Category : Lifestyle

Hudson-Webber Foundation Trustees Unveil $2.3 Million Grant Package for Eight Detroit Nonprofits

The Hudson-Webber Foundation (HWF) Board of Trustees steps up for the community, announcing a game-changing $2.3 million in new grants to eight local nonprofit organizations. This substantial investment is set to fuel initiatives that enhance communi...

Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams’ Steps To Finding The Perfect Neurologist (Video)

The best way to find a neurologist is certainly a recommendation from a person’s primary care physician. So oftentimes your primary care physician will have a good relationship with people in the area and know a good neurologist to refer to. I...

AFRO News named 2023 Inner City 100 Award Winner

The AFRO American Newspapers is one of the 2023 Inner City 100 Award Winners. The annual awards honor 100 fastest growing businesses in underserved communities. (Photo courtesy of IC100) By Nick Jones, Abel Communications The AFRO was named...

Detroit’s Hidden Dance Jewels Shine in Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Detroit continues to make musical contributions to the global entertainment scene, and we are now witnessing the emergence of a new jewel in its crown—dance. This year, four exceptionally talented young dancers from the Stars Elite Training Center in...

9 Common Nail Problems That Could Be Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis that develops in people who have psoriasis. PsA is an inflammatory condition that causes joint pain, stiffness, and swelling. Most people develop psoriasis symptoms on their skin before they develop signs o...

She Reps: Tammy Johnson

Tammy Johnson, the Founder and Executive Director of Empowering the Masses, draws on over 22 years of experience in education and the medical field. Her journey began in a disadvantaged environment, lacking basic nutrition and educational opportunit...

Murdering The Messengers: CPJ Calls For Accountability After Reports Find Israel Likely Targeted Journalists In Lebanon

Photos: Hassan Ammar\CPJ\YouTube Screenshots New York, December 7, 2023 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes Thursday’s release of reports by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse (AFP) into th...

Antibiotic Resistance: Causes, Impact, & Prevention

Antibiotics brought about a revolution in the realm of medicine, putting an end to bacterial illnesses and saving the lives of countless people. Nevertheless, there is one issue that has made its way into the spotlight as a big source of worry. The...

Sacramento County launches “Operation Bad Elf” to combat rampant retail theft

(US MEDIA GROUP) – The rampant retail theft in Sacramento County has reached a boiling point, according to Sheriff Jim Cooper. He claims that his deputies are powerless to hold repeat offenders accountable for their brazen actions. In a bol...

More than 50 Baltimore organizations and small businesses call on Congress to demand an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Palestine

By Helen Bezuneh, Special to the AFRO Baltimore, MD – On Dec. 7, more than 50 organizations and businesses representing more than 200,000 people in the Baltimore area sent a letter urging Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rep...

Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs

A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing& a monthslong standoff& over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory. The student, Darryl...

North Carolina: Reparations Commission Discusses Proposal For Black Education Resource Campus

Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Community Reparations Commission is starting to hone in on concrete recommendations for how local governments should atone for generations of systemic racism in Asheville and Buncombe County. The latest example: At the...

Holiday gifts for white people even though they owe us reparations so they really don’t deserve any gifts at all

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It has come to my attention that many of you have to interact with white people on a regular basis. You have so many intera...

Barbados Seeks $4.9 Trillion in Slavery Reparations | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Watch: Santa Claus Flies in a Helicopter to Visit Sick Children | Vantage with Pa...

CPJ Welcomes New Vice Board Chair And 4 Prominent Newsroom Leaders To Board Of Directors

Photos: CPJ New York, December 7, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced on Wednesday its new vice chair of the board, Lydia Polgreen, opinion columnist for The New York Times, and the addition of four leading journalists to its b...