The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST) are holding their 56th National Convention, July 18-23 in Indianapolis, Ind. On the second day of the conference, the newest honorary members were announced. Seven Black women of high-level positions and trail-blazing legacies joined the 110-year-old sorority. The newly inducted members include Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins, Supreme
By Ben Jealous All of us suffered the week of July 2-8. Day after day, we saw the hottest average temperatures ever recorded on Earth. Now imagine if it had been 10 percent hotter where you live. That wasn’t hard to do for residents in urban neighborhoods where pavement, concrete and glass far surpass leafy
By Molly Prothero As a public benefits attorney at Bread for the City, a multi-service non-profit in Washington, DC, I work with people who qualify for public benefits like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps). I advocate that they receive what they are entitled to when something goes wrong. Though the maximum
By AFRO staff Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz and Prince George’s County Councilman Calvin Hawkins II partnered with Escapology to raise money for local youth sport activities in an effort to reduce juvenile crime. The two had a face off at Escapology’s grand opening on July 12, challenging each other to see could
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Written by L.V. Anderson AbeSnap23 // Getty Images via Grist Extreme weather is disrupting Amtrak’s trains — and its climate benefits In 1984, when Andrew Bader was 5, his parents took him on a cross-country train from California to New York. It was a special trip, one of the last experiences Bader shared with both parents
WRITTEN BY: Beth SchwartzapfelJune 30, 2023 blvdone // Shutterstock Prison money diaries: What people really make (and spend) behind bars People in prison get “three hots and a cot,” right? So, what do they need money for? A lot, it turns out. Prisons typically provide the bare minimum when it comes to food, clothes, shoes
By John Flesher, The Associated Press Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and a host of consumer products, the company said July 6. The deal would compensate water providers for pollution
By Juan Benn Jr., Special to the AFRO I remember where I was, who I was with, and how hopeful I felt on June 26, 2015– the day the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is protected under the 14th Amendment. I was a young teen, not old enough to get married, and lived in
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia An Oklahoma judge has dismissed a lawsuit demanding reparations and rebuilding to address the historical damage inflicted by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The case, representing the last three survivors of the violent assault that claimed the lives of approximately 300 Black Americans in the