*(CNN) — The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world, with NBA star LeBron James and tennis great Billie Jean King leading the tributes to the American. Wahl, 49, died after collapsing while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match.
*A Florida man had a very busy Sunday last week and it had little to do with doing good, such as helping the needy after worship. Okay, he might have done some good deeds, but what has made headlines are the outrageous ones. The 36-year-old man, who has been identified as Chad Mason, was arrested
*A New Orleans woman was fatally stabbed by a male passenger who reportedly “woke up and decided to kill someone.” Police say he uploaded a video of the victim dying on Facebook. The victim was identified as 54-year-old Yolanda Dillion, an Uber driver and budget analyst at the New Orleans Police Department. On Thursday, Dillon
Renowned worship leader, Nathaniel Bassey has announced plans to reach out to people this Christmas, bringing joy to individuals and families in the season with Food Items, Education Scholarships, Cash, and More. In a social media post tagged “Hallelujah Challenge Christmas Goodness and Goodwill,” Nathaniel penned a list of what He and his team are
Gospel superstar, Tye Tribbett and his wife, Shante are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Yes, 25!! The lovely couple got married on December 6, 1997. Taking to social media to mark the special occasion, they shared stunning new photos along with loving messages to each other. Tye Tribbett also shared an adorable pic from their
By Courtney Cohn and Ekaterina Pechenkina, Capital News Service While the anticipated Republican “red wave” did not materialize, the GOP-controlled House will impact President Joe Biden’s policy agenda and increase the chances for possible investigations when the divided 118th Congress convenes in January, analysts say. “One-party Democrat rule in Washington is finished. We have fired
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO It’s not often that a magnificent and inspiring local centenarian marks 106 years of life– with most of it spent in the bustling Baltimore area. On Dec. 9 Arthur Green, the admired veteran who still lives on his own in Baltimore County, celebrated another year of life. Green
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case that could turn back the clock on civil rights as we know it. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Colorado website designer Lorie Smith objects to serving same-sex couples on her website and is suing for the right
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com In our country’s 246-year history, we’ve had just three Black governors. The first came in 1990, more than a century after Black people were granted citizenship and Black men were formally given the right to vote. Lawrence Douglas Wilder was elected as Virginia’s
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Railroad Workers United (RWU) members and their supporters staged a rally Dec.7 near the Inner Harbor to push for paid sick leave for the nation’s freight train workers. Congress and President Joe Biden acted to avert a strike by rail workers before Thanksgiving, but scuttled sick