By DaQuan LawrenceAFRO International WriterDLawrence@afro.com Black Futures Lab (BFL) and Black leaders recently commemorated a significant milestone, the 2023 Black Census Project, an undertaking and monumental effort that collected survey responses from Black Americans across all 50 states regarding their views on public policy. On Aug. 23, Angela Rye masterfully moderated a discussion that included
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the charge to support underserved Black business across America. From the Sycamore and Oak small business retail incubator in Southwest D.C., Harris recently announced the Capital Readiness Program, a new $125 million federal initiative designed to help underserved entrepreneurs launch and scale small
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO Social reformer, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass is most known for his speech entitled, “What to a slave is the Fourth of July?” His powerful words left a mark that extended past the meeting hall’s walls and throughout history, making the July 4, 2023 re-opening of the
2x Grammy-nominated gospel veteran VaShawn Mitchell has just released his 10th live album to all streaming platforms entitled, “Chapter X: See the Goodness”. Fans who have been given early access to preview records have already given it rave reviews. Leonie said, “I love each song. It gives you strength to keep moving…” The album’s vocal
By The Associated Press BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — Florida school district officials apologized Aug. 24 for an elementary school assembly in which Black students were singled out for a presentation on low test scores. Officials at Flagler County’s school district in northeastern Florida said at a news conference that the assembly at Bunnell Elementary School
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. “You can’t win. You can’t break even, and you can’t get out of the game. People keep sayin’ things are gonna change, but it looks just like they’re staying the same.” –Michael Jackson, as “Scarecrow” in the musical, “The Wiz” Currently, there are no Black saints from the United States
By John Raoux, Terry Spencer and Trisha Ahmed, The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked White man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominantly Black neighborhood on Aug. 26 in a deliberate attack after leaving behind racist writings, officials said. The shooter then killed himself. “He
By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com Historians often reference Harriet Tubman as a social activist who made the brutal journey to the South repeatedly to free those who were enslaved; although among her many accomplishments lies a career as a spy and nurse for the Union during the Civil War. It’s a piece of her story
By Frazier Moore, AP Television Writer Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99. Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Aug. 26 at his home in Los
By Aaron Morrison and Ayanna Alexander AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged Saturday, Aug. 26 on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream. “We have made progress, over the