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...
TEXAS METRO NEWS — Before becoming a Broadway box office musical, My Fair Lady was a 1913 play and a 1938 film, Pygmalion, produced by George...
DALLAS WEEKLY — NeAndre Broussard is a visionary who uses clothing as a vehicle to uplift Black men all over the world, and his Black Menswear...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Butler has been serving as the President of EMILY’s List. The fundraising platform supports and funds women candidates and amplifies issues that disproportionately...
THE AFRO — The fanfare and hoopla surrounding the Colorado program since Sanders’ arrival has been well documented, but Floyd Keith, who for more than a...
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation (CPEAR) hosted a discussion on opening up opportunities in cannabis for...
Photo: Instagram A photo of Idaho high school students spelling out a racial slur on their shirts while standing behind a mixed-race girl has sparked outrage...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Mr. Scott, the UAW strikers, led by President Shawn Fain, are not government employees and are not subject to that law. Their...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — “We are honored to celebrate and capture the memories and experiences of Mrs. Francis and people who are 100 years old and...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — DePelchin’s three-year Together and SAFE pilot will team DePelchin staff with Child Protective Services investigators in Harris County. Investigators are tasked with...
ABOVE: On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, Beyoncé, third from left, attended a kickoff celebration for the forthcoming Knowles-Rowland House in Houston (Photo courtesy of Roscoe Whitworth/Harris...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Jones’ re-imagining of the play centers the queen squarely, instead of the wars and machinations of the Roman triumvirate. It portrays Cleopatra...
THE AFRO — Over the course of the entire weekend, Maryland dispensaries earned $10.4 million for adult-use and medical sales, compared to $3.9 million in 2022...
ABOVE: Attendees at Turkey Day Classic Historical Marker Unveiling Celebration University of Houston campus receives Turkey Day Classic Official Texas Historical Marker to honor the 20-year...
ABOVE: Karen Carter Richards, NNPAF Chairman, Publisher of Forward Times and Bobby Henry, Sr., NNPA Chairman, Publisher of Westside Gazette in Fort Lauderdale, Florida After serving...
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) strongly supports the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) proposed rule strengthening and codifying the equitable housing finance plans...
ABOVE: President Joe Biden addresses the audience at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards (Photo Credit: Kea Taylor/Imagine Photography) Every year, the Congressional Black Caucus...
The stars shone brightly across the globe in this week’s fashion finds. LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: Yara Shahidi attends Vogue World: London 2023 at Theatre...
ABOVE: David A. Northern, Sr., President and CEO of Houston Housing Authority EXCLUSIVE: One-On-One with David A. Northern, Sr., President and CEO of Houston Housing Authority...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — “The problem with Black-targeted versus Black-owned is that Black-targeted does not return that money back to Black. Every dollar you give to...
Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Atlanta to speak with HBCU students who attend schools in the Atlanta University Center which include Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Duane Keith Davis is a member of the California-based gang known as The South Side Compton Crips and was a childhood friend of N.W.A. member...
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com When Travis Mitchell attended Morgan State University in 1988, his initial intention was to earn a political science degree....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Established more than 40 years ago, the NNPA Fund is the non-profit division of the NNPA, delivering value to NNPA members through professional...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a poignant Instagram post from August 2022, she reflected, “What do I tell my children? How do I tell them that this...
