By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO When the Freedom Riders risked their lives in 1961 to protest the segregated bus system in the American south, Moses Newson was there. […] The post Moses Newson: Black journalist extraordinaire and AFRO all star speaks at 95 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume (MD-7), Special to the AFRO For 130 years, the AFRO-American Newspaper has been the eyes, ears, and voice of our community. On the anniversary of its […] The post Congressman Kweisi Mfume reflects on the AFRO at 130 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
The digital guide makes the history and collection available to scholars, historians, teachers, and students anywhere in the world Tulsa, OK – August 11, 2022 – Today, Greenwood Rising announced a […] The post Greenwood Rising: New Digital Resources Shed Light on Overlooked History of ‘Black Wall Street’ and the ‘1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’ appeared first
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Even as Tony Finau, Taylor Pendrith, Cameron Champ, and others stormed the leaderboard, officials were once again making sure that […] The post Rocket mortgage ‘Changing the Course’ for Black Detroit residents during PGA tour event appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By LaNail R. Plummer, Ed.D In 2004, I gave birth to my first child. I was 23 years old, a recent college graduate, an officer in the United States Army, […] The post Black women and the freedom of choice appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Courtney Alexander, Digital Marketing Editor Before becoming the award-winning gospel singer he is today, Deitrick Haddon was gaining inspiration from his family. The Detroit, Mich. native began his career […] The post Deitrick Haddon discusses being authentic to his craft and latest gospel projects appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens […] The post Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO The Social Justice Committee of St. Ann Catholic Church has been working on a letter writing campaign to Pope Francis for […] The post #FaithWorks: The Moore Report: We’re saints too appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Stephanie Harper, Special to the AFRO Baltimore residents will be pleased to know that with their Summer 2022 Orioles ticket purchase, they will be able to attend the Birdland […] The post Dru Hill comes home for 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Sistahs in Business (SIB) Expo, an event celebrating and educating Black female entrepreneurs, is returning to the […] The post Sistahs in Business Expo returns to the DMV appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .