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WNBA All-Star Weekend Highlights: Dallas Wings Arike Ogunbowale Wins MVP; Team WNBA defeats Team USA

By Dorothy J. Gentry Sports Editor Photos: Charles “City” Gbadebo Records were made. Records were broken. History was made. And a fun time was had by all at the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale was named the 2024 WNBA All-...

Lucky Daye Dazzles Chicago Crowd With His Soulful, Electrifying Sound

In a highly anticipated performance at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Lucky Daye showcased his unique blend of traditional soul and contemporary R&B (Photo Credit: Marquis Sewell).& In the contemporary R&B scene, Lucky Daye has carved...

Why do they really dislike Kamala Harris? Race and gender the real reason

By Ryan ColemanSpecial to the AFRO The vice presidency was described by the first man to hold the office, John Adams, as “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.”& Ryan Coleman, preside...

Crockett Statement on Police Murder of Sonya Massey

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement on the murder of 36-year old Illinois resident Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman killed by a sheriff’s deputy after calling 911 to respond to a possible intruder in her home.“...

Vice President Harris And The Rest Of The Agenda

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint The decision of President Biden to step down and pass the torch to Vice President Harris and the outpouring of support in over 2 million dollars in donations in forty-eight hours, a...

Opinion: What the killing of Sonya Massey says about policing and the state of Black people in America

By Dayvon LoveSpecial to the AFRO What is clear about the killing of Sonya Massey by a police officer in her home? To me, it is the fact that Black people in general—and working-class Black people in particular—are living a life in America that is ma...

Simone Biles shakes off calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying

By Will GravesAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu.Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A look of concern on...

Hello Alice expands Boost Camps and accelerators for entrepreneurs

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Hello Alice, a fintech platform serving over 1.5 million small business owners, is providing more opportunities for entrepreneurs across the country to scale their enterprises. The company announced...

Common and Priscilla Chan Empower Educators at Gradient Learning 2024

Over 1,300 educators gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Downtown Chicago for the annual Gradient Learning, Whole Student Together Summer Training 2024.& The event featured Chicago native Common, the Academy, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning artist wh...

Understanding and Managing Chronic Diseases: A Guide for the Black Community

When you think of chronic diseases, consider conditions like heart attacks, cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure—illnesses that we or our families may have faced, been treated for, or have claimed the lives of our loved ones.& For Black peop...

Biden targets housing costs with new proposals

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Stephen K. Benjamin serves as senior adviser to President Joe Biden and director of public engagement for the White House. (Photo courtesy of the White House) President Joe Biden recently announced...

Mother-Daughter Duo Graduates from Chicago Housing Authority’s LevelUp Program

Traceye Butler and her daughter Shannell walked into a Chicago Housing Authority office in 2019 and inquired about becoming homeowners. Five years later, they are not only on the road to accomplishing their goal – but their journey has allowed them t...

A Prosperous Tomorrow empowers Baltimore residents with tech skills

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com When Devin Jackson first discovered that 40 percent of Baltimoreans did not have wireline internet service and more than 25 percent lacked a digital device, he was in disbelief.& The East Baltim...

Livingstone receives $10M donation

By Tierra StoneAFRO Interntierrastone@afro.com Livingstone College is receiving a $10 million donation, the school’s president, Dr. Anthony Davis, recently announced during a conference of the AME Zion Church. The news came during a July 22 call from...

Project FREEDOM unveiled to combat controversial project

Project FREEDOM, the organizers said, is designed to engage Black voters in four key battleground areas. (Courtesy photo/ NNPA Newswire) By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia(NNPA Newswire) – A group of well-kno...