By Tim Reynolds, AP Basketball Writer The Phoenix Suns fired Monty Williams on May 13, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he was the overwhelming choice as the coach of the year. Williams had great success in his four regular seasons in Phoenix, winning 63% of his games. But three
By John Zenor, AP Sports Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams — all from historically Black colleges and universities — had names that won’t resonate with the average baseball fan. Wiley College. Bluefield State. Rust College. The Black College World Series
By The Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Todd Bowles kept a promise to his late mother and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach is now a college graduate. The 59-year-old Bowles walked across the stage at Mount St. Mary’s University on May 13 to receive his diploma after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It’s hard for Jamari Shaw, 16, to have fun at the park with his younger brothers in their East Buffalo neighborhood. He’s too busy scanning for danger, an aftereffect of a gunman’s attack that killed 10 Black people at a local grocery store. Sometimes, 17-year-old Alanna Littleton stays in
By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was announced in a
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Councilwoman Brooke Pinto, Ward 2, called for the D.C. Construction Codes Coordinating Board (CCCB) to reconsider the time frame on which building owners must turn on communal air conditioning for residents in the District. Pinto argues that the current time frame does not address the temperature irregularities of
By AFRO Staff The Baltimore City Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Baltimore City FCA) recently hosted the Annual Victory Celebration and Fundraiser in partnership with the Park Heights Saints Football club at Martin’s West. Attendees included Dena Freeman-Patton, athletic director for Morgan State University and Ozzie Newsome, general manager of Baltimore Ravens. NFL Hall of Famer
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com After eight months of construction, the Retail Village at Sycamore and Oak in Congress Heights will be ready to host its grand opening in June. Situated on the historic St. Elizabeth campus in Ward 8, the retail village seeks to benefit the surrounding community through healthy living, business
By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on May 13 told graduates of a leading historically Black university that American history “has not always been a fairy tale” and that “racism has long torn us apart.” But on the nation’s best days, he said “enough of us have the guts