*(CNN) — A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, which includes “needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons,” they said in a statement. Notably, the announcement includes…
By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern Through a partnership with AFRO Charities and Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), 15 students from the Coppin Academy were given the opportunity to […] The post AFRO Archives spark creativity at Coppin Academy appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO Summer is coming. And while that means cookouts, road trips and snowballs for many, it sometimes means […] The post Teachers brace for summer months amid wave of violence appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
*Whew, chile! Saucy Santana has broken his silence and is addressing his controversial tweets about Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy. Yesterday, some interesting tweets resurfaced from the Miami rapper. Several past tweets showed Santana calling Beyoncé’s pregnancy glow “dry,” and calling a young Blue Ivy nappy-headed. Santana also insinuated Blue Ivy wasn’t as cute…
*The founder of the Dancing Dolls for life (DD4L) dance band, Dianna Williams, has found herself in a trademark battle with Southern University and A&M College (SU). In a video that has since gone viral, Williams states that the University decided to trademark the name “dancing dolls” specifically to prevent her from using it. Williams…
*Megan The Stallion has starred in Mugler’s spring 2022 collection video adorning blue jeans that are neither here nor there. The video was released on Wednesday, showing the Grammy winner twerking and twirling in a barely-there cut-out denim catsuit that highlights her cleavage, from her famous booty to the legs and abs. We’re talking butt-cut-out…
*Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat isn’t the only one receiving death threats over the YSL RICO case. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis recently spoke with Channel 2 where she shared that she now has to take extraordinary measures to protect herself and her family amid threats over the high-profile racketeering indictment involving Atlanta rappers…
*Just in case some of you might have missed it there was one of the greatest fights to have happened this year. This one took place down under in Melbourne, Australia between George Kambosos Jr. and Devin “The Dream” Haney in a bout that was a case of history repeating itself. You see way…
By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said June 6 it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority […] The post Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Two months ago, the Federal Communications Commission announced it had opened a proceeding on how to prevent and eliminate digital […] The post The Leadership Conference pushes FCC to eliminate digital discrimination appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .