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The real measure of the former U.S. Secretary of Labor's success is not what she achieved herself but what her work allowed ...
The Pop-Out is a concert series throughout the month of June, bringing local and regional Black musical acts to the River ...
Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama may have left the White House, but their lives have remained busy, from traveling to ...
At the American Music Awards, Shaboozey questioned Megan Moroney's assertion that the Carter Family invented country music.
Jimmy Carter's lifelong fight for equality was inspired by the women in his youth, according to his grandson Jason Carter. Jason opened up about his grandfather's female role models for 'Letters to ...
This Presidents Day, the AFRO reflects on the legacy left behind by President Jimmy Carter. Known for his humanitarian efforts, Carter touched countless lives– including some right here at the AFRO.
There are several dualities in Jimmy Carter’s life: A White minority in the middle of a Black majority. An unknown rural farmer defeating a wealthy Ford as candidate of the other party.
When Jimmy Carter ran for president ... Growing up in rural Georgia instilled in him a love for the gospel of Black churches and an appreciation for the power and spirituality of music.
Jimmy Carter died in Plains on Dec. 29 ... was appointed to be U.N. Ambassador by Carter and was the first Black person to hold the position. Young recalled how Carter grew up in a mostly Black ...
with the returning first lady dressed in a long-sleeved black shift dress and an oversized white church collar. The Rev. Andrew Young, the US ambassador to the United Nations during Jimmy Carter ...
Entering the U.S. Naval Academy, Young said Carter requested that his roommate be the first-ever Black midshipman ... James Carter, Jimmy Carter's grandson, recites the Beatitudes at former ...
As Jimmy Carter’s coffin headed to his final resting ... voted to uphold a ban on allowing Black families to join. A group of over two dozen congregants broke off to start Maranatha.