By AFRO Staff From breaking news to entertainment, from sports to arts and culture, the AFRO’s summer 2022 reporting team covered it all. The D.C. region encompasses a unique combination […] The post Meet the team: Many thanks to the AFRO’s summer crew of D.C. writers appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The Hilltop is open! Classes have started for Howard University students coming from all corners of the globe this week– but did you know […] The post HBCU spotlight: Howard University starts the year with service appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO On the way to the 2019 world championship, the Washington Nationals seemed to be a franchise set to become a dynastic organization […] The post Washington Nationals on a bumpy road to rebuilding appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Chris Suarez, The Richmond Times-Dispatch via The Associated Press After removing the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond and nearly two dozen other statues across the city and state, […] The post CEO selling NFTs of Confederate monuments he took down appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO The first presumptive case of monkeypox was reported at the University of Maryland on Aug. 17, according to a campus-wide email sent to […] The post University of Maryland reports first case of monkeypox appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Nadia Reese, AFRO Editorial Assistant nreese@afro.com This year, comedian and actor Bernie Mac was honored in a daily motivational novel entitled, “I Don’t Care If You Like Me, I […] The post Late Comedían Bernie Mac honored in novel appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Stacy M. Brown Dr. Anthony Fauci, who quickly became the face — and, for many, the voice of reason — of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, […] The post Fauci to step down in December appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Donald M. Suggs Clarence Thomas has been a controversial figure since day one — and it’s time for him to step down from the United States Supreme Court. From […] The post Time’s up for Clarence Thomas being on the Supreme Court appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
*Randis Music announces the release of Contemporary jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside’s new album, “Thrill Ride.” Her success on multiple radio charts has gone exceedingly well. Her current single has peaked at No. 1 on five radio charts including Billboard’s Smooth Jazz chart, Mediabase, the Smooth Jazz Network, Radiowave, and the Groove Jazz Music chart. “Thrill
*Tyler Perry’s latest movie is coming soon and Black Twitter has already fired the first salvo to register their displeasure and confusion. This past Tuesday, Netflix debuted the trailer for “A Jazzman’s Blues,” which is Perry’s latest movie. Starring Joshua Boone as Jazz singer “Bayou Boy” and Solea Pfeiffer as a mixed-race girl who complicates