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Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Show

Photo: Getty Images Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk after a deal with the X, formerly Twitter, owner went sour. On Thursday (August 1), news broke that Lemon filed a complaint against Musk over an X show starring the journalist that...

Don Lemon Files Lawsuit Against Elon Musk For Canceled X Talk Show

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk after a deal with the X, formerly Twitter, owner went sour. On Thursday (August 1), news broke that Lemon filed a complaint against Musk over an X show starring the journalist that was scrapped be...

Black, Minority Farmers Get $2 Billion From USDA After Discrimination

Photo: Getty Images Black and other minority farmers are receiving $2 billion in direct payments from the federal government after facing years of discrimination, the Associated Press reports. According to the USDA, over 23,000 farmers were approve...

America’s high school students to descend upon Walt Disney World Resort for HBCU Week Foundation College Fair in October

College fair at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex expected to be among the foundation’s largest ever. More than 8,000 high school students from the Southeast and beyond invited to attend. College admissions and four-year scholarships to be awarded on...

Trump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris’ race, whether Republicans want him to or not

By Steve Peoples and Matt BrownThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has found tremendous success from the very first moment he stepped onto the presidential stage by stoking racial animus.Republican presidential candidate former President...

Nourishing Maryland: A future without hunger

By Sen. Cory McCraySpecial to the AFROSen. Cory McCray represents the 45th Legislative District in Maryland, covering Northeast and East Baltimore City. He is dedicated to social justice, economic equity, and community empowerment, championing legisl...

Simone Manuel fails to advance in 50 free Olympic swimming

By Paul Newberry and Stephen WadeAP Sports WritersNANTERRE, France (AP) — In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3.United States&...

Black Women’s Expo Returns to McCormick Place, Bringing Inspiration and Empowerment

In the grand tradition of gatherings that celebrate the strength, resilience, and dynamism of Black women, the Black Women’s Expo (BWe NEXT) returns to McCormick Place, Chicago, from August 2-4. As the largest and longest-running expo for Black...

Sonya Massey & the Lost Ambition of Police Reform

As Sonya Massey’s murder at the hands of now-jailed Springfield Police Officer Sean Grayson makes national headlines, advocates for police reform and abolition see just how little progress has been made since the Black Lives Matters Movement’s incep...

Community Rallies to Support Family of Sonya Massey, Raising Over $500K

The community has united in an extraordinary display of solidarity, raising more than $500,000 through a verified GoFundMe campaign for the family of Sonya Massey. The 36-year-old mother was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy on July 6, after s...

New pedestrian bridge now open in Ward 7

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.comMayor Muriel Bowser (D) joined the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Ward 7 community members on July 25 as she celebrated the grand opening of the new Douglas Street Pedestrian Bri...

Racial reckoning comes to Maryland’s Eastern Shore

By Deborah Jeon“The past refuses to lie down quietly,” Archbishop Desmond Tutu famously said of the process of racial reconciliation in South Africa following the dismantling of apartheid.& Deborah Jeon, legal director of ACLU of Maryland, speaks...

From Prison to Redemption: Mica Battle’s ‘Some Sort of Saint’ Hits the Stage

Actor Ti-Nicole Danridge plays Mica Battle in “Some Sort of Saint” (Photo Provided). In the quiet moments of reflection, when the weight of her past bore heavily upon her, Mica Battle, a 2022 Chicago Defender Women of Excellence nominee,...

North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency and The Confidence Group Partner to Host Inaugural Sapphire Soiree Gala Celebrating North Texas Entrepreneurs

North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA) is delighted to announce its collaboration with The Confidence Group, a prominent minority-owned construction and educational consultancy firm based in Dallas-Fort Worth, to present the inau...

Gov. Wes Moore discusses small business ownership, state of Maryland’s economy in fireside chat

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.comMaryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) spoke at a fireside chat on Maryland’s small businesses community and the future of the state’s economy on July 29.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) answers questions on Mary...