Donda Academy students *Students trying to high-tail it out of Kanye West’s Donda Academy school may not be able to transfer their credits to another school. In an interview with TMZ, former Donda teacher Cecilia Hailey says that not only are students at West’s unaccredited private school severely behind academically, but they may fall further behind
James Mtume – Getty *One year after his passing in January 2022, noted Grammy winner James Mtume (known for hits such as “Juicy Fruit” and producing for Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Stephanie Mills) will be honored in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA with a street bearing his name. The event will take place on
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By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Hundreds packed into West Baltimore’s Sharon Baptist Church on the corner of Presstman and Stricker streets on April 1 to honor the life and legacy of the Baltimore legend, the Rev. Dr. Alfred C.D. Vaughn. “Don’t you hear the bells ringing? Don’t you hear the angels singing ‘Glory, Hallelujah? Jubilee!’
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Baltimore Healthy Start is working with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture to host the first annual Leaders in Black Maternal Health Awards Luncheon. Through both art and education the two organizations plan to shine a light on the importance of health advocacy and
Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) walks in solidarity with Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) on the Fisk University’s campus after hearing Vice President Kamala Harris speak on April 7 in Nashville. Both Pearson and Jones were expelled from the House, but both were reinstated by April 12. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) By
By AFRO Staff The AFRO is saddened to report, with family confirmation, that Connie Johnson, affectionately known as “Chef Connie,” passed suddenly on April 13. Known for her work with children, Johnson established summer camps and workshops with special attention to the culinary arts. In 2020, she was even chosen to cook at SuperBowl LIV
By Gloria Browne-Marshall, Special to the AFRO Clarence Thomas has served on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991. African American and born in poverty in Pinpoint, Ga., Thomas attended Yale Law School and took the place of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights attorney and first African American on the Supreme Court. Those facts should bring
By Ciara Franklin, Abel Communications, for the AFRO The AFRO will host the annual Baltimore AFRO High Tea on April 22, honoring “Maryland’s Leading Ladies.” This year’s event features Maryland’s most prominent women in leadership, including First Lady Dawn Moore, Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, Comptroller Brooke Lierman, and Speaker of the House of Delegates, Adrienne
Nelly Ghansah, All Things Hair Experts at All Things Hair conducted a survey targeting US women of different ethnicities above the age of 16 to investigate hair inequality. The survey revealed that women of color with 4c hair are being subjected to the Afro tax: price discrimination plus lack of availability and variety of hair