How One OB-GYN’s Own Birth Inspired Her to Become an Advocate for Black Mothers
Over 30 years in the past, a younger Afro-Jamaican lady who was eight months pregnant walked right into a Brooklyn ...
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Ramona Edelin, influential activist and education advocate, dies at 78
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire As soon as upon a time, Black People had been merely generally known as ...
Longtime advocate of Black press, James A. Washington, dies at 73 – AFRO American Newspapers
By Donnell SuggsThe Atlanta Voice James A. Washington, the president and normal supervisor of The Atlanta Voice, is being remembered ...
Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, education advocate and former Delta Sorority president, dies at 93 – AFRO American Newspapers
By Catherine Pugh, Particular to the AFRO Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, twentieth nationwide president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and pioneering educator, ...
Meet the Black Mom Turned Food Justice Advocate Championing for Healthier Communities
Nationwide — Tambra Raye Stevenson, a decided mom in Washington, DC, has emerged as a champion for combating for more ...
Ex-Convict, Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Arrested For Murder
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman March 10, 2024 Sheldon Johnson, a previously incarcerated felony justice reform advocate, has been arrested for homicide ...
Leading the charge: Gun safety advocate Celeste Iroha speaks on making change after loss
By Catherine PughSpecial to the AFRO Celeste Iroha (left) works with legislators like Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-Ga-7) to lift consciousness ...
Juneteenth Advocate, Opal Lee Reclaims Land 84 Years After White Mob Destroyed Texas Home
A 97-year-old Texas girl recognized for her pivotal function in making Juneteenth a federal vacation has been given again the ...
Advocate Health CEO releases book on improving American healthcare
Eugene A. Woods, CEO of the nation’s third-largest nonprofit well being system, Charlotte-based Advocate Well being, lately launched a brand ...
From NBA player to education advocate
Dean Tolson, a former participant with the Seattle SuperSonics, couldn’t learn or write when he acquired a scholarship to College ...