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Rivera Stands By Haskins Despite Growing Pains In Cleveland | Afro

By Mark Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com There is always a learning curve when a young quarterback is developing. Dwayne Haskins Jr. wasn’t up to the challenge of the Cleveland Browns last weekend and that missing link was key to their demise, which is not a comforting thought with the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson […]

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N.C. A&T’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist | Afro

N.C. AT’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 27, 2020) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Government Association President Allison Gilmore has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant

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Brown Promotes Removal of Confederate Names, Military Diversity | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Maryland Congressman and former Lt. Governor Anthony Brown has become more vocal about racism and diversity as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to make its presence felt on Capitol Hill. Brown, a 30-year military veteran, was instrumental

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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? | Afro

By Frederick Douglass Excerpted from his speech delivered before the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society, July 5, 1852 in Rochester, N.Y. Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national

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Black Ad Exec to Create 1 Million Black Millionaires | Afro

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) Black professionals make up 10% of college graduates, but less than 1 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs and only 3 percent of executive/senior manager-level roles according to a study by the Center for Talent Innovation. The result of these struggles has led to thirty-eight

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Father's Day 2020: Jay Z, Lebron James And Diddy Top Our List Of Most Stylish Dads

The best dressed dads in the business.

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The Groundbreaking `Equality Equation’ | Afro

By Sean Yoes Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com An area of East Baltimore notorious for drug use and drug dealing is ground zero for the first phase of an ambitious $200 million community development project. A groundbreaking ceremony near the corner of E. North Avenue and Belair Road in Broadway East

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At Least Four More Black Trans Women Killed in Last Week | Afro

NEW YORK — In the past week at least 5 Black trans women were violently murdered. On Tuesday, June 30, Merci Mack, a 22-year-old in Dallas, Texas, was found murdered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. In Louisiana, Draya McCarty was found killed in Baton Rogue and Shakie Peters was found

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Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Put On Hairnets And Masks For Volunteer Work With Families Affected By The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date night is looking different for the Sussex royals.

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DMV HBCU Report: MSU Sign Top Basketball Prospects | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Following the George Floyd killing, elite prospects have expressed a renewed interest in competing at Black Colleges. It was only a matter of time before one transcendent blue chip high school basketball player would sign at an HBCU and change the

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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — July 3, 2020

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Occupy DC Panel Encourages Investing in Community | Afro

By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Occupy DC hosted a panel on racism, police brutality and violence within the District of Columbia featuring freedom-fighting Washingtonians, including: Ward 4 City Council Candidate Janeese Lewis George; Nee Nee Taylor of Black Lives Matter DC.; At-large

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COMMENTARY: 2020 First Presidential Debate an Embarrassment for America | Afro

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden reminded the audience of a little more than 100 people – down from an anticipated 900 because of the pandemic – that Trump called fallen military members “losers and suckers.” While Trump dared Biden to say, “Law and order,” Wallace opened discussions on race. “Are you

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As City Reopens Officials Push Safety | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Summer is officially here, the Fourth of July weekend is underway and stores shelves are filled with decorations and foods for people to have events and cookouts. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues and local officials are warning residents to

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Government is tracking you via your mobile phone: Here’s how and why

Government has been criticised for 'sneaking' applications onto phones without permission; but the truth is, you need to opt-in, even if the terms and conditions aren't that clear.

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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why | Afro

Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 more frequently than white people. But two researchers found its not because of obesity or poverty. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management professor Christopher Knittel and graduate research assistant Bora Ozaltun analyzed daily

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#AFRO 20Qs: Jac Ross | Afro

By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Jac Ross, a young musician with a seasoned soul, captures the ears and hearts of all who enjoy timeless music. His single ‘It’s Ok to be Black’, written by the inspiration from his 4-year-old daughter, gives ambition, notion and guidance to anyone who needs it. Jac

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BILLINER | Chicago Defender

Birda Billiner …..Visitation will be held: Friday, July 10, 2020; 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. @ St. John Baptist Church, 9321 S cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL; Repast will be held: Saturday, July 11, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00

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Not cool: Pools cause a rash of roof collapses in Spain | Afro

Two rooftop pool collapses within two weeks caused major damage to a home and a bar in eastern regions of Spain in the wake of officials' warnings about the potential risks. A terrace with a detachable pool above El Trebol bar in Terrassa, in in the autonomous community of Catalonia in eastern

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John Lewis Visits New Black Lives Matter Street Mural With D.C. Mayor

The new Black Lives Matter mural was visited by Civil Rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis as he joined Washington mayor Muriel Bowser at the sight of the painting on Sunday (June

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Fight breaks out over food shortage as refugees go hungry | Afro

Kampala, UgandaWith food gone and six children to feed, 40-year-old Zawadi Kizungu had no choice but to walk miles to find food, and stepped into a food shortage troubling all of Central Uganda. She braved the early morning chill and walked 16 kilometers, nearly 10 miles, from her home in

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Klan Cops and `The Wilmington Massacre’ | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@yahoo.com In Wilmington, N.C. recently it was revealed some White members of the Wilmington Police Department are just itching for America’s mythical race war much ballyhooed by some for decades to begin. “We are just going to go out and just start

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Colgate Donates Millions Worth of Hygiene Essentials to In-Need Communities to Combat COVID-19 | Afro

Colgate Mobilizes its Dental Vans and Partners with Feeding America® to Distribute Health-and-Hygiene Essentials to Support COVID-19 Relief Schools, Food Banks to Receive Donations to Support People In Need Colgate-Palmolive is repurposing its fleet of mobile dental vans and tapping into a network

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From The Publisher: We.Are.Still.Here | Afro

“December 23, 1909 My dear Mr. Murphy: I have just read your very generous editorial bearing upon my new book, “The Story of the Negro.” I thank you for all that you have said. If the spirit moves you at some time, I wish you might say a word in your paper concerning the importance

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Egypt Arrests Doctors, Silences Critics Over Virus Outbreak | Afro

By The Associated Press A doctor arrested after writing an article about Egypt’s fragile health system. A pharmacist picked up from work after posting online about a shortage of protective gear. An editor taken from his home after questioning official coronavirus figures. A pregnant doctor arrested

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‘I Want You to Know What They Did to My Boy’ | Afro

During the last two months, I have found it very necessary to talk in God quite a few times. When I first found out that Emmett was kidnapped. I was just so upset and so shocked I didn’t know what to do. So having been dependent on my mother most of my life, the first

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List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000

List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000 - Wikipedia

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TUNE-IN- TODAY: 6PM EST/3PM PST for a Virtual Town Hall: One Nation, Under God, Indivisible

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Jodie Turner-Smith And Joshua Jackson Celebrate Their First Mother's And Father's Day Back To Back With Their Newborn

Plus, more of her incredible style over the years.

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‘Justice Now: A BET Town Hall’ Featuring Stacey Abrams, Brittany Packnett And More

As protests rage for the 13th straight day over the repeated and habitual police killings of Black people, BET is unpacking this historic moment with a primetime town hall on social justice on Sunday (June

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