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Experts discuss how microplastics get into our systems and the effects

By Aria Brent AFRO Staff Writer abrent@afro.comThe ongoing discovery of microplastics is raising concerns for lots of people. There are questions about how these microscopic pieces of plastic affect the body, where they come from and how they get int...

$2 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Chicago’s Logan Square

While shopping for groceries, an Illinois Lottery player picked up something that wasn’t on their grocery list – a $2 million winning Powerball ticket. The winning ticket was purchased for the Saturday, July 13 Powerball drawing at Foodsmart, a famil...

Chicago Defender Seeks Senior Account Manager to Drive Event and Digital Sales Growth

Senior Account Manager The Chicago Defender Job Overview The Chicago Defender, a historic and influential digital publication serving the African American community, is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Account Manager to join our sales team....

Beyond green: The intersection of eco anxiety and Black youth

By Mackenzie WilliamsAFRO Internmwilliams@afro.comAccording to the 2024 Deloitte Gen Z and Millennial Survey, “environmental sustainability remains a top concern for Gen Zs and millennials, with 62 percent of Gen Zs and 59 percent of millennials repo...

Afro e-Edition 07-19-2024

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40 Years of service: Cheers to you, Rivablue

Gwen Redding, known to the jazz world as Rivablue, has been in the industry for over 40 years. With so much to unpack, these four decades have all played a part in helping her become who she is today. Her goal has always been to “make sure that peop...

AFRO Interns on the move: Meet the next generation of Black journalists

By AFRO InternsAs summer kicks into high gear, the AFRO would like to take time to recognize the interns that have been working hard all summer for the publication. From man on the street interviews to senior guides and more, the AFRO interns have hi...

What Amber Rose ‘missed’ when declaring MAGA her peeps

by Aswad WalkerWhat in the “Idiocracy” is going on? The most trending topic from the day one kickoff of the Republican National Convention was not the appearance of their fearless Führer or their party platform to make America America again. No, it w...

Upcoming meetings and events in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area

From festivals, movie nights, to networking and more, don’t miss out on these summer events. (Credit: Unsplash / Glen Carrie)By Madeleine SeckAFRO Internmseck@afro.comBy Mackenzie WilliamsAFRO Internmwillaims@afro.comThis week, the AFRO compiled a li...

Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system

By Tom MurphyThe Associated PressTamika Davis couldn’t nap on her couch during cancer treatment. She kept worrying one of her toddlers would wander over and pull out the needle delivering chemotherapy.Friends and family watched her kids when they cou...

Fact-checking night 3 of the Republican National Convention

(CNN) — Night three of the Republican National Convention has kicked off in Milwaukee. CNN’s Facts First team is fact checking the convention and will update this page throughout the night. Newt Gingrich on the war in Afghanistan under Trump...

This Week In Black History July 17-23, 2024

JULY 17 1794—Former slave and minister Richard Allen officially dedicated the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pa. The church was the first all-Black denomination not affiliated with a larger White congregation. The inc...

Project 2025 is a ‘Sledgehammer to Democracy’, says Georgia lawmakers

Longtime U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (center), State Senator Sonya Halpern, and State Representative Derrick Jackson held a press conference in Atlanta during the week of the Republican National Convention to highlight the Project 2025 agenda a...

‘You’re not going to police us’: Delta Air Lines workers rally to demand union representation

Delta Air Lines workers, laborers and community allies gathered on Wednesday to demand union representation. On sidewalks yards away from a Delta Airlines employee parking lot, they held signs demanding a stop to union busting — an attempt by manage...

Biden-Harris campaign slams GOP lies, spotlights Project 2025

MILWAUKEE – The Biden-Harris campaign held a press conference at an office building in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday morning. The presser focussed on a number of hot political topics, including Project 2025. Biden-Harris Principal Deputy Campaign M...