Photo: Joshua Resnick via 123RF With inflation and a rising cost of living, many of us are looking for ways to lower monthly expenses. One effective savings method is leveraging online and print coupons for groceries, clothing, and other essentials. Here are some tips to help you make the most of these coupons and save
By Jake CoyleAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Fifty pages into Percival Everett’s “Erasure” Cord Jefferson knew he wanted to adapt it into a movie script. Halfway through, he began to see Jeffrey Wright playing the book’s academic protagonist, Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. By the time he was finished, he knew he wanted to direct it
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com It’s common for young adults to start thinking about retirement plans once they begin working full-time. But saving can start much earlier, especially if parents hire their children. Investment brokerages allow parents and legal guardians to open Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) on behalf of their children no matter their
By Noreen Nasir, Aaron Morrison and Aisha I. Jefferson, The Associated Press The racist motivations of the White shooter who targeted and fatally shot Black people in Jacksonville, Fla., two weeks ago have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism against African Americans. Most hate crime victims in the U.S. are
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Sixty years ago, 500 Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Md. residents were foot soldiers in the 1963 March on Washington. Activists traveled to the nation’s capital and joined more than 200,000 of their fellow citizens to champion jobs and freedom for African Americans. To commemorate the historical event
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia (NNPA Newswire) – Sean “Diddy” Combs has gifted his Bad Boy family with life-changing anniversary gifts. According to Billboard, the music mogul has decided to return the publishing rights of his label’s artists and songwriters to their rightful owners. The move resulted in Bad Boy
By PRNewswire BALTIMORE, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The PepsiCo Foundation, National Urban League and Greater Baltimore Urban League are pleased to announce the first Culinary Tasting Event in honor of the Black Restaurant Accelerator Program. The one-night event will showcase grantees of the program and highlight success stories emerging from this impactful partnership. The
By Cliff Brunt, AP Sports Writer Brandon Phillips and Jade Cargill still are trying to grasp what they have achieved as a Black couple that took on sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago. Phillips, a former Major League Baseball star, and Cargill, a current women’s professional wrestler, steered the Austin-based Texas Smoke
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Brooklyn Mass Shooting Hearing On Sept. 13 at 1 p.m., the Baltimore City Council will hold its second hearing to inquirty about the mass shooting that occurred on July 2, shooting 30 and killing two. The hearing will be held in City Hall on the fourth floor, but
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor Cori “CoCo” Gauff is the youngest athlete to lead the new wave of Black tennis players and captivate the American sports scene. At 19 years old, she is the most youthful challenger to reach the elite stage of semifinals at the US Open since Serena Williams in 2001. The