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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 ...
Harbor Bank of Maryland, one of the only Black-owned banks in …
WEBSep 30, 2022 · By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, [email protected] . This September, the Harbor Bank of Maryland (Harbor Bank) celebrated its 40th anniversary. Since 1982 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Great Debate: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois
WEBAug 13, 2020 · Booker T. Washington, left, and W.E.B. Du Bois, right, were two intellectual Black Americans. who had differing aspirations for their people in the early 20th Century. (AFRO Archive Photo) It was ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...