By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier, Word in Black Emmet Till deserved to grow old. If he hadn’t been murdered in Money, Mississippi, on August 28, 1955 — if he had lived long enough to develop wrinkles and gray hair, and bounce his children, grandchildren, and possibly his great-grandchildren on his knees — he might have celebrated his
By Ashleigh Fields, Special to the AFRO The city of Glenarden is hosting an expungement fair from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on May 6 at the James R. Cousins Jr. Municipal Center (Gold Room). The event is hosted by Councilmember James Herring, of Ward 1, and Councilman Maurice Hairston, of Ward 2. Their goal
By Cheyanne Mumphrey, The Associated Press The College Board is revamping its Advanced Placement African American studies course again, vowing to give students an “unflinching encounter with the facts” following criticism that it watered down curriculum on slavery reparations and the Black Lives Matter movement after pressure from conservative politicians. The company did not say
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By PAT GRAHAM, Associated Press Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie’s death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori Bowie, a
By AFRO Staff Pretty Yende will soon go down in history as the first African to be invited to perform a solo at the coronation of a British monarch. The South African soprano will be one of three soloists to perform at the coronation of King Charles III on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, in
(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles, CA – The “Queen of Hip Hop Soul,” will be the queen of this summer with two new original movies inspired by Mary J. Blige’s biggest hits — Mary J. Blige’s Real Love and Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman, set to premiere on back-to-back Saturdays, beginning June 10
By Ben Jealous The theme for the 53rd Earth Day last Saturday was a timely one: Invest in Our Planet. This country has just begun to do that through the infrastructure and clean energy packages that President Biden and Congress approved in 2021 and 2022. We will be spending more money transforming our economy in
By Byron T. Deese, Special to the AFRO As a young Black male growing up in a small, working-class neighborhood in Central Florida, I was taught the importance of giving back to the community. From watching my parents and grandparents tithe 10 percent of their incomes to our local church, to raising money for our
BALTIMORE – The Coppin State University Center for Strategic Entrepreneurship and the Annie E. Casey Foundation will launch a new research study focused on youth entrepreneurship and economic opportunity during the 2023 Economic Inclusion Conference at Coppin, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The Excellence in Entrepreneurial Learning (EXCEL) Research Project will focus on current entrepreneurship