By Denise Rolak Barnes At 11:11 P.M. on July 16, Nyiah Courtney, a beautiful and smart 6-year-old girl, was struck by a gunman’s bullet in the course of a drive-by […] The post The other pandemic: gun violence and the death of Black children appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The 39th Annual National Night out celebration was a mellow event this year at the Kennedy Recreation Center in the Shaw Historic District in […] The post MELLOW 39th ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT in D.C. AFTER MULTPLE SHOOTINGS ROCKED THE CITYs appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ayodele Ayoola, AFRO Editorial Intern Chelsea Coffin joined the D.C. Policy Center in 2017 as the Director of the Education Policy Initiative, which seeks to use new data and […] The post Q&A:Tackling the achievement gap with Chelsea Coffin, director of Education Policy at D.C. Policy Center appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black While at the library making copies one day in 2018, Gregory Hill looked up and saw a sign that read “Adult Literacy Center: Read, […] The post #WordinBlack: Boosting adult literacy rates in the Black community appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Ieesha Johnson wants to empower the Black community to make informed choices and decisions about organ donation. Maryland has more than 2,500 people […] The post The Decision Project educates and dispels organ donation myths among the black community appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling Thursday and sentenced her to nine […] The post Russian judge sentences WNBA’s Griner to 9 years in prison appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By AFRO Staff This month the Afro American Newspapers will celebrate 130 years in business with community members, former paper boys and girls, current and past employees, celebrities, and elected […] The post 130 years of excellence: AFRO Gala set to kick anniversary celebration into high gear appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen, Kaiser Permanente for Word in Black Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, […] The post Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black This time of year, social media feeds are flooded with teachers posting lists of supplies they need for their classrooms and asking for the […] The post #WordinBlack: It’s back-to-school time. Here’s what teachers need appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO We checked in with the Rev. Myeskia Coger Watson, the illustrious former pastor of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, who candidly shared what’s been […] The post #FaithWorks: Seeing What We’ve Never Seen Before appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .