By James Pollard and Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press/Report for America Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Jan. 6 that the U.S. House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power. The state used
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On Jan. 10, part of Mayor Brandon Scott’s Squeegee Action Plan took effect. The six-zone squeegee ban targets high-traffic intersections where panhandling and solicitation activity will no longer be tolerated. The plan will be enforced by patrolling officers. To keep arrests low, squeegee workers will get two warnings
By AFRO Staff The women of the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (PWCAC-DST) and the Delta Research and Educational Foundation, have come together once again for the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Competition and Program. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on January 16, the
By Terrance Harris, The Defender Network Count veteran NFL coach Lovie Smith as the Texans’ latest one-and-done coach. Smith was informed shortly after Sunday’s regular-season finale win over the Colts that he was being fired after just one season on the job. He was 3-13-1 in his lone season as head coach. Smith is the
By ReShonda Tate, The Defender Network For the millions of people who watched a leaderless House of Representatives convene for the first week of the new year, the true legend to many was a Black woman named Cheryl Johnson. As factions of Republicans, newly in the majority, fought savagely to appoint a new speaker, the
By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA – Malick L. Manga and Bill Haley Jr., Alex Haley’s grandson, will be visiting The Gambia to celebrate and acknowledge the awarding winning book, “Roots.” The seven milestone anniversaries surrounding the book and its ongoing cultural phenomenon is being revisited through a series of initiatives.
Motown Gospel (a division of Capitol CMG/Capitol and Universal Music Group) announces the signing of award-winning artist LaTocha to an exclusive license agreement via her own label, Made Girl Music. A multi-hyphenate force in the music industry, LaTocha is best known as a member of the multi-platinum-selling R&B group Xscape, providing leads on some of
Congratulations are in order for Iconic indigenous Nigerian gospel singer and minister, Evang. Amaka Okwuoha popularly called Chioma Jesus as she acquires a new place of abode named OKEMMUO-VILLE. Taking to Instagram to disclose the exciting news the “Chioma Meh” crooner shared a beautiful video of her new mansion and testified that “2023 started with
*We all know Eddie Murphy is one funny guy. Well, he showed off his comedic skill once again Tuesday night at the Golden Globes by invoking Will Smith’s notorious Oscars slap/meltdown. The funny moment at Smith’s expense happened after Murphy, 61, accepted the Cecille B. DeMille Award for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.”
*(CNN) — The biggest music festival of the spring has just released its lineup — with international stars dominating the lineup. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny and Korean pop group Blackpink are set to headline the first two days of Coachella, the annual desert music festival in Indio, California. Frank Ocean, who was originally scheduled