Afro-American Newspapers

5 days ago | afro.com | Lolita Baldor

By Lolita C. BaldorThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall. First Lt. Gabrielle White and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, were among the 16 teams that made it through the final events, where Ranger teams compete for accolades as the best of the elite military force.

6 days ago | afro.com | Alexis Taylor

It’s been nearly a week since Baltimore community activist and entrepreneur “Shorty” Davis received a call at 6 a.m. asking if he had lent his grill out to anyone. Taking the call from Atlanta, Davis informed the concerned caller, his landlord, that no one had permission at the time to use his grill, which is the key to both his volunteer work and his business,“Shorty’s Bootlegg BBQ.”“That grill feeds Baltimore,” Davis told the AFRO. “It’s my only way of making a living. I’ve been blackballed.

1 week ago | afro.com | Ashlee Banks

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROThe U.S. Supreme Court on April 8 blocked a lower court ruling that would have required the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal employees who were swept up in mass terminations aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices granted the administration’s emergency appeal, effectively pausing a decision by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in California.

2 weeks ago | afro.com | Aswad Walker

By Aswad WalkerWe’re all familiar with the common refrain about needing Black dollars to stay in Black communities. But how do we make that happen specifically? And what are the actual benefits of circulating Black dollars in Black communities? Multiple economists are pushing back on the idea that a dollar circulates in the Black community for six hours, compared to 17 days in the white community, 19 days in the Jewish community and 28 days in the Asian community.

2 weeks ago | afro.com | Hannah Parker

The program is funded by a tax paid by participating D.C. businesses and nonprofits. First, check with your employer to see if they pay into it. After 15 months of debate in 2016, D.C. became one of just a handful of jurisdictions nationwide to offer paid time off to care for a family member or oneself.