by Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Wednesday. A Justice Department report found the Louisville/Jefferson
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press The D.C. Council is withdrawing a sweeping rewrite of the capital city’s criminal code from consideration, just before a U.S. Senate vote that seemed set to overturn the measure. But the move will not prevent the Senate vote or spare President Joe Biden a politically charged decision on whether
By Hannah Ziegler, Capital News Service After a mild winter in the Washington metro region triggered some local cherry blossom trees to bloom in early February, the National Park Service announced Wednesday that this spring’s peak bloom for the iconic trees will occur between March 23-25. The announcement signals that warmer winter weather across the
By Chris Megerian and Josh Boak, The Associated Press President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class stability to millions of older adults. In his plan, Biden is
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By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Standing over the body of Deanta Dorsey, shot and killed on Jan. 4 in Baltimore, the friends he made in his short lifetime could only weep. Roughly a dozen children held each other up at his casket as the true tragedy of the teen’s death came into sharp focus: these
Mary Haruna, popularly known as Minister Maresh has released a brand new single titled “Yabo Yabo (The Centre),” available today on digital platforms. According to her, the song is a reminder that Jesus is the reason for a believer’s joy in such a chaotic world. “Jesus is the essence of our being, and indeed my
Mult-Award Winning Nigerian Gospel music minister Peterson Okopi is bringing his live concert “THE PETERSON EXPERIENCE” to the city of Uyo this March. This follows the Lagos edition which was held last year (2022) leaving many soaked in an intense worship experience and atmosphere they are yet to recover. This next edition of THE PETERSON
Gospel music Legend, CeCe Winans‘ is set to commence her much anticipated music tour “Believe for It Live in Concert” which is due to begin this spring starting from March 9th, 2023 at Jacksonville, Florida and end in the Summer on15th of September at Nashville, Tennessee. The chart-topping soloist completed who completed a national sold
*Singer Mariah Carey has been making the world happy through her timeless songs. She now wants to make it even happier through her Black Irish liquor. After successfully rolling out her Black Irish Cream Liqueur brand in the US in 2021, Carey has now trained her eyes on the world stage, beginning with South America and