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By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro When Johns Hopkins University holds its 146th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, the University will award an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to […]
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Thinking about starting a business? Here are 5 things to consider  More people are choosing to become entrepreneurs and chart a path of their own in the pandemic. In fact, […]
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By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com After 18 years in the construction industry, Baltimore native Krystal Walker has one particular project that stands out […]
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By AFRO Staff When Peter Iwuh walks across the graduation stage, May 21, at Morgan State University, he will take with him more than a handshake and a degree. The […]
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By Pol Fernandez New research shows that dominant or upright postures can help people feel and even behave more confidently. An analysis by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the University of Bamberg and The Ohio State University, has confirmed what other studies supported. The team evaluated information from 130 experiments with a total of […]

By Michelle D. Madsen Business consultant Deloitte frames the metaverse as consisting of various digital technologies. They include extended reality (XR) devices, edge and cloud computing, 5G and 6G cellular networks, artificial intelligence and machine learning, volumetric scanning and 3D modeling and blockchain/cryptocurrency/NFTs. The virtual manifestations are varied — from a new way to hold […]

By Allison Finch Reducing air pollution has important health benefits — but it can also have an unusual impact on the environment. A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recently published in the journal Science Advances, examined how particulate air pollution, or aerosols, and climate change have affected tropical cyclones over […]

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Mark Pettway made history when he was elected Jefferson County’s first Black sheriff four years ago but said he didn’t rest on his laurels. Since his election in 2018, Pettway said he and the sheriff’s office have “thought outside the box,” having named the first female chief, in addition […]

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times With a soon-to-be-vacated seat in Alabama Senate District 19, two members of the state House of Representatives are fighting for the closely contested Democratic nomination in the May 24 primary. Louise “LuLu” Alexander, of Bessemer, and Merika Coleman, of Pleasant Grove, are vying for the Senate District 19 seat […]

By Haley Wilson The Birmingham Times As director of operations with the Birmingham-based Addiction Prevention Coalition (APC), Nikeisha Macon can draw on her personal experiences while finding ways to help others. Macon, 37, was raised on Birmingham’s West side on Pearson Avenue. “I grew up with a mother and father in the home; it wasn’t […]

bcri.org (The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute issued this statement on the massacre of innocent shoppers in Buffalo, NY) On May 14 a mass shooting occurred at a supermarket in Kingsley, an eastern neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Ten people were killed, and three others were injured. Eleven of the victims were African American. Less than […]

By Brianna Hoge UAB News According to a recent University of Alabama at Birmingham study, the pandemic increased the prevalence of people with depression or anxiety symptoms in America substantially — from about 11 percent of people in 2019 to close to 40 percent in 2021. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. UAB experts provide six ways […]

By Idrissa N. Snider Many suggestions have been made to curb the phenomenon of mass shootings that happen all too frequently in America, averaging about 10 per week and increasing from year to year. Of the solution-oriented efforts proposed, gun legislation tops that list but seemingly goes nowhere due to a lack of bipartisan support […]

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson Whether we like it or not, the past few years handed us a big old heaping helping of change, and it was the one side dish we couldn’t refuse. We had to ingest it and work to successfully process it, even if we didn’t order it. Some of us portioned it correctly, […]

By Julianne Malveaux Graduations are an exciting time for most families. They will throng to auditoriums, gymnasiums, churches, or outdoor settings bearing flowers, balloons, and other goodies. They’ll likely go to lunch or dinner and share smiles and memories, congratulating the graduate on her achievement. Then what? About four million people will receive degrees, from […]

By Samuetta Hill Drew When the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) starts placing public service announcements on local radio stations about fraudulent activity being perpetrated on the general population by these slick technology thieves, it is time to pay attention. As the adage goes “forewarned is forearmed.” As was stated in an earlier safety article […]

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com African Americans have long faced discrimination as a result of their hair. School, workplace and U.S. military policies […]
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By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor In efforts to free up resources and improve community relations, the Baltimore Police Department has announced a plan to use Strategic Management and Alternative […]
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By AFRO Staff A group of HBCU medical schools have teamed up in an initiative meant to increase Black organ donors, according to a recent announcement. The program also aims […]
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By Special to the AFRO Baltimore, MD. May 18, 2022 Iconic Democrat Willie Brown Jr., who served 31 years in the California State Assembly including fourteen and one-half years as […]
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