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CBC members protest Israeli prime minister’s address to Congress

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFRO Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus opted against attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint session address to Congress.On July 24, the Israeli leader spoke to members of the U.S. House...

PRESS ROOM: National Park Service awards $10.6 million to preserve America’s historically Black colleges and universities

The Delaware State University (DSU) Downtown campus in Dover, Delaware, will rehabilitate a pre-1885, three-story frame building with Queen Anne architectural features including a mansard roof and an expansive porch. Courtesy of Delaware State Univer...

House Speaker cracks down on Republicans’ bigoted attacks against VP Harris

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republican leaders have asked members of their caucus to stop launching racist and misogynistic attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.House Republican leaders are c...

Empowering communities: Fund violence prevention initiatives now

By Bri TollieSpecial to the AFROIn Pennsylvania, cities like Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Allentown are grappling with a grim reality: gun violence is snuffing out lives at an alarming rate. Roughly 557 Pennsylvanians die in gun homicides each year....

Olympic moment of the day: Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, tennis’ new favorite double act

Roland Garros, Paris (CNN) —& After all these years,& Rafael Nadal& is still finding new ways to win matches on his favorite& tennis& court. His latest victory on the French clay came alongside& Carlos Alcaraz& at the&...

The showdown that wasn’t: Ariarne Titmus easily bests Katie Ledecky in hotly anticipated rematch

Nanterre, France (CNN) —& The race that everyone turned out to see never really got going. The women’s 400-meter freestyle race, billed as a rematch between rivals Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Katie Ledecky of the US, was one of the most h...

Upcoming Election Fuels the Black Gen-Z Democratic Vote: A New Era of Democracy

Following United States President Joseph R. Biden’s abrupt withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, July 21, Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, awaited the administration’s next move. This ignited a fire underneath the Black com...

She’s Back: VP Kamala Harris set to return to Atlanta Tuesday

The Harris for President campaign office in East Point opened its doors on Friday afternoon. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to return to Atlanta for the sixth time this year on Tuesday. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Harris Da...

ABC News preparing for presidential debate, despite Trump’s reluctance

New York (CNN) — ABC News is continuing preparations for an upcoming presidential debate, despite former President Donald Trump saying he won’t consider participating in a debate until the Democratic Party formally chooses its nominee.“Full steam ahe...

Kamala Harris’ office rejects Israeli official’s suggestion that remarks made ceasefire deal harder to reach

(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ office on Friday is rejecting a suggestion from a senior Israeli official that the vice president’s remarks on Thursday that forcefully criticized Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas could have made a cease...

Impact of Canadian wildfires on air quality and athletes: A cautious look at this summer

By Dylan BarnesCounty Sports ZoneAs summer approaches, forecasts indicate the possibility of another severe wildfire season in Canada, raising concerns about air quality once again.& Wildfires can create serious health concerns for athletes this...

Meet the Black man behind Wellpoint, one of Maryland’s largest Medicaid managed care organizations

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.comHealth equity leader Dr. Darrell Gray has been at the helm of Wellpoint, one of Maryland’s largest managed care plans for Medicaid insurance, for nearly a year now. The Maryland native was named CEO...

Ossoff-led Federal Prison Oversight Act gets nod from Civil Rights leaders across Georgia

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff (above) signing the Federal Prison Oversight Act before it was sent to the office of U.S. President Joseph R. Biden. Photo by Office of Senator Jon Ossoff There are 122 federal prisons under the watch of the Federal Bur...

Union workers protest in downtown Baltimore

By Tierra StoneAFRO Intern tierrastone@afro.com Members of Unite Here Local 7, the City Union of Baltimore, the American Federation of Government (AFGE) and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) joined fo...

The chickens are ‘coming home to roost’

By Art Jones& There was an attempted assassination of Donald Trump at an outdoor rally on the afternoon of July 13. All of the national television coverage the next day featured Republican and Democratic politicians– along with& political pu...