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Black Chicago Suburb Hit Hard With Property Taxes Is On The Verge Of Becoming A Ghost Town

The six-square-mile Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois, has a robust history rooted in Christian values, home ownership and temperance. Its founder, Turlington W. Harvey, was influenced by the Christian teachings of Dwight L. Moody, founder of the M...

Harvey Mayor: Soaring Property Taxes Could Turn Black Suburbs into ‘Ghost Towns’

Mayor Christopher J. Clark warns that predominantly Black communities like Harvey are at risk of becoming ghost towns due to financial pressures. The six-square-mile Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois, has a robust history rooted in Christian values,...

HUD and The Appraisal Foundation forge historic deal to tackle racial inequity in real estate appraisal

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia(NNPA Newswire) – To address systemic racial disparities in the real estate appraisal profession, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announce...

A New Musical Celebrating the Life of Muhammad Ali To Play World Premiere in Chicago

Richard Willis, lead producer of& ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the heavyweight boxing champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, today announced the production will premiere in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre A...

Northwest D.C.’s newest attraction: Gold Clover Bar

By Amber D. DoddSpecial to the AFROadodd@afro.com As Washington, D.C., welcomes summer visitors flocking to its restaurants, festivals and museums, a new Northwest D.C. hangout has been introduced into the lexicon in the form of a well-loved corner s...

Overtime: Bronny James….what do the pros say?

:10—By now you’ve heard the YIN AND YANG about Bronny James and whether or not he should have gotten drafted by the L.A. Lakers and furthermore signed his first NBA contract worth a reported $7.9 million, with $5.4 million being guaranteed!& And...

9-Year-Old Black Girl Wins Boxing National Junior Olympics

Photo: GoFundMe A nine-year-old Black girl from D.C. recently won big at the Junior Olympics in Kansas. According to NBC Washington, Westia Russell took home a medal at the Boxing National Junior Olympics. Russell, known as Princess Mama in the rin...

Wells Fargo Foundation deploys $500,000 to housing nonprofits in D.C.

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.comThe Wells Fargo Foundation recently supplied $500,000 in grants to five Washington, D.C. nonprofits as part of a broader effort to address systemic housing challenges in the city. The goal of the fun...

Randolph Edwin Abrams, former Social Security Administration exec, dies at 74

Special to the AFRORandolph Edwin Abrams, a retired executive of the Social Security Administration, died peacefully on June 14 at age 74.& Randy, as he was affectionately called, was born on Oct. 31, 1949, in Baltimore City to James Abrams Sr. a...

House Dems continue to support President Joe Biden despite calls for him to step aside

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROSeveral Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives are demanding that President Joe Biden withdraw from the presidential race over health concerns.U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett, (D-Tx.), Raúl Grijalva, (D-Ari...

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces 2024 Gala Details

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is pleased to share details for this year’s annual Gala. The black-tie event will take place on Saturday, September 28 and features a cocktail reception, elegant seated dinner sponsored by Charles Schwab, a concer...

Dignity & Drip: All Smiles and Laughs Making Hope Fashionable For Dallas Homeless

Homelessness has been a complex issue that has, for years, impacted cities across the United States, and Dallas is no exception. The uptick in housing insecurity across the country has been driven by a set of multifaceted and paralleling issues, fro...

Power Construction – Bid notice

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President Joe Biden meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROCongressional Black Caucus (CBC) members met with President Joe Biden virtually on the evening of July 8.The meeting came after a number of House Democrats asked the president to end his reelection campaign following...

ForwardDallas Explained: How the Land Use Plan Can (and Cannot) Change the City

As community members voice mixed approval in city meetings, the City of Dallas’ updated land use plan holds its commission vote today. But what are ForwardDallas’ primary aims? And does the plan have the potential to affect equity, environmentalism,...