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By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent On November 23, President-Elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Scott Turner for the Secretary of Housing and Urban…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent After months of legal involvement many deem as racially biased and questionable, the ex-girlfriend of acclaimed actor Jonathan Majors…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent For months, Florida Congressman Byron Donalds has been seen on cable news defending Donald Trump. There have even been…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association America’s financial system is quietly reinforcing old inequities. Black American communities — historically…
By Anissa Durham | Word In Black (WIB) – At 40 weeks pregnant, Georgina Dukes-Harris drove to her weekly OB-GYN appointment in Clemson, South Carolina. It was…
The Birmingham Times The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) last week presented Odessa Woolfolk, the city’s renowned educator, civic leader and lifelong advocate for civil and human rights, with…
By DaQuan Lawrence | AFRO International Writer DLawrence@afro.com On Nov. 28 the Thanksgiving holiday will arrive, complete with family gatherings, community events and opportunities to give…
By DaQuan Lawrence | AFRO International Writer DLawrence@afro.com On Nov. 28 the Thanksgiving holiday will arrive, complete with family gatherings, community events and opportunities to give…
By Matthew McAdow | Cincinnati Herald Contributor With a bye week from the Bengals (fans needed this), this week’s column will be a relief, as I…
By Ariyana Griffin | AFRO Staff Writer agriffin@afro.com On Nov. 25, officials on the federal, state and local levels convened at Baltimore Police Department headquarters to announce…