Category : Lifestyle

Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking | The Associated Press The U.S. Capitol (AP/Jose Luis Magana) WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shut...

Annual Black Caucus MLK Jr Breakfast Uplifts King’s Legacy; Need to Generate Wealth

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Kwame Anku, right, the founding managing partner and chief investment officer of Black Star Fund, participates in a fireside chat with California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) chair Asm. Lori D. Wi...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he won’t sign a proposed ban on tackle football for kids under 12

By Adam Beam | The Associated Press FILE – Bruce Bertram, 7, listens as lawmakers discuss a proposed bill that would ban children under 12 from playing tackle football in California Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. California...

An Oregon teen saw 3 people die after they slid on ice into a power line. Then she went to help

By Claire Rush and Gene Johnson | The Associated Press Majiah Washington (AP/Jenny Kane) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Openi...

Scrappy Grizzlies hang tough before fading to Minnesota T’Wolves, 118-103

Stars or no stars, you know that the Memphis Grizzlies are going to play hard. Thursday night was no exception. In a challenging matchup, the Memphis Grizzlies were edged out by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 118-103. Despite the defeat, the Grizzlies s...

USF Bulls snap Memphis Tigers 10 game win streak with 74-73 win

As far as Nae’Qwan Tomlin is concerned, the Memphis Tigers upset loss to the University of South Florida Bulls came down to one simple fact. “South Florida played harder than us,” said Nae’Qwan Tomlin after the Bulls upset the No. 10 ranked Memphis T...

New clinical case conference series explores Black youth mental health

The series, which was organized by Amanda Calhoun from the Yale Child Study Center, seeks to share and analyze case narratives relating to different mental health issues for Black youth. J...

Johns Hopkins Medicine employees and students speak out on rebuke of Dr. Sherita Golden

University officials take issue with chief diversity officer’s definition of ‘privilege’ in ‘Diversity Digest’ newsletter By Megan Sayles& AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Dr. Sherita Hill Golden serves as the chief div...

African American Catholics Seek Saintly Recognition

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware Originally appeared in Word in Black Black Catholics in America, who are three million of the 1.3 billion church members, are angry about a lack of representation in the church. Of those polled, three-quarters say o...

For Black Kids, Underfunded Public Schools Are Inequality Factories

By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black For the Black community, education is considered an investment, the best way for Black children to get ahead in life, and a key to overcoming systemic racism. But a new study indicates s...

Greenwood Plan purchases Pitt building, aims to give Black-owned businesses space to prosper

PITTSBURGH — As many businesses are closing shop and moving out of the city center, the Greenwood Plan is growing. Earlier this month, the non-profit purchased the Pitt building on Smithfield Street in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. Executive Dir...

Maryland Black Caucus’s legislative agenda includes criminal justice reform and health

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Black Maryland lawmakers highlighted a package of measures on Thursday that they are prioritizing to improve health, access to housing, minority business opportunities, education and criminal justice reforms....

Man surrenders in connection to DaVon Fuller shooting

By Chrisleen HerardSpecial to the AFRO More than two months after DaVon Fuller was shot and killed in a parking lot near his home, a man walked into a D.C. police station and surrendered himself in connection to his murder. The murder of forme...

Kentucky Lawmaker Fixes Incest Bill, But Not Until After It Goes Viral

Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take State Rep. Nick Wilson proposed changing Kentucky’s incest law to add a ban on “sexual contact” to the existing ban on “sexual intercourse”...

Past Injustices, Present Dilemmas: The Reparations Tightrope

Discussions about historical injustices in South Africa often gravitate towards apartheid, the policy of rigid racial segregation that held sway from 1948 to 1994. While this focus is historically warranted, it often overlooks the extensive land dis...