Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Report for America Corp Member: Meet Tashi McQueen, new AFRO Politics Writer

By AFRO Staff The AFRO is happy to welcome Tashi McQueen as the new political writer. McQueen will serve as the second writer to join our team from Report for […] The post Report for America Corp Member: Meet Tashi McQueen, new AFRO Politics W...

Deborah Cox Set To Make History As First Black Woman To Be Inducted Into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame

Deborah Cox is set to make history as the first Black woman to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame,& Vibe& reports.& Cox is an accomplished artist with a career spanning nearly three decades. She has had six Top 20 Billb...

Black Women In Media Celebrates Juneteenth In The Hamptons

National—On Sunday, June 19th Black Women in Media will host this year’s Juneteenth celebration in Long Island, NY. Over 200 guests will join BWIM for an exclusive celebration which includes luxury charter transportation to and from the H...

How Pennsylvania Put Racial Equity into Redistricting

The fairness of electoral politics in Pennsylvania and Tennessee is like comparing an aardvark with a zebra. Yes, they are both animals but they are more different than alike. Take Pennsylvania. A five-member reapportionment commission (LRC) draw...

IMPACT Wrestling Presents Slammiversary Sunday, June 19th

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–The biggest night of the summer comes to Nashville, TN on Sunday, June 19th as IMPACT Wrestling celebrates 20 years with Slammiversary LIVE on Pay Per View. Join IMPACT Wrestling for what promises to be an incredi...

Edward Henley III On Housing Affordability: ‘Think Ahead And Be Bold’

By Martin Cherry Edward Henley III is the Founding Principal and Project Executive of Pillars Development, a project management, consulting, and land use development firm based in Nashville. Edward has over ten (10) years of experience as a Proje...

Ali Center, Louisville Mayor announce Campaign for Muhammad Ali USPS Stamp

LOUISVILLE, KY (June 3, 2022)& —& The Muhammad Ali Center and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced a public awareness campaign for Louisville native Muhammad Ali’s image to appear on a United States Postal Service (USPS) Stamp. The purpos...

International African American Museum Sets Opening Date

Charleston, S.C. –& After over 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum (IAAM) has announced that the museum will be welcoming visitors for opening the weekend of January 21, 2023. Built upon the former site of Gadsden’s W...

New Studio Location for Small World Yoga in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) –Small World Yoga (SWY), a nonprofit organization created by Nashville native Liz Veyhl with the mission of connecting people and creating community by increasing access to yoga, has a new studio location at 1119 12th A...

13 Years Later, Obama Reunites With Kid Who Touched His Hair In Iconic Oval Office Photo

This one was a tear-jerker! 13 years later, Barack Obama reunited with the kid who touched his hair in the iconic oval office photo. Recently, Forever President Barack Obama took to social media to share a heartwarming video of a moment he shared wit...

Neema Dance Collective Celebrates Black Representation Through Premiere Dance Concert

SILVER SPRING, MD.& — Neema Dance Collective continues to break barriers and foster diversity and inclusion with their spring 2022 dance concert,& Melanin. As with many industries, there is a lack of representation in the dance world....

Congressman Anthony Brown: Honor victims with action

(By AFRO Staff) Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) wants to increase the age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21-years-old. Brown is calling on House Democrats’ to include his legislation in the upcoming “Protecting Our Kids” package to...

General Assembly passes legislation to increase funding for Commission on African American History and Culture

(By Kara Thompson,AFRO MDDC Intern)History was made recently when the Maryland General Assembly passed two bills that will delegate or increase funding to the Commission on African American History and Culture and the African American Heritage Preser...

#WordinBlack: Juneteenth Ice Cream: Black exploitation or cultural celebration?

(By Laura Onyeneh,Word in Black) By now you would have thought corporations would have learned their lesson about exploiting Black pain for capital gain after the killing of George Floyd. Well… guess not.Walmart recalled its Juneteenth ice cream comm...

Community rallies to support bombshell report on Hunters Point Shipyard

‘Stop poisoning and killing us for profits!’ Hunters Point community residents and advocates speak outby Steve ZeltzerHunters Point residents and community members rallied at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, June 3, 2022, to support a San Franc...