By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULETA) is the first of its kind in the nation at an HBCU, where recruits […] The post HBCU’s Law Enforcement Academy is a first in the nation appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Nadia Reese, AFRO Editorial Assistant, nadia@afro.com Of the 22 contestants in the May 8 Miss HBCU Teen Pageant, it was Carline Boston who was crowned Miss HBCU Teen 2022 […] The post Incoming Fisk University freshmen crowned as Miss HBCU Teen 2022 appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Andy Young and Tim Keegan | City of Buffalo | Spectrum News 1 via Editor & Publisher BUFFALO, N.Y. — Frank Merriweather III was practically born with ink on his […] The post The history of the Buffalo Criterion Newspaper appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead It was twenty-five years ago this year that I stood outside of the Elmina Castle in Ghana with a small group of friends and made […] The post Commentary: HBCU Graduates: We just see the world differently appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Graduation at the Washington-Baltimore area’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a standing ovation experience this Spring in the area. All area […] The post It’s graduation time at area HBCUs – face to face at last appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Maxine J. Wood The first week in May 2022 was formally acknowledged as National Teacher Appreciation Week by PTAs and PTOs, and other education groups. In President Biden’s proclamation, […] The post Commentary: Teacher appreciation May 2022: Honoring all teachers all of the time appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
International gospel music minister and dynamic worship leader, Olubunmi releases a brand new single and music video titled “God Is God“. Produced by music maestro, Sunny Pee, “God Is God” is a song inspired by Psalm 124 which sees the singer thanking God for the help only He can bring. The new track also reminds…
*Jay-Z and Damon Dash are in a stalemate over their unending back and forth regarding the rights to Jay’s classic album, “Reasonable Doubt.” The stand-off began when Dash claimed he had rights to Jay’s June 1996 debut album as an NFT. Both of them are former founders of Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash claims that he owns…
*(CNN) — A biology teacher at a Michigan private school for gifted students is on administrative leave after distributing an assignment worksheet last week in which a picture of former US President Barack Obama was included among pictures of several animals, including primates. The teacher’s choice to use the curriculum with the “disturbing racial offense…was…
*Early screenings of the new “Top Gun: Maverick” has viewers calling it the “Perfect Blockbuster.” The film will screen at the Cannes Film Festival in May before Paramount releases it in theaters over the Memorial Day weekend. EUR sat down with director Joe Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to chat about the making of this…