By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Executive Alliance is set to host its annual Women of Excellence event on Oct. 26 at Martin’s West in Baltimore. The event, open to the public, assembles local women professionals and executives to network and celebrate one another. Pinky Cole, Baltimore native and founder of Slutty Vegan, will be the
*October is Major League Baseball playoff season, but you can’t have the conversation about MLB without talking about the Negro Leagues. If you know history, you know there was a time when only White men were allowed to play in the major leagues. Black baseball players … even though their skills were just as good
Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Hughes Van Ellis (Omar Jimenez-CNN) *(CNN) — Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according to his grandnephew, Ike Howard. He was 102. “He died waiting on justice,” Howard told CNN. Ellis was just a few months old when he
*This month, the Living Legends Foundation celebrated 50 years of hip-hop at its annual gala! EURweb was there and has the scoop. This past Friday, October 6th, the foundation celebrated by honoring the unsung heroes making moves in music. The gala, held in Hollywood at the Taglyn Entertainment Complex, honored nine individuals who have impacted
Ice Cube and Sheikh Nasser of Bahrain. Photo Credit: Ice Cube/Instagram *Ice Cube, government name, O’Shea Jackson Sr., went to see the money and linked up with the Sheik Nassar of Bahrain. He posts, “Thank you Your Highness Sheikh Nasser @nasser13hamed for your unbelievable hospitality and for welcoming me to Bahrain as your brother. I
*In its first consumer-product licensing deal in the casino and gambling sector, Netflix has announced its forthcoming “Squid Game” slot machine. The slot game, by gaming company Light & Wonder, is based on the South Korean survival drama series “Squid Game.” Per Variety, the slot machines “will integrate several iconic (and deadly) games from the
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Today, in a display of unity, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, issued a resolute statement of support for Israel amidst the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East. In a joint statement released on Saturday, October 7, NNPA
By Deborah Bailey, Ed.D Contributing Editor Bowie State University Police received report of shots fired at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Oct.7 in the area of Henry Circle near the Center for Business and Graduate Studies. Two individuals were reported as injured and taken to the hospital. Their identity and condition are unknown at this time. The matter is
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Two major labor unions in the automobile and health care industry have gone on strike. Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit health care provider in the U.S., had more than 75,000 employees leave their posts on Oct. 4 after contract negotiations between the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions and
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Tmcqueen@afro.com Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.-20) was ousted from his position as House Speaker shortly after a compromise with U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, made in order to prevent a government shutdown. McCarthy is now the first House speaker to be removed in American history. “I do not regret negotiating.