*Janeek Brown, who was once Sha’Carri Richardson’s girlfriend, has now come out to admit she indeed abused her. Sha’Carri, an Olympic track star, first opened up on the abuse in an Instagram post. She explained she is healing emotionally from the emotional trauma, including homophobia, that she experienced while in a relationship with Janeek, a…
*Victor George Spirits, a Black-owned distiller, has released a new bourbon brand named after Fort Mose, Florida, which is the first US town to allow Black people to live free legally. The town located two miles north of St. Augustine was started in 1738. The company on Friday announced the nationwide release of the “Fort…
*(CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested positive for Covid-19 and is taking antiviral medication, his office announced Saturday. “This morning, the governor tested positive for Covid-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms. The governor will continue to work remotely,” the Democrat’s office said in a statement, noting that he will be in isolation until at…
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black Two things are clear about the recent mass killing of Black people on May 14 in a Buffalo, New York grocery store. First, the […] The post #WordinBlack: Acts of racial violence don’t happen in a bubble – they happen in America appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Michael Conroy, The Associated Press A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several […] The post More than 70,000 pounds of infant formula arrive in the U.S. to combat shortage appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Word in Black On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets ― one silver, one white ― sat by holes in the ground […] The post #WordinBlack: Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Kevin McGILL, The Associated Press News A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against […] The post Opponents of federal vaccine mandate seek rehearing appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Grace Boteng, BlackPressUSA It has been four months and counting since WNBA star, Olympic gold medalist, and Houston native Brittney Griner was detained and taken into custody in Moscow, […] The post United States government steps in reclassifying Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia as wrongful appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
QUEEN OF CRYPTO WARNS INFLATION AND RECESSION COULD WIPE OUT ECONOMIC GAINS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS FOR GENERATIONS (LOS ANGELES, CA – May 18, 2022) – As runaway inflation escalates, gas […] The post Actor Hill Harper joins Najah Roberts the “Queen of Crypto” for the 2nd Annual Digital Financial Revolution Tour kick-off to 41 cities…
*(CNN) — The eldest victim of the Buffalo supermarket massacre was laid to rest Saturday. The family and friends of 86-year-old Ruth E. Whitfield held visitation and funeral services at a Buffalo church two weeks after police say a White supremacist killed Whitfield and nine other people. Authorities say the gunman targeted the Tops Friendly…