By Pat Graham, AP Sports Writer Enjoying retired life, Allyson Felix was eating hot wings and sipping on a root beer float in Los Angeles when the phone rang. She […] The post Felix comes out of retirement, helps 4×400 relay into final appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Kara Thompson, MDDC Intern Northwood Plaza used to be a segregated shopping area located next to Morgan State University, a historically Black college. Starting in the early 1950s, hundreds […] The post Formerly segregated plaza now redeveloped with help of HBCU appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer A small, yet mighty and determined clergy cohort recently gathered for a press conference at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. They had […] The post Baltimore clergy unite to increase Black voter participation appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Marnita Coleman On Laity Sunday, one day after turning 44, the 2022 democratic nominee for governor of the state of Maryland, Wes Moore, was guest speaker at Freedom Temple […] The post Wes Moore, Laity Sunday Guest Speaker at Freedom Temple A.M.E. Zion Church appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Those frustrated with the election process may soon find the reform they seek. On Oct. 20, the City […] The post City Council begins investigating 2022 primary election irregularities appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Democratic candidates Del. Brooke Lierman (D-MD-46) and Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD-04) continue on the campaign trail, making their […] The post AFRO political round-up: less than three weeks left before Election Day appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Sharon Lurye and Collin Binkley, The Associated Press As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with […] The post Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Jodi B. Jiles, Word in Black African Americans may enjoy playing games and buying games and consoles, but we are not necessarily represented in the industry as developers, event […] The post #WordinBlack: Paving the way for Black entrepreneurs in esports appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
*Almost as quickly as it began, the music industry may have seen the end of the infamous Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) rapper referred to as “FN Meka,” a computer-generated character being widely condemned for appropriating Black culture and saying the N-word. The A.I. rapper was developed by Anthony Martini and Brandon Le, cofounders of Factory New
*Desiree Smith, one of Tupac’s ex-girlfriends, did an interview with ‘The Art of Dialogue’ earlier this year. Months later, a specific clip involving Pac and Faith Evans is now going viral. As you know, there’s been speculation for decades on whether Pac slept with his friend-turned-foe Notorious B.I.G.’s wife. In the clip shared on the