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Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says that school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teachin...

“The Democracy we love is on the line”: Georgia faith leaders unite in Atlanta

Rev. Shanan Jones and President of Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta said Black people have had to die for democracy. He further calls democracy an experiment that can be taken away. We have to continue to fight to save democracy, he sa...

Lollapalooza 2024 Review: Spotlighting the Black Stars and Emerging Talents

Megan Thee Stallion embraces Angel Reese during the rapper’s Lollapalooza performance (Photo Credit Instagram). Since its inception in 1991, Lollapalooza has spotlighted Black culture, celebrating its significant impact on music, art and fashio...

Keys, glasses, and the other most frequently lost items in America

Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock Keys, glasses, and the other most frequently lost items in America Everyone has experienced the pain of losing something important—seemingly always at the worst times. Americans lose an average of five items per month, a...

The Carr Report: Retirement planning mistakes you should avoid

When you think of retirement, you think of a life of ease and luxury, traveling the world, and having fun in the sun. That’s the retirement image we see in movies and magazines. Think about the people you know who are retired. Is that the life they’r...

MR. SONNY KNOWS for Aug. 7, 2024

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VP Harris and VP nominee Gov. Walz set to hit the campaign trail

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and her VP nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wave to supporters at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. It was the pair’s first time on stage together. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice...

Who Is Tim Walz? Kamala’s VP Pick With Big Dad Energy

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues, the candidates, and what’s at stake for Black America in the 2024 presidential election. I’m in Philadelphia for Kamala Harris’s campaign rally,...

Advocates press for House to pass online safety bills for kids

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Staff Writertmcqueen@afro.comAfter the U.S. Senate passed two major online safety bills for kids in a 91-3 vote, parents with Parents for Online Safe Spaces (ParentsSOS) are now pushing for members of the House to pass the legisl...

The Gambia rejects bid to reverse ban on female genital mutilation

By Lizzie SuberAFRO Internlizziesuber@afro.comA vote held by The Gambia’s National Assembly last month blocked recent efforts to repeal the Women’s (Amendment) Act of 2015, which criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM). This vote prevented The G...

Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Walz as running mate

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Staff Writertmcqueen@afro.comU.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will run for president in the 2024 presidential election with Gov. Tim Walz (D- Minn.) as her official running mate. The announcement came on Aug. 6, just weeks after...

Kamala Harris Picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Her Running Mate

Vice President Kamala Harris, who will likely be the Democratic nominee for president, has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. The announcement came Tuesday morning, Aug. 6, after Harris and her staff vetted potential candidates f...

MBK-Obama Leadership Academy Honors Young Men with Pinning Ceremony

Participants in the MBK-Obama Leadership Academy (Photos Courtesy of MBK Leadership Academy). For six weeks this summer, young men of color in Chicago embarked on a unique program that fostered academic enrichment, community service and social-emotio...

Kamala Harris decides on Tim Walz as running mate

(CNN) —Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice.The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from a relative unk...

COLUMN: America at a Crossroads, The Need for Unity in the Face of Division

Former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. J. D. Vance speaking with attendees at The People’s Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Flickr). By Dr. James S. Bridgeforth, M.Ed. In a year...