Category : News

Pontiac man, known for vigilantism against alleged sexual predators, shot and killed

Late& Friday night at the Universal Coney Island in Pontiac, Michigan, Robert Wayne Lee, known online as “Boopac Shakur,” met a tragic end in a violent confrontation. Lee had made a name for himself on social media by hunting for alleged pedop...

J. Pharoah Doss: What stands out more than Fetterman’s hoodie?

U.S. SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN During the mid-twentieth century, anti-capitalist leaders all over the world fashioned themselves after the working class. These leaders dressed like common workers in order to position themselves as “men of the people.” L...

Mayor Bowser’s National Maternal Infant Health Summit connects mothers to community resources

Mayor Bowser is continuing to put the issue of Black maternal health front and center, with initiatives like the Annual National Maternal and Infant Health Summit. (Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin); (Sonography photo courtesy of Unsplash / Amr Tah...

Saint Lucia Nurses Get Snake Bite Training

The ministries of Health and Agriculture have collaborated on the establishment of a Centre for Excellence for Snake Bite Education. On Sep. 21, health practitioners on the west coast participated in a training session to bring awareness to snake spe...

Commentary: For local minority contractors to thrive in Prince George’s County lawmakers must embrace project labor agreements

By Stephanie Sweet, Special to the AFRO As minority contractors seek viable opportunities to not only expand our individual footprints, but to also foster diversity throughout the entire construction industry, we often encounter a common misconc...

First public safety hearing after summer recess hones in on sexual assault and incarceration

By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com During the first public safety hearing back from summer recess for the D.C. Council on Sept. 18, a young woman shared her experience with sexual assault and the criminal legal system....

Durant Family Foundation completes renovations to basketball arena at Bowie State University

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Thanks to the Durant Family Foundation, the standout player at Bowie State University’s A.C. Jordan Arena this basketball season is the facility itself.& Wanda Durant joined B...

Black Americans need better immigration policy

By Andre Barnes Growing up on the rural farms of Halifax, Va., I pulled tobacco just like my great-grandfather Roosevelt, a sharecropper who provided for his family until he died in his late 80s. Just a generation before him, his father was a sl...

Poverty just jumped— and it was no accident

By Lakeisha McVey I’ve lived and studied poverty most of my life. But you don’t have to be an expert to see why it’s spiking after lawmakers let antipoverty programs expire. After hitting a record low of 7.8 percent in 2021, new data shows th...

Why exploring a corn maze should top your family activity list

As fall family activities start filling your social calendar, consider one of the most popular—a corn maze! Heading out to the field and having fun navigating the twists and turns is a great way to spend an afternoon with your kids, but did you know...

United Nations Security Council Authorises International Security Force For Haiti

In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of an international security force to help Haiti’s national police quell surging gang violence and restore security across the strife-torn Carib...

Dr. David Hicks Takes Office as First Black Jefferson County (AL) Health Officer

By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times David Hicks, DO, on Monday officially took office as Jefferson County’s Health Officer, making him the first African American to hold the position. “I think this is a story of America, no matter where you come from...

National Real Estate Brokers to Bring 60-City Building Black Wealth Tour to Birmingham

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) bring its initial Building Black Wealth Tour to Birmingham, Alabama on November 11 as part of stops in more than 60 cities nationwide. The events, which i...

Scams Online and Over the Phone Targeting Alabama Power Customers

Alabama New Center Scammers are targeting Alabama Power customers as part of a complex, ongoing scam across the region affecting customers of multiple utilities. Scammers are creating fraudulent utility websites, posing as official company sites, wi...

To Be Equal: Coco Gauff…A new era of American tennis

by Marc H. Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“If you can think it, you can do it. If you can dream it, you can do it. Just keep working hard. It won’t come easy and it will seem impossible but if you keep working hard it will definitely happen.”—Coco Gauff...