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‘This is love’: Russian influencer celebrates with an AK-47 | Afro
Celebrating with an AK-47 produced more than just the noise of a jet engine for Russian model and Instagram personality Anastasia Ivleeva. Ivleeva celebrated her one-year anniversary with rapper husband Allj by firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle into the air, sparking outrage among her nearly 20
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AboutThatCar.com: 2020 Lexus GS 350 F Sport | Dallas Weekly
Lexus said the system featured an electronically controlled center differential which provided a normal 30-70 torque split, with the rear-wheel bias favoring handling
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Rwanda: How New Web-Based App Eases Access to Land Information
The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) has launched a web-based application which allows anyone interested in a plot of land anywhere in the country to check it out by themselves, at any time, as another way to ease
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Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition connects city households with Emergency BroadBand Benefit for discounted internet access | Afro
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com After Baltimore city schools were forced to shift to virtual learning as a result of the pandemic, it was clear the lack of internet access would be a recurring obstacle to education. Now, the federal government
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TBE#18 - Message To Grads: Spend Nine Minutes And 29 Seconds To Make A Difference | Afro
To Be Equal #18 May 6, 2021 Message To Grads: Spend Nine Minutes And 29 Seconds To Make A Difference By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “If we can lift black lives from the margins of society, we can lift all lives.” – USC Law Professor Jody David Armour This
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To breathe or not to breathe: That should not be the only question. | Afro
By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma May 25, 2021 marks the first anniversary of George Floyd’s “I Can’t Breathe” moment, that is, his brutal and unjustified murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while three other officers watched the crime without doing anything. That tragedy resulted in global
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Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC for HU with new faculty Ta-Nehisi Coates | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com When Nikole Hannah-Jones was originally denied tenure while serving as a Knight Chair at her alma mater University of North Carolina (UNC), it made headlines, as the decision seemed discriminatory against the Pulitzer-prize winning
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They’re right here, yet Santorum’s clueless about Indians | Afro
By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Rick Santorum, a CNN conservative talking head, was canceled by that network for saying Indians aka Native Americans “contributed nothing” to America.  “We birthed a nation from nothing,” the former Republican senator from Pennsylvania told a Young
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Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death | Afro
By Russ Bynum The Associated Press A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Sept. 2 on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery from being charged with crimes immediately after the shootings. A grand jury in coastal Glynn County
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United Way of Central Maryland launches region-wide Changemaker Challenge | Afro
More than $500,000 to be awarded in Baltimore City and each of the five surrounding counties to burgeoning leaders using innovative ideas to impact their communities Baltimore, MD (July 1, 2021) – United Way of Central Maryland is looking for progressive thinkers who are ready to
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Why we’re obsessed with Valentine’s Day | Afro
From BET We can all agree that Valentine’s Day—a holiday meant to celebrate love—is pretty stressful, especially for singles. There suddenly becomes all this added pressure to find a date for those who may be otherwise be happy on any other given day. Craigslist is filled with personals of people
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Nigeria: Bill to Repeal Police Act Passes Third Reading
Abuja — The House of Representative at the plenary yesterday passed for third reading a bill which seeks to repeal the Police Act 2004 and enact Nigeria Police Act, 2020 to provide for the framework for the police force and ensure cooperation and partnership between the police and host
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#Parity: Baltimore equitable development company seeks to combat gentrification | Afro
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In 2019, a National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) study found that seven cities accounted for almost half of the gentrification in the United States from 2000 to 2013, and Baltimore was included in this
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Activists demand federal charges and DOJ investigation as 5-year anniversary of Korryn Gaines shooting approaches | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Family members of Korryn Gaines, a Baltimore County woman shot by police in 2016, are still demanding justice and the $38 million awarded by a jury for the homicide.  Relatives are calling for federal charges against Royce Ruby, the former Baltimore County
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Mayor Scott announces second round of grant funding for restaurants and taverns in Baltimore City | Afro
