By Howard Fendrich As Venus Williams entered Centre Court for her 24th Wimbledon appearance at age 43, greeted by a standing ovation, she held a green exercise band overhead with both hands and stretched it while striding to her sideline seat. Once her first-round match against Elina Svitolina began, Williams played like a throwback version
By Hannah Schoenbaum and Kimberlee Kruesi State investigators were on site Monday at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters. Tommy Petty, chief of the state Department of Labor’s Amusement Device Bureau, said investigators from his department “already came and went”
By Laura Ungar Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or ethnic groups within
By Stacy M. BrownSenior National CorrespondentNNPA Newswire During the NNPA’s annual convention, which celebrated 196 years of the Black Press of America from June 28 through July 1, Biden appeared via video to salute the NNPA and its member publishers on the occasion. “Congratulations to the Black Press of America for celebrating 196 years of
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in two cases—regarding Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s admissions practices—that using race as a factor for college admission violates the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause. With the ruling falling along ideological lines, this major decision ends race-based affirmative action in higher education. Stacker used information
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO The past 14 days have been good and bad in Baltimore City. First the bad news: a series of fires have been set at playgrounds around the city. Started by whom? And why? Burning questions (pun intended) still surround the crimes. Children love the slides, the
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore residents and leaders have grown concerned about the rate at which youth are dying due to street and gun violence. Since the beginning of 2023, several youth have been gunned down during or right after school hours. On Jan. 4, Deonta Dorsey was shot and killed at
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Jeffrey “J-Raz” Roscoe hosted his annual Father’s Day cookout on June 18 which started out 25 years ago as a way to celebrate the Black fathers who are investing in their children and communities. Over the years, the event has evolved into a major event in Clinton. Md
Nigerian Christian Rapper and Hip Hop sensation, Protek Illasheva finally drops his highly-anticipated single, “Cast Am Out” featuring Afrogospel sensation Oba Reengy and the foremost Gospel DJ Horphuray. Produced by Tbabz, “Cast Am Out” is a blend of Highlife & Drill Music that buttresses our rights as believers, echoing the authority we have in Christ.
7-time Stellar Award-winning gospel icon, VaShawn Mitchell releases “Work Together,” the second single from his upcoming album. This follows the first single “See the Goodness” featuring Donnie McClurkin that is currently growing on Billboard. Inspired by the famous scripture Romans 8:28, the song is an up-tempo groove that reminds listeners that “all things work together