while changes in the law may have made them unenforceable, “we recognize that the
By The Associated Press A federal judge has denied a 19-year-old woman’s request to watch her father’s death by injection, upholding a Missouri law that bars anyone under 21 from witnessing an execution. Kevin Johnson is set to be executed Nov. 29 for killing Kirkwood, Missouri, Police Officer William McEntee in 2005. Johnson’s lawyers have
HBCU Go Road to Homecoming, the new production sponsored by Ford, follows a group of HBCU students and alumni as they prepare for the return of Homecoming Season. The Road to Homecoming series will showcase the authentic spirit and excitement of HBCU Homecoming Season. Hosted by DJ Envy, the custom series will visit two HBCU campuses
By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside next year. Showing rare party unity after their midterm
By BlackPR Wire (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – Howard University welcomed members of Congress recently to engage with students about the C.R.O.W.N. Act (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair). The act is a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including braids, dreadlocks, twists, or
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The barriers blocking vehicle access to the Roland Water Tower in the historically Black neighborhood of Hoes Heights have been removed. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in an exclusive Nov. 29 meeting with the AFRO that he has instructed the Department of Public Works (DPW) to remove the
By Alana Matthew, Howard University News Service Experts from all over the country recently assembled at Howard University for a panel and frank discussion about missing Black women and the lack of media coverage. Actress Ericka Alexander moderated the panel, which included Tiffany Cross, former host of MSNBC’s “Cross Connection,” Derrica and Natalie Wilson, founders
By Zsana Hoskins, Howard University News Service Thanksgiving has a tragic history, yet many Black people across the nation still choose to celebrate it in their own way. Some reframe it as a day to spend time with family, while others shop. In an informal poll for this article, 45 percent of Black respondents, ages
By Devna Bose, The Post and Courier via The Associated Press After a student in his classroom had yet another outburst, Tyler Wright couldn’t bear to see him get written up again. Wright, then a student teacher at a Charleston elementary school, led the child out to the hallway for a chat. Within minutes, the