By Sharon Williams Valentine’s Day is a day to show the one you love how much you love them dearly and care about them. Our black love is different from other loves because black love is expressed through soul food cooking, soul music, cultural experiences, strength, creativity, and sacrifices. I would like to give you […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inCoronavirus
Rising Above COVID-19: Overcoming the Mental and Physical Effects of the Virus
By Darryl Sellers Holding back tears, Morrell Staten shared his poignant story about his and his wife’s COVID-19 journeys last year, speaking in late 2021 at the Cobb Institute-We Can Do This/Stay Well Community Health Fair at Cass Tech High School in Detroit. Staten and his wife both tested positive for the virus at almost […]
Posted inCommentary
Letter to the Editor: Climate Change
Submitted by Amanda Bowers Dear Editor: Climate change is real and is increasing. I believe that the ingenuity of Americans can solve this problem. Americans have a great capacity to come together to face a crisis, and despite the political division in our country right now, we still have that capacity. That is why the […]
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Letter to Editor: JUSTICE BREYER TO RETIRE
Submitted by Jacob Pickering After 27 years of praiseworthy public service on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his retirement from the court, which will reportedly take effect this summer after the Supreme Court’s current term ends. California-born Stephen Breyer’s surprise retirement has sent conservative politicians in Washington, D.C. into a terrified […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore’s Children: Too many citizens killed at an early age
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. AFRONewsAtNoon It was shocking to read about it! A recent report from a panel of city officials under the direction of the Baltimore City Health Department reported that “the leading cause of ‘unexpected or unusual’ death among children in Baltimore is homicide,” There is a study done every five years […]