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 ...
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WEB3 days ago · September 2, 2024. August 19, 2024. For over 130 years the AFRO American newspapers provide readers with good news about the Black community not otherwise found.
Black farmers begin receiving payments from $2.2 billion USDA …
WEBAug 3, 2024 · This week, around 43,000 farmers will receive payments of up to $500,000, with the average award being $82,000. Reflecting on this long-awaited achievement, Boyd recounted his journey, which began ...
Cardi B. Sets the Record Straight about Her Race and Ethnicity
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Cardi B, a Black Latina who speaks Spanish, set the record straight for fans who may have been confused about her ethnic, racial, and national identity. The Grammy-Winning Rap Star took to her ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Young Africans Turn to Porn Industry to Escape Poverty
WEBby AFRO Staff May 7, 2011. Young Africans are entering an emerging pornography market in Africa as a way of coping with low wages and poverty, according to human trafficking analysts and adult ...
Britain’s Hidden Black Royalty | AFRO American Newspapers
WEBMay 17, 2018 · Britain’s Hidden Black Royalty. By Aya Elamroussi, Special to the AFRO. The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has been making headlines as the big day approaches this Saturday, May ...
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 ...