Afro-American Newspapers

5 days ago | afro.com | D. Kevin McNeir

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROMaryland Gov. Wes Moore visited historic Bethel AME Church in Cambridge, Maryland, on Juneteenth where he unveiled Just Communities – a $400 million initiative aimed at reducing the racial wealth gap. Moore said his administration will target state investments which help reduce decades of discriminatory policies including redlining, urban highway construction and mass incarceration.

1 week ago | afro.com | D. Kevin McNeir

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROWashington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently said Initiative 82, a bill that D.C. voters approved in 2022 to raise minimum wage for tipped workers, would hinder her plan to minimize the city’s dependence on federal dollars. In an emergency vote on June 3, the D.C. Council decided to pause the latest increase from $10 to $12 which would have taken effect July 1.

1 week ago | afro.com | D. Kevin McNeir

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROTen years ago, on June 17, 2015, a group of worshipers entered Mother Emanuel AME Church for a Bible study, in Charleston, South Carolina. Though they stepped into the oldest AME church in the South to strengthen their walk with God, they were joined by one visitor who had a different motive. Driven by racial hatred, the young man they had welcomed with open arms, opened fire during Bible study.

1 week ago | afro.com | D. Kevin McNeir

It’s no secret that Black men are often up against struggles— known and unknown— as they go through each stage of life. Still, each day millions of Black men wake up determined to be better fathers, brothers, uncles, mentors and friends. They seek ways to improve and increase their impact and if they’re lucky, they have organizations like 100 Fathers, Inc. to help.

2 weeks ago | afro.com | Will Jones

For years, I lived in a neighborhood where the closest store to my house in any direction was a liquor store or convenience store plastered with ads for tobacco, alcohol and the lottery. It was no accident. These stores weren’t serving the community, they were feeding off of it. I watched neighbors struggle with addiction, families trapped in cycles of poverty and young people surrounded by messages telling them that their value was in what they could smoke, drink or gamble away.