*Al Sharpton is responding to Deion Sanders haters after the former NFLer quit his head coach position at Jackson State for Colorado earlier this month. “I think that a lot of us had such pride in him being at an HBCU that we forget that people make personal decisions,” Sharpton told TMZ. “And they have
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Saint Jim Crow. How does that sound? Jim Crow was not a real human being. The name refers to White entertainers who used a stereotype of Blacks to denigrate people of color. The term evolved over time, eventually applying to the laws and customs that underpinned
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration recently released the findings of the 2022 Disparity Study for the City of Baltimore, which was conducted by Tampa, Fla.-based MGT Consulting Group. This is the first time the study has been conducted since 2014 and much of the
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Annapolis, Md. will experience even more representational shifts for the upcoming legislative session in January. Next month a portrait of young Thurgood Marshall, the Baltimore son who integrated the U.S. Supreme Court, will be installed thanks to Sen. William Smith (D-Md-20), chair of
*Southwark Libraries and Heritage in South East London, United Kingdom, premiered TAYO Fatunla‘s OUR ROOTS – Black History in Motion mini animation on its YouTube channel last Friday 9th December. There was a public viewing presentation, prior to the premier in which Southwark’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor Michael Situ was at the well-attended First Friday Club
*(CNN) — Karen Bass was sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historic achievement in her career. Kamala Harris — the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president — administered the oath of office at Los Angeles City Hall. Bass focused her remarks Sunday
*(CNN) — The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to prohibit discriminatory practices “based on the texture or style of a person’s hair,” according to a news release. The new ordinance bans discrimination based on a person’s hair when seeking housing, employment, public services, funding or use of facilities across the city, the
*(CNN) — Former First Lady Michelle Obama is in the middle of a month-long book tour and, as always, her style choices are making headlines. But there’s been a noticeable shift in her clothes, from the classic silhouettes she’s known for to more playful, cool-girl styles. On Tuesday, in Atlanta, she took the stage at
*Ice Cube (real name O’Shea Jackson Sr.) is not here to compete against those he views as industry greats. During an appearance on the Bootleg Kev Podcast alongside fellow #MountWestmore members #TooShort and #E40, the #NWA veteran discussed why he declined invitations to compete against #LLCoolJ and #Scarface in #Verzuz battles and how he had
Gospel music artist, Dee Doris has premiered a narrative music video for her well-received single “Bianule,” available now to stream on YouTube. According to the singer, the audio and video were carefully created to help us come to the state of love, expression, and testimony of God’s goodness. “It is time for us to count