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By Special to the AFRO The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), an organization formed in 1947 to secure the right to equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed or color, celebrated “REALIST Pillars of Change Week.” This event honors the work of its’ 90 local chapters in 33 states that collaboratively strive to […]
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By Ellis Wylam The average female Gen Xer hasn’t worn her natural hair color since 2019, new research suggests. A poll of 2,000 women ages 42-57 revealed that half (49%) have spent between two to six years dying their hair a different color than what they were born with. In fact, one in three (32%) […]

Compiled by Nadia Reese, AFRO Editorial Assistant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities, has awarded a $1.25 million grant to support the Black Baltimore Digital Database (BBDD).  BBDD was conceived by Baltimore-born, Brooklyn-based artist Derrick Adams, whose multimedia practice focuses on portrayals of Black American leisure, celebration […]
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By Darko Manevski The person most likely to be a total “a*shole” is middle-aged and male, according to a new study. The team from the University of Georgia asked almost 400 people to think of the “biggest a*shole” in their lives to assess the traits that people associate with the term. The results published in […]

www.theusfl.com The first game of the reborn United States Football League is 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, pitting the Birmingham Stallions against the New Jersey Generals at Protective Stadium on FOX and NBC. Here’s everything you need to know about the new USFL: How many teams will be in the league? How will the […]