Dear NCNW Members, All two million of us should be beaming with untold pride as our renowned Founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, stands majestically, exuding power and an invitational presence, […] The post Majestically she stands appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Breanna Reeves, for Word in Black President Biden has clarified that the only way to restore nationwide reproductive rights previously protected under Roe v. Wade is through Congress, but […] The post Biden takes steps to defend reproductive rights appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia 8B Education Investments, which built the first platform that connects high-potential African students with world-class colleges and universities and the tools needed […] The post The $111M initiative to finance African student education appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Crishawn Boone, 27, of Marceline, Mo. wants everyone to know stealthing is no laughing matter. Speaking with the AFRO only under the […] The post Proposed Stealthing Act of 2022 could provide legal remedies for non-consensual condom removal during sex appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor You would expect higher income and education levels to relate to longer life spans for Black people in America. You might have even assumed correctly […] The post NAACP, Brookings Institute create database detailing statistical snapshot of Black America appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The Social Security Administration Office (SSA) recently announced that around 70 million Americans will benefit from an 8.7 […] The post Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits set to increase by 8.7 percent appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As Election Day nears, changes in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM) quickly approach too. December will […] The post New leadership coming to the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland in 2023 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
*(CNN) — A teen and an adult were killed in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday morning, police Commissioner Michael Sack said. Police located the shooter, and he was shot during an exchange of gunfire, he said. He was later pronounced dead, Sack said. Police previously
*Before “Sex Machine,” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” and “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” James Brown recorded the soul-pounding, industry-rattling full-length album “Live at the Apollo,” an album that almost never was … because of one man. Brown recorded the groundbreaking King Records album at Harlem’s ‘world famous’ theatre on this day in
*The daughters of Jayson Williams have slammed St. John’s University for inducting the former NBA All-Star into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. As reported by The Associated Press, the teenage sisters, Tryumph and Whizdom Williams, wrote open letters to the university in which they condemned the school for honoring their “deadbeat” dad. The girls claim Williams