By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor Several women’s rights organizations from around the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area have come together to free Black women who are jailed before trial or serving time in prison. Life After Release, Out for Justice, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and many others that collectively work under “#FreeBlackMamasDMV” are meeting the
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday. Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history. Only
By UDC Communications On June 24 the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will unveil a statue made in the image of Edwin (E.B.) Bancroft Henderson, Ph.D. The statue will be located at the Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex on the Van Ness Campus. The work of art will be presented to the
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer Most actors who choose a life on the stage only dream of performing on Broadway. That is not the case with Dayna Marie Quincy, the Morgan State University alum who recently made her life-long dream a reality. A native of Detroit, Mich., Quincy got her start as an actress
By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it’s a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think.
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By the Baltimore Museum of Art and Maryland Institute College of Art Roughly 25 years ago, the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) inaugural Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) organized a landmark retrospective of Elizabeth Talford Scott’s vibrant mixed-media fiber works that brought significant recognition to the artist and modeled innovative community-centered approaches to curation and
Bob Sillick | for Editor & Publisher Dr. Frances (Toni) Draper, chairman of the board and publisher of the AFRO American Newspapers. Collaboration among news media outlets is not new, but The Exchange is a new collaborative effort that aims to create business and financial content for underserved communities. It’s a collaboration of local, diverse news media
By AFRO Staff Healing prayers are being requested for Bishop Michael Curry who became ill in Raleigh, North Carolina over the Memorial Day weekend. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church was reportedly hospitalized and underwent various testing for internal bleeding and a heart condition. Bishop Curry has been discharged, is working on a modified
By Kevin Freking, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy, R-Calif., said the House will vote on the legislation