By Mae Anderson, The Associated Press Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving. Holiday shopping was relatively strong during the past two years as shoppers flocked online to spend, aided by pandemic stimulus dollars. Sales in November and December have
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO On top of choosing the right candidate, voters are being asked to weigh in on changes Maryland needs to make for the better on Nov. 8 in the midterm elections. From marijuana legalization to the appropriate name of the state’s highest court and the right level of civil
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO There are eleven questions on the election ballot Baltimore City during the midterm elections. The AFRO encourages residents to read each one carefully and “know before you go” vote on the issues. Questions A through G ask you to approve the city borrowing up to 160 million for
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO Most Mondays find pastors resting after their Sunday tasks of serving and leading their followers, but that is not the case now that early voting has started across Maryland. On the final Monday of the month, a group of clergy gathered at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore
By DaQuan Lawrence, Howard University News Service Burkina Faso recently experienced its second coup d’état this calendar year as Capt. Ibrahim Traore was sworn in as “Head of State, Supreme Head of the Armed Forces,” on Oct. 5. The transition comes after a group of officials, some of whom were aligned with the former leader
By Karen Matthews,The Associated Press The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, who fought poverty and racism and skillfully navigated New York’s power structure as pastor of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, died Oct. 28 at age 73, the church announced. “The Butts Family and entire Abyssinian Baptist Church membership solicit your prayers for us in
*Trevor Noah has made it clear he is not having any “beef” with Kanye West, as some celeb news outlets have been reporting. “Why am I beefing with Kanye? That’s an interesting way to phrase it because a beef has to go both ways.” Noah, 38, said while talking to an audience member who asked
*(CNN) — Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeated legendary UFC champion Anderson Silva on points in front of a 14,000-strong crowd at the Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday. The fight lasted all eight rounds and Paul was awarded the win by a unanimous decision, sealing victory in the final round by knocking down Silva.
*(CNN) — It’s not been an easy week for the embattled Russell Wilson. On top of his poor play and a recent hamstring injury, he is now having his favorite catchphrase mocked. Since joining the Denver Broncos, it has become commonplace to hear Wilson ending press conferences or videos with four now-famous words. “Broncos country
*SILVER SPRING, Md – All-new episodes of TV One’s original docu-series, “UNSUNG” and “UNCENSORED” debut this Sunday, October 30. “UNSUNG” leads the night with award-winning drummer and producer Norman Connors at 9 p.m. ET/8C, followed by“UNCENSORED” featuring Hollywood director Mario Van Peebles at 10 p.m. ET/9C. Each episode will be published on TV One’s website TVOne.tv. UNSUNG: Norman Connors Norman Connors was one of music’s best