$3.9 Million Grant Fund to Help Offset COVID-Related Expenses BALTIMORE, MD (Wednesday, February 3, 2021) — Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that another $3.9 million will be available to provide grants to restaurants and taverns in Baltimore City. This funding is made available by the State
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In the Heights film review | Afro
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Once upon a time, in Nueva York, the streets of Washington Heights were paved with Latinx residents who dreamed of a better life. That’s the premise of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda. That same spirit propels
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New dance school opens to ‘colorize the arts’ | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Professional dancer and D.M.V. native Zuri Foreman is using her years of experience in the entertainment industry to further the artistic opportunities for arts appreciators of all ages in the Washington Metropolitan area.  On June 24, the
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Lt. Collins’ Law One of Several Going Into Effect Oct. 1 | Afro
By Philip Van Slooten Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - An update to Maryland’s hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several anti-discrimination measures going into effect Oct. 1. Other notable bills address crime, the environment and
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Infrastructure investments help grow small and minority owned businesses | Afro
The American Jobs Plan can rebuild our nation’s physical infrastructure while creating opportunities for small and minority owned businesses to employ more people By Congressman Kweisi Mfume As each day passes, we feel closer to the moment when we can finally say this pandemic is behind us. While
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Davis Well On His Way To Becoming The Face Of Boxing | Afro
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In one of the most highly touted boxing matchups this year, Gervonta “Tank” Davis delivered on the biggest stage of his career this far after notching an electrifying sixth-round knockout of Leo Santa Cruz on Oct. 31 at the Alamodome in San
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Migos’ Takeoff cleared of sexual assault allegations | Afro
By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris RollingOut Takeoff of the Migos won’t face criminal charges related to 2020 allegations of sexual battery, assault and emotional distress. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case due to insufficient
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Historic doll maker, Howard U staple dies | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As a District of Columbia Public Schools and Howard University graduate, Loretta Whitfield, who died on Dec. 27 at the age of 79, knew the value of representation.  Whitfield and her husband Melvin Whitfield established Lomel
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COMMENTARY: Asian/Black Relations Can Get Better Together During Heritage Month | Afro
POST NEWS GROUP via NNPA – “Let’s be clear, there (are) elements of anti-Blackness in the Asian American community, that we do need to unlearn as well,” he said. Then he made it personal. “And that’s something that I’m going to call out on myself, and in our community, and we would ask everyone to
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Wells Fargo sued for racial discrimination | Afro
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A Black real estate developer from Baltimore is the latest person to formally accuse Wells Fargo of fostering a climate of systemic racism, creating an experience for some of its patrons known as “banking while Black.” And that real estate
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#BaltimoreCeaseFire: In Baltimore, we make it so | Afro
By Erricka Bridgeford Co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365 Murder might be the most arrogant energy known to humankind. It assumes that it will ravage you, take over your mind and have dominion over whatever it touches. Murder makes us assume that since our person was snatched from
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Burgundy & Gold Breakdown: Washington doesn’t measure up heading to October | Afro
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO If nothing else, the Washington Football Team showed how much the culture has changed since Ron Rivera took over.  At least when the Burgundy and Gold is getting blown out they won’t quit. In a game that was billed as “a measuring stick” they couldn’t measure
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A Survivor’s Survival Guide: The Journey Continues | Afro
By Ruth Travis Special to the AFRO My journey started two days before my 62nd birthday, on Nov. 29, 2007 I was diagnosed with breast cancer at zero stage and 100 percent survival. The cancer cell was the size of a dot of pepper and located in the milk duct, therefore, I did not have
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Our Native Daughters bring Black women's voices to forefront | Afro
By KRISTIN M. HALL, AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Playing a banjo as a Black female artist is a form of activism for the four members of Our Native Daughters.  Their story, appearing in a new documentary called 'Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters' airing on the Smithsonian
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Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home | Afro
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang violence, anti-government
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Detroit set to reopen Michigan’s only HBCU | Afro
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TBE#48 - The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 66 years ago this week, roused people across the nation to demand equal rights | Afro
Justis Connection serves as the only Black lawyer referral service | Afro
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