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WEB1 day ago — The AFRO is a proud Comcast Rise recipient! This year, Comcast RISE awarded 500 recipients in five cities with a grant package that includes business consultation services, educational resources ...
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 ...
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 ...
AFRO inside look at Wally Amos: Founder of Famous Amos, the …
WEBFeb 19, 2024 — By Helen Bezuneh, Special to the AFRO . At the age of 12, Wally Amos moved to Harlem, N.Y. to live with his Aunt Della, who never failed to fill their home with the sweet aroma of her special ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...