By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The American healthcare system is unaffordable for the average uninsured American these days. Additional health services that help prevent or manage mental health can be even further out of reach. Mental health can be debilitating if gone unaddressed for too long, and having
By The Associated Press The imploding cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is now short billions of dollars after experiencing the crypto equivalent of a bank run. The exchange, formerly one of the world’s largest, sought bankruptcy protection last week, and its CEO and founder resigned. Hours later, the trading firm said there had been “unauthorized access”
*(CNN) — Snoop Dogg is reaching out to new customers: actual dogs. The rapper and entrepreneur is expanding into pet fashion with Snoop Doggie Doggs, his new brand of pet accessories. “If my dogs ain’t fresh I ain’t fresh,” Snoop said in a news release published on Thursday. “These dogs and their apparel are a
*For days now we’ve been covering this story about a young woman who went on a trip to Cabo with her friends and ended up dead. Well, her father spoke with @tmz_tv about his daughter’s mysterious death and didn’t hold back about what he thinks really happened. Shanquella Robinson, 25, was found dead in her
*Rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia is hugely popular with fans — and often lucrative for sellers. To capitalize on the phenomenon, Julien’s Auctions held an Icons and Idols: Rock N Roll auction Nov. 11-13. Items included everything from Bob Dylan’s piano to Don McLean’s 1967 paisley shirt, a Gibson Les Paul played by Paul McCartney to
*A white woman called Phie Udora continues to take TikTok by storm after she disclosed that she has 11 kids with 8 different Black baby daddies. Well, that’s quite a mouthful — let’s unwrap it. She has 11 kids. That by itself is quite some news. Then, they are all fathered by 8 different men.
*A Columbia University student recently showed the world just how TikTok changed her financial situation for the better. Clarke Peoples, a content creator, disclosed that she initially worked for a startup and interning jewelry company as she also took classes and studied. But things changed for the better after her first viral TikTok. In May
Tim Godfrey and Fearless Community release “El Elyon,” the first track from their newly released project, Chapter One (Live). The soul-stirring worship ballad features sensational vocalist and gospel singer, Esther Benyeogo – the latest winner of the talent show, The Voice Nigeria (Season 3). In El Elyon, Tim Godfrey and Fearless Community in one accord
By Career Communications Group “Metaverse” is the new buzzword, with many conversations sparked on the virtual universe or network of virtual worlds. People connect socially, purchase or sell various goods and services, accomplish tasks, or do nothing at all—just escape the physical world. You may have heard of virtual worlds such as Decentraland, The Sandbox
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The African Diaspora International Film Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary in New York City in style — with its largest film festival ever. The film festival, running November 25 through December 11, boasts 89 documentary and fiction films from 44 different countries on seven silver screens.