By AFRO Staff This month the Afro American Newspapers will celebrate 130 years in business with community members, former paper boys and girls, current and past employees, celebrities, and elected […] The post 130 years of excellence: AFRO Gala set to kick anniversary celebration into high gear appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Zekeh S. Gbotokuma, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Morgan State University THE 44TH POTUS BARACK OBAMA WAS BORN IN HONOLULU, HAWAII (USA) ON AUGUST 4TH, 1961. Today is his 61st […] The post OBAMANOMICS: A Tribute to President Barack Obama on His 61st Birthday appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen, Kaiser Permanente for Word in Black Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, […] The post Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black This time of year, social media feeds are flooded with teachers posting lists of supplies they need for their classrooms and asking for the […] The post #WordinBlack: It’s back-to-school time. Here’s what teachers need appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black While browsing the gift shop at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, librarian Kathy Lester watched a young Black girl grab […] The post #WordinBlack: Here’s why Black kids need Black books appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
*Adults say more than 1,000 negative things about themselves each year including moaning about their hair, skin – and weight. A study of 2,000 Brits found 21 percent are their own biggest critic, but 27 percent wouldn’t dream of saying some of the things they say about themselves to others. The typical day sees the
Ahead of tonight’s new episode of Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God, Charlamagne sits down with Don Lemon who says he still “loves Chris Cuomo.” In addition, Don also spoke about the future of CNN and why people have to let “journalists be journalists.” Also on tonight’s show our panel
*Short-form video app Triller is being put on blast by a handful of Black creators and influencers who say the app owes them millions of dollars after uprooting many of them and luring them away from brand deals and opportunities on other apps, namely TikTok. In a @Washingtonpost investigative report shared Wednesday, Black creators told the publication
*Brittney Griner’s lawyer says the WNBA star is “devastated” after a Russian court sentenced her to nine years in prison on drug smuggling charges. “She’s devastated. She is very upset and she’s honestly quite shocked, so she needs to digest what happened today,” Griner’s lawyers — Maria Blagovolina, tells PEOPLE. On Thursday, Griner was found
*The end is near for Crystal Smith and Ne-Yo! After Crystal blasted Ne-yo last week on her Instagram for his infidelity, she has now filed for divorce. In the petition, she is asking the judge to grant her full spousal and child support for herself and their three minor children. According to @radaronline, Crystal filed