Land for sale sign in green grass field for housing development and construction background *An Illinois resident has purchased land that was previously owned by Black families who were forced to forfeit their property to white developers in 1929. When Steven Rogers of Evanston saw that land was up for sale, he purchased it to
Erica Herman & Tiger Woods – GettyImages *Tiger Woods has responded to a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed for $30 million after he kicked her out of the Florida home she lived in him with for six years. Erica Herman claims she provided “valuable services” for Woods during their relationship, TMZ reports. Herman is not taking
By Nadira Jamerson, Word in Black In the past few years, we’ve seen Ida B. Wells — one of the most prominent journalists, anti-lynching activists, and women’s rights activists in history — finally get the recognition she deserves. The Ida B. Wells Society was launched in 2016. In 2018, the New York Times belatedly ran
By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO In honor of Women’s History Month, painter Anson Asaka recently debuted his latest exhibition, “The Black Queen In All Of Her Splendor and Glory,” with an opening reception at Katsea Gallery on West Pennsylvania Avenue in Towson, Md. The exhibit features a stunning collection of portraits that highlight
Today, National Bankers Association (NBA) President & CEO Nicole Elam Esq. and Chairman Robert James II released the following statement regarding Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. “In light of recent industry events, the National Bankers Association wants to assure consumers that your money is safe with minority banks. Minority depository institutions are very
By: Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer There is a lot about menopause that is mysterious, but it doesn’t have to be a mystery. Most of the time when the average American thinks about menopause, they conjure images of a woman experiencing vasomotor symptoms of the condition – the hot flashes and the night sweats.
By Nicole D. Batey Morgan Grayson has not yet entered high school and she is already making a profound impact in outer space. Recently, she and her team, Team Andromeda, were selected as winners of Higher Point’s 2021 Go For Launch! event in Lakeland, Fla. Together, Morgan and teammates Krysta Fowler, Chelsea Mayfield, Anais Mera-Sarnelli
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Leadership of Baltimore County (LBC) on March 16 will host its second women’s event at the BECO Towers in Owings Mill, Md. This event, which is open to the public, will focus on how women can rebalance, rediscover and reinvent themselves, and it will help leaders learn how
ENOCH: A Biopic of Pastor E A Adeboye – an initiative of Mount Zion Film Productions and Solid Rock Foundation, has been making quite a splash on social media. The trending Christian film which premiered on March 2nd, 2023 has received widespread acclaim and positive feedback, amassing over 1.6M YouTube views in less than 2
Congratulations are in order for Gospel Music Legend Kirk Franklin after he achieves another milestone by becoming the first artist to spend 100 weeks at the NO. 1 spot on Billboard’s Gospel Songwriters chart (dated March 11). The unprecedented achievement comes at a time since Billboard launched its Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers