THE AFRO — In her debut feature film Number 37, South African director Nosipho Dumisa stages a classic Hitchcockian tale against the raw backdrop of slum life...
THE AFRO — Coach Ken Roberts (center) and members of the Northwestern junior varsity and varsity football teams, gathered at the University Park Church of Christ...
THE AFRO — Like many actors, Karimah Westbrook is a woman of many talents. Not only does she act, she is also a writer, dancer and...
THE AFRO — Maryland HBCU advocates are bracing for another round in court in the twelve-year legal battle to dismantle the state’s dual system of higher...
THE AFRO — Three young D.C. entrepreneurs aim to serve some heart-warming hope and hospitality as they open their first venture, The Village Cafe
THE AFRO — Comedian Sampson McCormick has never been afraid of challenges. At 16 years old, the D.C. native was already finagling ways to perform on...
THE AFRO — The film industry veteran graced the stage at Howard University’s Ira Aldridge Main Theatre to a captive audience of Howard University students
THE AFRO — The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, has made great strides since starting in the position, not only because she’s...
THE AFRO — Just a little over two years ago, Texas Southern University’s (TSU) Thurgood Marshall School of Law, found itself in the center of controversy...
THE AFRO — After more than four decades since leading the Bears to the historic milestone, Marvin Webster is finally being recognized for his impact on...
THE AFRO — Lynch was the latest guest to come to Morgan State as part of President David Wilson’s Distinguished Scholar Series.
THE AFRO — The Hustler’s Guild is using a hustler’s mentality to break down stigmas about mental health in the Black community and empower D.C. Youth.
AFRO — The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity needs to step up and lead the way for men to participate in the voting process, said panelists at...
AFRO — When Anacostia High School students Kelli Johnson and Brenda McKinney took the stage at the Kennedy Center to rap about the Boston Tea Party...
AFRO — “I want to be impactful in the food space, what does that look like,” April Richardson mused inside the kitchen of her new business:...
AFRO — Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL 24th District) has a mission – pull young Black boys out of the school-to-prison pipeline. She hopes her 5,000...
AFRO — Maryland Senator Ben Cardin stated strengthening access to capital for minority-owned businesses can unite a Congress divided by party lines.
AFRO — Long before weed became a force for states’ economic booms, the product was a forbidden fruit that many users took a gamble to possess....
THE AFRO — “This is a new day and are creating a new identity on offense,” Jones said to the AFRO. “We don’t care who knows...
THE AFRO — Mary E. Rodman was one of BCPSS’s most troubled schools in 2017-2018 school year. District administrators requested all the school’s teachers reapply for...
THE AFRO — Childish Gambino AKA Donald Glover’s “This is America” video debuted May 5. Since then, it has accumulated almost 380 million views on YouTube.
THE AFRO — The fallout from the disgraced Gun Trace Task Force broadened after a Baltimore County police officer whose name surfaced during the trial of...
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO When the Baltimore Ravens needed a role model in their infancy, they drafted Jonathan Ogden and he became their...
By Micha Green, Washington, D.C. AFRO Editor, mgreen@afro.com Kára McCullough, a scientist turned Miss USA 2017, is encouraging students to pursue science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM)...
