Politics

By Greer MarshallBlackPressUSA Columnists Rainbow coalitions have a history of leaking on Black folks. There are tons of stories behind

By Patricia McDougall | Special to the AFRO On May 2 the 19th annual Around the World Embassy Tour was

Los Angeles faces profound challenges: rampant homelessness, street crime, business exodus, and eroding quality of life. In the 2026 mayoral

Spencer Pratt L.A Mayor Candidate In a city battered by wildfires, plagued by homelessness, struggling with crime and affordability, and

caption… Governor Newsom’s new Golden State Start program will hand out 400 free diapers to every newborn through hospitals, but

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass After four years under Mayor Karen Bass, the city’s challenges—homelessness, public safety, housing affordability, and

  By Lee Eric Smith | New Tri-State Defender Memphis leaders, community members and colleagues across Tennessee are reacting with

  By Alex Mason | Minnesota Spokesman Recorder Kwame Nkrumah: How a Young Reader from the Gold Coast Became the

By Megan Sayles | AFRO Staff Writermsayles@afro.com The Baltimore City Board of Estimates hosted Taxpayers’ Night on April 22, giving

A Twin Cities Small Business Owner Is Urging Minnesota to Extend a Tax Policy That Could Save Thousands of Businesses

City Auditor Finds MPD Failed Allison Lussier and Recommends Formal Apology as Second Review Opens Into Davis Moturi Case By