By Aubrey Bruce, For New Pittsburgh Courier The night before the game in which the “Immaculate Reception” occurred, the late Bill “Bubby” Nunn III, son of the Steelers super scout, Hall-of-Famer Bill Nunn Jr., gave the late John “Squirrel” Mosley (one of the original members of the Roy Ayers group “Ubiquity” and a former member
By Bianca Martin, Special to the AFRO Above It All Mental Health Program is doing tremendous things with youth in the Baltimore City area. Providing stout mental health support for young girls and women from the ages of 4 – 24, the organization helps participants face past, present, and future obstacles as they navigate their
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. The AFRO American Newspaper has blessed me with a column for over a year as of Oct. 2. The year before that, I was a freelance writer for the newspaper and AFRO.com. It has been my absolute pleasure to share my info and opinions with curious readers. And it is
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By Josh Hastings, Wealth of Geeks via The Associated Press According to a recent survey by the National Retail Federation, 70% of Americans include the day after Christmas in their shopping plans. That’s in keeping with the usual trends, but may spike higher this year, since December 26 is a Monday, and most people are
By The Associated Press Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season, police said Dec. 24. At an evening news conference, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges announced
By Joseph Hammond, Zenger News Wash your hands. Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. The same measures deployed to fight COVID-19 appear to have won a victory fighting a far deadlier virus – Ebola. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently lifted all Ebola-related movement restrictions in the country. Museveni hailed progress in the country’s fight against
By Frances D’EmilioThe Associated Press Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those “ravenous” for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism. In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis presided over the evening Mass attended by about
By Nadira Jamerson, Word in Black Toxic air. Dirty water. It seems we find out every day about another Black neighborhood being damaged by environmental pollution. The Justice Department recently filed a complaint against the city of Jackson, Miss. — which has been without clean water since August — over its alleged violations of the
By Peter C. Brooks Although many local policymakers and federal officials would lead you to believe that present-day United States is a color-blind society that is committed to equality in education, employment, and opportunity, when it comes to Native Americans, the statistics overwhelming indicate otherwise. Despite an optimistic jobs report published by the United Bureau