By Samantha Hendrickson The Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Body camera footage showing the final moments of a pregnant Black woman who was shot and killed by police in an Ohio parking lot last week is expected to be released to the public on Sept. 1. Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old from Columbus
By The National Council of Negro Women It is with a heavy heart that NCNW (National Council of Negro Women) announces the passing of Joan Douglas-Jordan on Aug. 25, 2023. Mrs. Douglas-Jordan faithfully served on the NCNW Board of Directors and chaired the Greater Washington Life Member’s Guild. She was also a mentor and advisor
Special to the AFROPhotos by AJ Johnson Each year the Afropunk Festival offers a unique experience of Black culture. This year under the banner, “Circus of Soul,” the festival featured servings of music, film, fashion and art produced by alternative Black artists. The Afropunk Festival originated in 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore City Councilman James Torrence (D-District 7) recently introduced new legislation, Bill 23-0416, that would create the Baltimore City Office of Returning Citizens. The office would establish and oversee Baltimore’s first Re-entry Action Council (RAC), which would guide and cooperate with the returning citizen’s office. RAC would build
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK─(BUSINESS WIRE)─Essence Communications Inc. announces the highly anticipated return of ESSENCE Fashion House™ and the annual Best in Black Fashion Awards during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) from September 7-8, 2023, hosted by TV personality and actress Chasity Saunders. This year’s ESSENCE Fashion House™ will celebrate the creative potential of fashion
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. The
By AFRO Staff New Bethel Baptist Church, led by The Rev. Dexter Nutall, hosted a back to schoolcommunity day on Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers helped operate a wide range of activities and educational tables for children and families to enjoy. A few of the on-site vendors and offerings included the
By Thalia Beaty, The Associated Press Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Aug. 31. The People’s Fund of Maui will give $1,200 a month to adults
By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities on Sept. 1 released bodycam video showing a police officer fatally shooting Ta’Kiya Young in her car in what her family denounced as a “gross misuse of power and authority” against the pregnant Black mother. Sean Walton, an attorney representing Young’s family
By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins Sixty years after Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, our racial economic divide is vast as ever. But it can still be closed — and quickly. It’s now been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the Reverend Martin Luther King