Honoree Dr. Dre accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) *A music producer is taking legal action against Dr. Dre, claiming the hip-hop icon illegally sampled his music. According
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By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Black workers prioritize their mental well-being more than any other racial group, according to a survey by the employment platform Oyster. The platform surveyed more than 2,500 desk-based – or so-called knowledge employees — and found that more than 58 percent of Black workers globally
By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Center for Public Integrity You can’t fix a problem you don’t track. That’s especially true if you’re counting on the federal government to intervene. It’s why, several years after 1968 civil-rights legislation intended to stop housing discrimination, Congress passed a law requiring many financial institutions to report some information about
By Forward Times Staff J. Cole’s Dreamville festival aimed to reach new heights in its third year. Fans went crazy the moment the lineup was announced with Cole himself and Drake as co-headliners for the second night. Getting those two superstars in one place is a major feat in itself — the only thing harder
By Kimberly Perry and Rev. Wendy Hamilton Mayor Bowser has proposed $750,000 to retrofit underused basketball and tennis courts for pickleball in her 2024 fiscal year budget. She has also boosted funding for recreational facilities and programs throughout the city–significantly so in Ward Eight. At face value, that’s excellent news. However, shockingly wide disparities currently
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended on April 10 as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott used his annual State of the City address April 17 to explain how he will stem youth crime and build on initiatives to enhance Baltimore. “Baltimore, the state of our city is strong,” Scott told a packed house at the new Cherry Hill Middle
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently committed $2 million to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) in efforts to support the redevelopment of the Anacostia Arts Center, which serves as a hub for small businesses, artists and cultural organizations in Ward 8. The announcement came on the heels of the
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Michelle Miller recently discussed her journey to a stronger idea of self and the motivation behind her memoir, “Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Love and Loss.” Among friends, fans, Howard professors and classmates, Miller bore her soul at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in