With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers ...

There must be something in the water of Brazil — the country produces a seemingly endless stream of innovative musicians. Maybe it has more to do with the fact that music is as common as water in ...

PAST ISSUES OF THE AFRO. SO WHEN YOU SEE 1947, IT’S FROM THE YEAR 1947. HISTORY FILLS THESE SHELVES, TELLING THE STORIES THAT BACK THEN WERE IGNORED BY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. WHEN YOU OPEN THIS UP, YOU ...

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The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum will hold its annual “Voices of History” Street Fair on June 28, celebrating Black history, community resilience and the collective healing that emerges from ...

Ron Lacks the grandson of Henrietta Lacks one of many family members who attend the ceremony. (Credit: AFRO Photo/ James Fields) By Alexis Taylor, article courtesy of Afro.com Henrietta Lacks, the ...

If you asked me about my perfect morning routine, it would look something like this: Wake up at 5.30am (I’m a light sleeper). Shower and do some skincare. Grab the clothes that I laid out the night ...

The AFRO is a distinguished family-owned business that has been a cornerstone of the Black community since its founding in 1892 by the late Jake Oliver. Originally established as a weekly newspaper in ...

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A new atlas by Afro-descendent and conservation groups shows that across 15 countries (not including Brazil), Afro-descendant communities have settled on more than 32.7 million hectares (80.8 million ...