By Aria BrentAFRO Staff Writerabrent@afro.com A prime component of Black culture is music. It defines eras, tells stories and creates soundtracks for our lives. It is only right, then, that historically Black colleges and universities have a playlist of their own, driven by the sounds of the campus marching band. Maryland Public Television highlighted the
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com On National Voter Registration Day, House Democrats re-introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill was originally introduced in 2021. “We are now 10 years removed from the disastrous Shelby County v. Holder decision where the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. In those 10 years
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi when he was a teenager and toiled alongside civil rights icons including Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82. Watkins — who also sometimes went by Hollis Watkins
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com When considering the future of Black wealth, Black owned banks are considered to be a viable means of support for business owners and families alike. “One of the things you look for in a bank is not only to help you have somewhere to put your money, but
By Special Press Release The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has cancelled activities on Sept. 23 after a state of emergency was declared due to Tropical Storm Ophelia. PRESS RELEASE: After careful consideration and based on direction from the Baltimore City Office of Emergency Management and the Baltimore City Fire Department, we have
By Special Press Release Executive Order Issued to Respond to Tropical Storm Ophelia ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today signed Executive Order 01.01.2023.13 declaring a state of emergency beginning Friday, September 22, 2023, in preparation for the effects of Tropical Storm Ophelia. The executive order will allow the State to take actions to coordinate and request emergency
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Earlier this year, Edward Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights launched legal action against Fearless Fund. The lawsuit, brought before the U.S. District Court in Atlanta, alleges that the Fearless Fund discriminates against non-Black women. Experts said the suit could present a pivotal moment in the ongoing discourse on
By Cheyanne Mumphrey,and Juan Lozano, The Associated Press A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two weeks of in-school suspensions for wearing twisted locs to school. After being punished, 17-year-old Darryl George returned to school with the same hairstyle and was suspended again, his mother said. George, a junior at Barbers
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com In 1941, the Tuskegee Airmen became the first all-Black flying crew in the U.S. military during World War II. Also known as the Red Tails, the 992 fighter pilots executed more than 1,500 missions, and 15,500 forays, defeating 261 enemy aircrafts and winning more than 850 medals. Despite
(Photo by Jonathan Farber on Unsplash) By Amaka Watson, Houston Defender Financial freedom and generational wealth will always be top tier on the list of New Year resolutions. It isn’t about the power and flexibility having that money can do for your life. If you are taking active steps to improve your financial health here