News / Global Alerts - 3 months ago
(Feb. 1, 1989) Lucile Bluford answers phones while working at the Kansas City Call. (Original archive unknown; pulled from UMKC’s Women’s Center) Lucile Harris Bluford was a well-respected famous activist, journalist, owner, editor, and publisher of the Kansas City Call. She played a...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 3 months ago
By: Stan Popovich Do you find yourself worrying about everything that is going on around you? It can be very tiring and depressing to constantly worry about your family, your job, your health, and everything else that is happening. Having things out of your control is very scary. As a result, here...
by Toter - 3 months ago
Banana production in Saint Lucia is above what the market demands, Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere has disclosed. The excess production starkly contrasts with last year. At that time, Prospere expressed concern that Saint Lucia was failing to meet the desired 15,000 boxes weekly market demand f...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
As a 20-year-old college student, Jourden Barclay recalls feeling pressured to have sex in high school. However, she chose to resist the pressure. Unfortunately, not all young people, particularly Black youth, are equipped with the knowledge and resources to make informed decisions about their sexua...
by Toter - 3 months ago
Rich The Kid has fired back at Elliott Wilson after the veteran journalist labeled him 'lucky' for his appearance on Kanye West an Ty Dolla Sign's hit song 'Carnival.'
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 3 months ago
As vibrators have become more popular and a part of regular everyday society, people have started wondering about the potential negative side effects of relying on them. Some have voiced concerns about vibrators desensitizing the clitoris, getting in the way of human intimacy, or creating unrealist...
by Toter - 3 months ago
NBA YoungBoy, a.k.a YoungBoy Never Broke Again, melted hearts across the internet on Monday with sweet photos featuring three of his 11 kids. In the series of snapshots posted on Instagram, Younboy poses with the two children he shares with wife Jazlyn Mychelle, as well as his son with his ex Yaya M...
Entertainment / Sports & Entertainment Stories - 3 months ago
While significant attention was devoted to the celebration of hip-hop in 2023 — an acknowledgement of what is widely acknowledged as its 50th anniversary — another important anniversary in hip-hop is happening this year as well. Specifically, it’s been 30 years since 1994, when a new generation en...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
For Michigan public school students, although all days are vital, two days each year eclipse all others in significance. Known as Count Days, these pivotal moments occur on the second Wednesday of February and the first Wednesday of October. Far from ordinary, these days serve as keystones in the fi...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 3 months ago
Photos: Melvin McCray Curators Howard Cash and Jamel Shabazz have assembled an intergenerational collection of black photographers to celebrate Black manhood at the Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba House on the Lower Eastside. “This exhibition uses photography as a global language to bring u...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
By Ericka Alston Buck Special to the AFRO The 2024 Grammy Awards unfolded in all its glamor and glory on Feb. 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, marking a triumphant return to music’s biggest night after a brief hiatus. Hosted once again by Trevor Noah, the event showcased a dazzlin...
by Toter - 3 months ago
Jess Hilarious is pregnant! The comedian and co-host of The Breakfast Club is expecting her second child with her boyfriend, Chris. The announcement came on her birthday, February 13th , after Chris called into the show to extend his heartfelt birthday wishes to his girlfriend. View t...
by Toter - 3 months ago
Killer Mike opened up about his arrest at the Grammys on 'The View' and invoked the spirit of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. Jr.
Entertainment / Sports & Entertainment Stories - 3 months ago
In one of the most-discussed posts on the Baltimore subreddit this weekend, people wondered if the elusive artist Banksy had come to town and left some artwork in Canton. The graffiti is certainly reminiscent of some of Banksy’s pieces — it features bold lettering and stenciling, like much of his ar...
News / Global Alerts - 3 months ago
By Susan Tebben Ohio Capital Journal The most recent state budget made changes to allow more students to be fed at no cost, but the battle to quell child hunger is still ongoing in Ohio. The budget bill passed last year provided more than $4 million in funding to allow any students qualifi...
