By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Black Men Unifying Black Men (BMUBM) is an independent, non-political Baltimore-based group of Black men who meet monthly to engage in discussion. Their charge is to effect life-altering changes in the lives of Black men and boys throughout Baltimore. “We are a hub for bringing Black men together
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO It was on April 5, 1984, that Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored point number 31,420 of his career, breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record. The record had been held by Wilt Chamberlain before Jabbar broke it in front of 18,000 fans gathered at the University of Nevada’s gym
By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO The Reginald F. Lewis Museum was teeming with service providers and supporters of Gov. Wes Moore. The speaker series entitled “In Their Own Words” was hosted by non-profit United Way of Central Maryland and sponsored by DLA Piper Law Firm. The event served as an opportunity to hear
By AFRO Staff Fox News is set to begin defending its propagation of lies fostered by former President Donald Trump and his allies after his loss in the 2020 presidential election, as jurors are expected to be seated and opening statements offered April 17 in the defamation case brought against the media giant by a
By Kerry Mitchell Brown, Ph.D. More than 12 million viewers watched the Louisiana State University (LSU) Lady Tigers, a team of majority Black women athletes, win their first-ever NCAA championship on April 2. Their rivals, and the forecasted winners, the Iowa Hawkeyes, a predominately White team, played hard. But LSU played harder. They dominated, the
by Maya Richard-Craven Collapsed buildings. Piles of debris. Destroyed homes. Dozens of people dead. These are just a few of the consequences of the estimated 50 tornadoes that recently hit the South and Midwest. But one of the year’s worst tornadoes happened the week before this latest outbreak, and residents are still suffering. On March
By Maya Richard-Craven, Word in Black Narratives surrounding climate change are often cloaked in Whiteness. For years, it’s been presented as a “White” issue, further perpetuating the idea that Black folk are removed from the environment, despite experiencing the brunt of its impacts. The legacy of colonization, and its role in climate change, has also
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent America imprisons many more of its citizens than any other developed nation, with men comprising most of the incarcerated. But the rate of growth for female imprisonment has been twice as high as that of men since 1980, according to The Sentencing Project, which estimates
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On April 10, the first Maryland legislative session with a Black Governor ended. Gov. Wes Moore created ten pieces of legislation and signed SB555 – Fair Wage Act of 2023 and HB547 – Family Prosperity Act of 2023, the day after “Sine Die.” “I entered office saying that
By BlackPressUSA Vice President Kamala Harris made a last-minute trip April 7 to Tennessee where she called for tougher firearm laws and criticized the Republican-controlled state House, which a day earlier expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers for their role in a protest calling for more gun control following a school shooting in Nashville. The two