*(CNN) — A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for Duke, tweeted a statement Sunday explaining she was
*The #BlackDocsBelong campaign held a rally in Pasadena last Friday calling on Black medical doctors to join their movement dedicated to keeping and growing the ranks of Black physicians. “We actively support and advocate for Black trainees and physicians facing workplace discrimination,” states the website of Black Doc Village, the group organizing the rally. “We
*A law firm has sued R&B singer Tank (real name is Durrell Artaze Babbs) for failing to pay legal fees after being represented in a federal copyright infringement case. Tank allegedly owes the firm $265,000. The lawsuit was filed by McPherson LLP at Los Angeles Superior Court. McPherson LLP accuses the 46-year-old performer of breaching
*(CNN) — As Howard University students returned to campus on Monday for the start of the fall semester, the university received two bomb threats just months after the school and other historically Black colleges and universities had to lock down or postpone classes because of similar threats. Early Friday morning, two on-campus residence halls that
*In the voice of Karlie Redd—“It was ALL a LIE!!” Do you remember the viral man we shared earlier this month who claimed to have monkeypox and a craving for McDonald’s? Well, he is now revealing that his viral video was just a prank and a way to promote his music. The Los Angeles man
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 .