By Joan Prince, Ph. D. When America gets a cold, the Black community gets pneumonia. This is a saying that is well known to many who pay attention to topics of health care and health equity in this health-compromised and vulnerable population in America. Yes, there have been colds, there has been pneumonia, and now
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By Gloria Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent The courtroom where the U.S. Supreme Court justices recently heard arguments on affirmative action was filled with tension and irony. The judges heard about opposition to affirmative action programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Harvard graduate, ascended to
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By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) is going all-out to encourage and galvanize black voters with Unity ’22 GOTV (Get Out the Vote) Comedy Tour and Organizing Weekends. So far, the tour has performed in key battleground states: Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Detroit and
Previous request for DNA testing was denied By The Associated Press An African-American man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders has been released from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person, the Los Angeles County district attorney said Oct. 28.
*(CNN) — Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was asked on Thursday if he was apologizing when he said he didn’t mean to cause any offense after tweeting a link to the 2018 movie “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.” “I didn’t mean to cause any harm,” Irving replied. “I’m not the one that made
*Looks like Madonna isn’t the only one who likes her men young! Superstar Cher popped out with a new man by her side and it happened to be AE — Amber Rose’s ex-boyfriend. The iconic singer and music producer were spotted out leaving dinner at celebrity hotspot Craig’s (in WeHo otherwise known as West Hollywood)
*Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey franchise), will be directing a biopic about late British singer Amy Winehouse titled “Back to Black.” “This is a dream movie to helm,” Taylor-Johnson, 55, previously wrote in an Instagram caption. “I’m ready, let’s go… #amywinehouse #backtoblack,” she added. According to Deadline, the project will “take a look at
*Harper Lee’s classic To Kill A Mockingbird is revived via Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation as a new play starring Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch. To Kill A Mockingbird is wrought with the familiar elements of drama, antiquated values of the deep Jim Crow South era, and the generational deceit that goes along with