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WEBAug 5, 2024 · For over 130 years the AFRO American newspapers provide readers with good news about the Black community not otherwise found.
Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, …
WEBMar 25, 2021 · From award-winning filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper, produced by Coffee Bluff Pictures, and narrated by Phylicia Rashād, Twenty Pearls closely examines the founding and legacy of the first Black ...
The seven richest Black Americans - AFRO American Newspapers
WEBApr 16, 2021 · Robert Smith (Net worth: as of March 2021, his net worth was estimated at over $7 billion) Smith, the founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm located in Austin, Tex ...
Cardi B. Sets the Record Straight about Her Race and Ethnicity
WEBJan 25, 2022 · The conversation surrounding Latinos regarding ethnicity vs. race is an ongoing theme. Cardi B, a Black Latina who speaks Spanish, set the record straight for fans who may have been confused about ...
Archives - AFRO American Newspapers
WEBThe AFRO American Newspapers, in cooperation with Google, are proud to present an extensive collection of digitally archived issues spanning over 100 years of history.The AFRO Archives feature ...
The earliest wealthy Black Americans - AFRO American Newspapers
WEBApr 15, 2021 · Robert Reed Church, born a slave June 18, 1839, in Holly Springs, Miss., was one of the first Black millionaires in the South and the founder of Solvent Savings Bank, the first Black-owned bank in ...
About Us - AFRO American Newspapers
WEBJohn H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO 130 years ago with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a platform to offer images and stories of hope to ...
Black Supergroups of the 1970s - AFRO American Newspapers
WEBJun 21, 2021 · Here are nine such Supergroups (in no particular order). THE JACKSON 5. In 1965, Joe Jackson, a former steel worker and fledgling music impresario from Gary, Indiana formed a band consisting of ...
Telling our stories: how the African griot tradition continues …
WEBJun 17, 2023 · By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, [email protected] . Black history is more than oppression and suffering. Throughout Black history we have seen moments of joy, liberation and innovation.
Census Bureau: Higher Percentage of Black Children Live with …
WEBDec 31, 2016 · It found that a majority of the 73.7 million American children under age 18 live in families with two parents (69 percent)—a decrease from 88 percent in 1960.