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Volume 134 No. 32

THE BLACK MEDIA AUTHORITY • AFRO.COM

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MARCH 7, 2026 - MARCH 13, 2026

COMMENTARY

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Michael B. Jordan accepts the award for Entertainer of the Year during the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 28, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif.

Michael B. Jordan loves being Black. We do too Two acting awards in two days. Two weeks until the Oscars. Let’s go.

By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Word In Black On Feb. 28, at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, “Sinners,” director Ryan Coogler’s epic love letter to the Blues, swept all film categories. Thirteen wins total, including Outstanding

Motion Picture. Outstanding Breakthrough Performance for Miles Caton. And Michael B. Jordan, the film’s star, won Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, which he dedicated to the late Chadwick Boseman — his “Black Panther” costar, who died six years ago at age 43. “Our time on this planet is short,”

Jordan, four years younger than Boseman, said from the stage, voice catching. “I was watching the ‘In Memoriam’ and seeing how fast these careers go by and people’s lives go by, and what we do while we’re here on earth.” He also talked about being 15, sneaking into the Image Awards

through the back door. Feeling seen there, welcomed, and loved in an industry that too often has none for Black folks. And then the man who has spent most of this awards season watching the industry pass over his work closed with four words that landed like a benediction and a healing balm

for us all: “Man, I love being Black.”

This was never just about awards

For more than a year we’ve been living through a coordinated assault Continued on A3

Lawmakers fast-track war powers resolution following strikes on Tehran By Ashlee Banks Special to the AFRO

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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are moving toward a

high-stakes showdown with the White House following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 28 launch of “Operation Epic Fury,” a massive military campaign against Iran conducted without prior congressional authorization. Bipartisan coalitions in both the House and Senate are fast-tracking war powers resolutions to mandate a cessation of hostilities. The military action has reportedly targeted Iranian leadership, naval assets, and nuclear infrastructure, resulting in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking officials. Rep. Glenn Ivey (DMd.-4) told the AFRO that Black Americans should pay attention to the war in Iran because it could impact them economically and greatly impact those in the military. “All American lives in the military are at risk, including African Americans who are in service,” said Ivey. “This war creates a real risk of us getting dragged into another one of these forever wars that lead to loss of life.”

“All American lives in the military are at risk, including African Americans who are in service.” “This war could make everyone’s life more expensive … and it also diverts a lot of money that could be used to pay for the healthcare tax credit extension and Medicaid,” he added. U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) told the AFRO in a statement that the president lied when he stated, “he would end Continued on A3

Photos courtesy of Rev. Robert Turner

Rev. Robert Turner completes a brief speech on Feb. 16 regarding the need for reparations during his final monthly walk from Baltimore to the White House in Washington, D.C.

Rev. Robert Turner to take reparations fight nationwide after years-long protest By Jamannie Morgan AFRO Intern jmorgan@afro.com For 40 months, Rev. Robert Turner has diligently walked nearly 43 miles from Baltimore to the White House in Washington, D.C. He has walked in the rain, stayed the course when facing sleet and even trudged along in the snow. He has done it without sponsors,

without security and certainly without pay. Now, after his 40th walk, he says he’s ready to take the movement nationwide. “I’m inspired by my faith,” Turner said. “And by the memory of our people who have given everything to this nation from our bodies, our minds, our talent, our resources and this nation has yet to repair the damage.” Turner’s monthly journey

served as a public act of advocacy for reparations and remembrance. He says each walk was done to honor African Americans who “have never been paid, never been recognized, never received reparations for building this nation.” Some walks include a stop at the National Museum of African American History and Continued on A3