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Night Night To Mr. Trump And the Republican-Themed Project 2025

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Sometimes, your worst fears are realized. The nightmare doesn’t end, and your sleep is interrupted. You are tossing and turning with your eyes wide open. This painful scenario depicts the Republican Party. They have hit ro...

A look at summer learning loss, curriculum challenges and the Black boys left behind

This time of year is full of back to school events, including free back-to-school haircuts from neighborhood barbers and school supplies from churches, government agencies and community organizations.The return to school is intended to be a time for...

City of Dallas Department and Facility Holiday Closures

The City of Dallas offices will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, for Labor Day. Please see below for a full list of department and facility closures. Dallas Public Libraries: All library locations are closed on Monday, September 2, 2024. Regu...

Innovative Solutions to Georgia’s Maternal Health Crisis

Georgia is in the midst of a maternal health crisis that demands our urgent attention. The statistics are alarming and unacceptable: over 60% of maternal deaths in our state could have been prevented. Black women are particularly at risk, with a mate...

Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — August 30, 2024

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Afro e-Edition 08-30-2024

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Dallas ISD kicks off new school year with a ‘Make It Happen’ attitude

By Molly Schrader on August 12, 2024Headlines Imagine walking through a tunnel of cheers and high-fives, welcoming you into the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. John J. Pershing Elementary School did just that as the campus welcomed students b...

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights honors local leaders

By AFRO StaffMaryland Commission on Civil Rights Civil Rights and Fair Housing GalaOn Aug. 24 the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights held their Biennial Civil Rights& and Fair Housing Gala inside of The Hall at Live! Casino in Hanover, Md.&...

WHAT EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT PAYMENTS FRAUD

As the owner of a small business, Joan wears many hats – from innovator to publicist to accountant. To bring her vision to life, she regularly collaborates with a network of vendors, with email often serving as the primary channel for communications....

Black voters, Latino voters and other voters of color show solidarity at the ballot box

Voters of color wait in line to cast their ballots in Atlanta in 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images by Efrén Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles Shortly before Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential candidate...

COLUMN: ‘We’re Not Going Back’: How Gerrymandering Is Disenfranchising Us

Scenes from a rally in front of the Supreme Court where justices were hearing cases on the Voting Rights Act (Photo Credit: David Sachs, SEIU, Flickr). Last week, I found myself glued to the Democratic National Convention, feeling a stirring revival....

Street Lines: 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT 2.5T AWD

Just when we sang praises for the 2023 Sante Fe SUV, Hyundai steps their game up again. This year’s version flaunts a completely redesigned frame, with a more stylish interior, longer wheelbase, and an overall rebirth that will have heads turning whe...

Assistant Principal Left Blinded After ‘Irate’ Student Threw Hanger At Her

Photo: GoFundMe A Texas assistant principal was left blinded in one eye after an “irate” student threw a hanger at her, WFAA reports. Candra Rogers, the assistant principal at Collins Intermediate School in Corsicana, was responding to...

Trump’s campaign stirs controversy with visit to Arlington National Cemetery

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign stirred new controversy this week during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery that was intended to draw attention to the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.An individual physically blocke...

Special counsel Jack Smith reshapes Trump’s election subversion case after Supreme Court ruling

(CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith had to take a hammer to some parts of his election subversion case against former President Donald Trump after the Supreme Court’s sweeping ruling that Trump had at least some presidential immunity in the prosecutio...