Category : Lifestyle

Chizel It Transformation Center to host health seminar in the new year

By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com As the new year draws nearer, so does the time to make resolutions—many of which include eating healthier and getting back to the gym. Chizel It Transformation Center, located in Owings Mills,...

The Unconstitutional Silencing Of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups

Photos: YouTube Screenshots Free speech is one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy and one of our fundamental constitutional rights. At the ACLU, we know that it’s precisely in times of crisis and fear when free speech, open debate, and peac...

10 Things You Do Every Day That’s Causing Your Dry Skin

Dry skin can range from being an annoyance to a major irritation that makes daily life difficult. Interestingly, a few of your everyday habits could be the cause of what’s making your skin dry and flaky. If you address these areas, you should be on...

Equipping Your African American Business For Success With 100 Percent Financing

By Edwin Freeman Photo: Edwin Freeman This holiday season, seize the opportunity to equip your African American-owned business for success with 100% financing on new equipment. This exceptional offer provides you with the resources you ne...

What ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ Have in Common

The second I saw the first rowdy pro-Hamas march in a big American city, I felt an incredible sense of déjà vu. For what is the “Free Palestine” movement in America more than a recapitulation of Black Lives Matter and other forms of black American a...

VP Records To Release Strictly The Best Vol. 63

Photos: VP Records VP Records is set to share Strictly The Best Vol. 63, this year’s installment in the longest-running compilation series in Reggae/Dancehall. It will be out on CD on December 15th and out digitally on December 22nd. Since its deb...

Supplement Or Diet: What’s The Best Way To Get Your Vitamins?

Dietary supplements may seem like an easy way to get all the nutrients that you need but it’s not that simple. There are different factors that you have to consider before adding a supplement to your daily routine. More importantly, should you just...

Prince George’s County Legislators collaborate to reduce youth crime

Reginald WilliamsSpecial to the AFRO More than 200 Prince George’s County citizens filled the Bowie State University’s Student Center Ballroom on Nov. 28 to partake in the community forum on rising youth crime. Also in attendance were...

Quinn Minute – Christmas trees

by Rix Quinn Christmas trees are like a distant cousin. They come to your house, surround themselves with presents, and stay a month. Then they begin to shed, and need somebody to drive them off. People often do strange things with cut trees. One of...

Expo gives local entrepreneurs networking, and collaboration opportunities

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce is set to host a dynamic holiday event, fostering networking and collaboration opportunities within the black community for both established business owners and...

Best public colleges in California

Matej Kastelic // Shutterstock (STACKER) – If you’re going to go to college—or send your child to college—you want to choose the best one. But what exactly that means is different for each person. There are a lot of factors, in...

A Venezuelan Exodus: UIC Prof on What Helped Fuel The Migrant Crisis, Pt. 2

By Nicole Jeanine Johnson In the second installment of our “What’s going on in Venezuela?” series, we return to Soledad Álvarez Velasco, an Ecuadorian socio-anthropologist, human geographer and Assistant Professor in the Department...

Missing Tuskegee Airman Receives Hero Burial After 79 Years

In a poignant and long-awaited ceremony, Second Lieutenant Fred L. Brewer Jr., a member of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, was finally laid to rest on December 6, 2023, in his home state of North Carolina. Lt. Brewer had been missing for almost 80 year...

A Hero’s Homecoming: Tuskegee Airman Missing for 79 Years Finally Laid to Rest

Getting car insurance gets harder: California drivers face delays, higher rates

By LEVI SUMAGAYSAY | CALMatters (CALMATTERS) – If you’re having trouble finding affordable car insurance, you’re not alone. Drivers across California say they’re having to wait longer than usual to get coverage — and when they finally find...