Atima Omara is an award-winning political strategist, advocate, writer and speaker based in Washington, D.C. She made history in 2013 when she became the first African American, and only the fifth ...

Atima Omara is the founder and principal strategist for Omara Strategy Group—a consulting firm working at the intersection of politics and the progressive movement with candidates and organizations ...

On the border, thousands of internally displaced Syrians seeking an escape from their war-ravaged homeland await entry into neighboring Turkey. As they languish in the biting cold of winter, hoping ...

Syrian war planes attacked a rebel headquarters near the Turkish border on Monday but appeared to miss their target, opposition activists in the region said. “The (Free Syrian Army) joint command is ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...