By Word In Black Since 2018, Claudine Gay has served as the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), the University’s largest and most academically diverse faculty, spanning the biological and physical sciences and engineering, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. As dean, she has guided efforts to expand
By AFRO Staff The future of Daystar Peterson, known worldwide by the rap moniker “Tory Lanez,” was decided by a jury in just seven hours, according to information released by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The guilty verdict was handed down after the jury heard evidence of Peterson’s involvement in the shooting of
By AFRO Staff Maryland’s first Black Gov-Elect, Wes Moore, delivered the 2022 Fall commencement speech at Morgan State University on Dec. 16. More than 400 students walked across the stage in their commencement robes, with members of the community, family, friends and the next governor of Maryland cheering them on. Moore was more than just
By AFRO Staff States will be required to reimburse victims of food stamp hackers under provisions of the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill passed this week. The measure, added to the massive spending bill approved by Congress Dec. 22, will mean that state agencies will cover a fast-growing theft-of-benefits scheme. The AFRO reported on Baltimoreans
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msaylesafro.com A 26-year-old woman from Baltimore is the latest victim of fraudsters who hacked her electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cash benefits. While checking her balance on an app, she saw that someone had withdrawn $676 from her EBT account at a PNC Bank in
*If you’re not familiar with Charlene Mitchell or perhaps the mention of her name just now gave you an “oh yeah, now I remember her” sensation, we have unfortunate news about the first Black woman to run for U.S. president as the Communist Party’s nominee in the 1968 election. She has died. The Washington Post
*Grammy Award-winning music producer Clive Davis sits down with CNN’s Don Lemon to discuss singer Whitney Houston’s career and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” the new film about Houston that he produced. The post Clive Davis Remembers Moment with Whitney Houston That Scared Him | WATCH appeared first on EURweb.
*(CNN) — When I spotted a pair of Black Santa pajamas on Carter’s children’s store website last month, I immediately purchased them for my one-year-old daughter. I was excited for two reasons: one being my personal obsession with Black Santas because I rarely saw them growing up in Michigan, and two being that I want
*Icon and Superstar Stevie Wonder returned to Microsoft Theater on Dec 17 for his sold-out 24th House Full Of Toys Benefit Concert. Guests included John Paul McGee Trio with Amber Bullock, Jody Watley, Gregory Porter, Teddy & Tina Campbell, Trombone Shorty, Kimberly Brewer, plus two special performances by daughters Zaiah and Nyah. Stevie closed out
*(CNN) — Former President Barack Obama stuck to an annual tradition Friday, releasing a list of his favorites for the year of 2022, including movies and books. “I always look forward to sharing my lists of favorite books, movies, and music with all of you,” Obama tweeted. “First up, here are some of the books