TUNE-IN- TODAY: 6PM EST/3PM PST for a Virtual Town Hall: One Nation, Under God, Indivisible | Afro
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Black Church Assaults Continue | Afro
Tennessee latest city to witness what some are calling intimidation tactics By Ashley Moss, Texas Metro News (via NNPA Newswire) A confederate flag was left hanging from a tree on the property of a Nashville company that publishes Sunday School materials for the nation’s Black churches, including
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ROBINSON | Chicago Defender
Clarence Robinson ………..…Visitation will held: Wednesday, October 21, 2020; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p .m.; @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL.; Interment: Oakwoods Cemetery; Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300
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Revisiting Emmett Till: 65 Years Later: No Justice and Still No Peace | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com A 14-year-old from Chicago was lynched on August 28, 1955, in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with Carolyn Bryant, a White woman. While Emmett Till’s brutalized body and unrecognizable features became the face of the Civil Rights Movement, 65 years
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Synchronic Film Review | Afro
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Should partygoers put down their Molly and try a tab of Synchronic? This cautionary sci-fi/fantasy/thriller suggests not.   Synchronic is a drug that hurls its users back in time. Time travel with a seven-minute limit. That’s the concept created by
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Mr. Sonny Knows 9/23/2020 | Chicago Defender
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BET Hip Hop Awards 2020: See The Hottest Sneakers Spotted Over The Years
Nelly, YG, G Herbo, and more made the list!
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BROOKS | Chicago Defender
Larry Brooks …….….Wake was held: Monday, July 13, 2020; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd.., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL; Interment: Forrest Home Cemetery., Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East
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Ancient Aztec palace unearthed in Mexico City | Afro
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace that later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was made underneath the Nacional Monte de Piedad, an iconic building that is now the site of a historic pawnshop
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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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Trump at Rushmore: Jets and Fireworks, But Masks Optional | Afro
By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Rushmore national memorial before the first fireworks show there in years, he’ll stand before a crowd of thousands of people who wont be required to socially distance or wear masks despite
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A [White] House in Pandemic Cannot Stand | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown The virus is “coming from inside the White House,” blared the latest headline from the Atlantic, one of a multitude of news organizations to cover the surreal events surrounding President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis and subsequent behavior. “Asking whether the celebration of Amy
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Serena Williams And Her Daughter Olympia Are Twining On The Tennis Court
See more pictures of our favorite celebrity mommy moments.
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Health Experts Slam US Deal For Large Supply Of Virus Drug | Afro
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Public health experts on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for securing a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19. The U.S. government announced this week that it had an agreement with Gilead Sciences to make the bulk of their
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MACE | Chicago Defender

Donald Mace …….…. Wake will be held: Wednesday, August 5, 2020; 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.; Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home

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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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Space rocks found after Japan fireball | Afro
Two large radiation-emitting space rocks, believed to be part of a meteor captured on video flashing across the Tokyo night sky earlier this month, have been found in a garden in Japan. The phenomenon over Tokyo happened around 2:30 a.m. local time on July 2, and the footage was shared on YouTube
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THOMAS | Chicago Defender
Willie Thomas.…Wake was held: Friday, July 3, 2020; 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Funeral was held: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL; Cremation: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300
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Kennedy Krieger Launches Pediatric Post COVID-19 Rehab Clinic | Afro
By AFRO Staff The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions of people worldwide—from infants to seniors. Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are more likely to have long-term physical, cognitive and emotional effects that linger after recovery. Recognizing the need for rehabilitative care for
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Traders who suffered under Taliban go digital | Afro
Zahra Kazemi started her business Bamyan Weavers nearly 30 years ago, when Afghanistan was under Taliban control. She left the country after the Taliban destroyed her trade, returning after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 drove the regime from power. Kazemi, like many traders in the country, needed
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The Must-Have Skin Products for Summer
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MARTIN | Chicago Defender

Sidney Martin…….…Visitation will be held: Monday, August 3, 2020; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL; Cremation; Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor

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Press Release_COVID response for Zimbabwe final version
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Baby sharks: 8 pups born at Spanish oceanarium | Afro
A Spanish oceanarium has a few new residents, after a shark gave birth to eight pups. The five female and three male sandbar shark pups were eating and responding well in their first days at the oceanarium, according to a statement Friday from Valencia's L'Oceanografic. Eight sharks being fed
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US Supreme Court ruling could overturn hundreds of criminal convictions in Oklahoma | Afro
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared much of eastern Oklahoma part of the Creek Indian reservation, Oklahoma state and federal officials are debating their next steps. The ruling could create a wave of Native Americans trying to overturn their convictions if they were
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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — July 10, 2020 | Afro
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Lizzo Shows Love To Black-Owned Brand Thick By. Robyn In Matching Bikini And Mask Set
Plus other times Lizzo proved she’s 100% into fashion!
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AFRO Exclusive: Black Face Photo Sparks Concern | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO A picture snapped nearly eight years ago in Rotterdam, Netherlands led to a resignation letter from the lead contractor in South Baltimore’s Middle Branch waterfront redevelopment. The Baltimore City Board of Estimates announced May 11 that West 8 Urban Design
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Voting patterns in St Mary SE since 1989
YEAR JLP PNP NDM UPP1989 Alva Ross 6,476 Harry Douglas 7,3191993 Alva Ross 5,342 Harry Douglas 5,7551997 Don Creary 4,976 Harry Douglas 6,470 Lorane Ferguson 5562002 Tarn Peralto 5,772 Harry Douglas 6,129 Lorane Ferguson 28 Donovan Patrick Harris 3 2007 Tarn Peralto 6,959 Harry Douglas 6,9252011
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Black People Suffer From Dementia | Afro
By Dr. Lucille Ridgill Special to the AFRO Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the sixth leading cause of death among White people, but the fourth leading cause of death for Black people like me. The Black population age 65+ is projected to more than double in size in the next
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