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The Great Debate: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois
Aug 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 ...
The seven richest Black Americans - AFRO American Newspapers
Apr 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 ...
Black farmers begin receiving payments from $2.2 billion USDA …
Aug 3, 2024 · Black farmers receive payments from $2.2 billion Discrimination Financial Assistance Program, marking a historic victory after decades of struggle.
Black Supergroups of the 1970s | AFRO American Newspapers
Jun 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 ...
Young Africans Turn to Porn Industry to Escape Poverty
by 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 ...
Census Bureau: Higher Percentage of Black Children Live ...
Dec 31, 2016 · A disproportionate number of Black children under 18 live in single-parent homes, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. (CanStock Photo) In its annual “America’s Families and ...
Cardi B. Sets the Record Straight about Her Race and Ethnicity
Jan 25, 2022 · The conversation surrounding Latinos regarding ethnicity vs. race is an ongoing theme. Cardi B, a Black Latina who speaks Spanish, set the record straight for fans who may have been confused about ...
The earliest wealthy Black Americans - AFRO American Newspapers
Apr 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 ...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump named in Forbes 2024 top 200 …
Apr 16, 2024 · By Black PR Wire. (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, N.Y. — Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been named by Forbes as one of America’s Top 200 Lawyers for 2024. The inaugural list ...