Candace Moore, vice president of place, policy and power at Race Forward, argues that Juneteenth highlights the gap between ...

Bobby “Al Jolson” Berger, a Republican candidate for Maryland’s House of Delegates, is facing scrutiny over his decades-long career performing in blackface as he seeks a seat representing District 6, ...

An opinion piece argues that Black communities should respond to the 47th president’s cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by relying more on collective economic power and ...

The New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years with a historic ticker-tape parade through Manhattan on June 18. Thousands of fans lined the streets as Finals MVP Jalen Brunson ...

The Afro-American Festival, or AFRAM, has been a celebration of Black culture in Baltimore for 50 years, and is a beloved ...

Through the D.C. Community Anchor Partnership, 17 major institutions have spent more than $1.5 billion with D.C.-based businesses, including nearly $1 billion with minority-owned firms. The initiative ...

Black Americans were excluded from wealth-building opportunities for centuries through slavery, broken promises and ...

AFRO News hosted its annual Juneteenth Breakfast to honor individuals and organizations that have accepted the responsibility ...

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Though AFRAM is best known for the R&B, hip-hop and soul artists who headline the festival each year, the Baltimore tradition ...

The comments made headlines, but the stereotypes behind them are centuries old. Experts say attacks on Michelle Obama draw from enduring efforts to portray powerful Black women as threatening, ...

As the nation continues to recognize Juneteenth, historians say the role Black soldiers played in enforcing emancipation in Texas is often overlooked. Those troops helped secure Union victory and ...