By BlackPressUSA Many in the social justice community and the Menthol Is Not A Crime network are opposed to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposal to ban menthol-flavored and […] The post Why does the Black community oppose the menthol ban? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Cara Anna and Omar Faruk, The Associated Press More than two dozen children have died of hunger in the past two months in a single hospital in Somalia. Dr. […] The post Ukraine’s shadow: Russian conflict leads to deadly crises in Somalia appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Submitted by Sam Cox There is something about the recent SCOTUS ruling on abortion that puzzles me. Why isn’t every lawyer with half a brain clamoring to have every justice that voted […] The post Letter To Editor – SCOTUS SHOULD BE CHARGED / IMPEACHED? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
*ABC News has named Janai Norman co-anchor of the weekend edition “Good Morning America.” Norman has worked for ABC News for 11 years. She will share the anchor desk with Eva Pilgrim and Whit Johnson every weekend. In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, described Janai as a versatile
*An online fan of singer Miguel has come out to talk about a meeting she had with him ten years ago in which she describes as a disappointing experience. The TikTok video of the fan sharing her experience recently went viral. The meeting with the R&B singer took place at a club for his wife’s
*Social media went wild after the daughter of (one of) the world’s richest men posted a picture with a black male. Phoebe Gates, the daughter of Bill Gates, has become the latest to be trolled online but unfortunately with a mass amount of racist remarks. Gates, 19, posted a photo on Instagram of a young
*Bobby Brown became the “King of Stage” after he left the popular group New Edition to launch his solo career in 1986. The Boston native released his first solo album that became an instant success, scoring a No.1 R&B hit with “Girlfriend.” The song did well, but his next two singles were not as commercially
*Raphael Saadiq has been named executive music producer for Marvel’s new animated series “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” The Grammy-winning musician will be responsible for giving the series a sound that is akin to the many music genres popular in New York City (hip-hop, pop, R&B, jazz, Jamaican, funk, Latin). The news came out on
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Ahead of the all-important 2022 midterm elections, reports show that more than 55 million Americans remain unregistered to vote – […] The post NNPA and Transformative Justice Coalition announce national GOTV campaign targeting 10 million more Black voters appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Stacy Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Authorities recently released disturbing bodycam footage of Jayland Walker’s death at the hands of Akron, Ohio police officers. Walker was an unarmed Black […] The post Akron police release disturbing bodycam of Jayland Walker’s shooting death appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .