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The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university resigns after donation debacle

By Kate Payne The Associated Press/Report for AmericaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-milli...

Urban oasis: Alleviating climate change in Baltimore

By Tierra StoneAFRO Interntierrastone@afro.comFor many years now, in one corner of southwest Baltimore, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship has been taking progressive steps to help their neighborhood adapt to climate change. They have worked towards bu...

Why an election for 330 million-plus people may still come down to so few votes

(CNN) —Anyone who pays any attention to US politics is bound to hear some version of this claim: The& 2024 election, which will pick a president for a nation of more than 330 million people, will be decided by a small number of voters in a few ke...

Beloved South Side Postal Worker Fatally Shot on Delivery Route

She was “a beautiful soul,” a wife, mother and grandmother with a dimpled smile as memorable as her spirit.That was all taken away when, in broad daylight, someone shot and killed a 48-year-old woman identified as Octavia Redmond as she was deliverin...

Lexus and rolling out drive ‘Live Up To It’ program to extremes

& & Photo credit: Brianna Devons Rolling out& and& Lexus& have partnered for the remarkably dynamic “Live Up To It” program designed by& rolling out& to celebrate adventurous Black Americans breaking barriers i...

Hill Harper vying to be first Black U.S. senator from Michigan

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.comIn Michigan, Aug. 6 will mark a battle for the U.S. Senate seat. With the political world currently in upheaval and slim majorities in the House and Senate, who takes the seat is more important th...

Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Lands in Orland Park: Fans Flock to Grand Opening

Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty store opens at the Orland Square Mall, the first in Illinois (Photo Credit: Lashae Washington/Facebook).& Bad girl Riri did it again! This time, in south suburban Orland Park, with the Savage X Fenty brand gracing...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Has Passed At 74

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has passed at age 74. In June, Lee revealed that she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.& “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing o...

The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

In this drawing from ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ a Black child is taken from his mother by a White man. Culture Club/Getty Images by Susanna Ashton, Clemson University In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was born enslaved on a plantation in South Caroli...

‘Disappointing’ Settlement Reached After White Woman Spat On Black Teen

Photo: Getty Images A lawyer for a 22-year-old Black man who was spat on during a Black Lives Matter protest as a teen said a “disappointing” settlement was reached in the case, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Eric Lucas, who legall...

Black Teen Who Was Spat On By White Women During BLM Protests Is Upset With The Settlement Amount

A lawyer for a 22-year-old Black man who was spat on during a Black Lives Matter protest as a teen said a “disappointing” settlement was reached in the case, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Eric Lucas, who legally changed his name in 2023...

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74

By ReShonda TateThe DefenderRep. Sheila Jackson Lee died at 74, her family announced Friday night (July 19). An apologetic champion for her constituents, the longtime Congresswoman served the public for more than 30 years.“A local, national, and inte...

Climate change’s toll on the health of Black communities

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com It’s not difficult for people to observe the influence climate change has had on the planet, whether through extreme weather, wildfires, droughts, melting glaciers or rising sea levels. But, its imp...

U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee passes away after battle with cancer

U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee passed away Friday evening after battling pancreatic cancer. She was 74. Jackson Lee represented Texas’s 18th Congressional District, which includes portions of Houston. Sheila Jackson Lee entered politics...

An open letter to the Honorable Michael S. Regan

Dear Administrator Regan:I write this letter in support of the September 26, 2023, Petition for Rulemaking submitted by South Baltimore Community Land Trust, Public Justice, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, and several other petitioners (“the Petition...