‘Chat and Chew’ to create wealth | Afro

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‘Chat and Chew’ to create wealth | Afro

Kimberly Manning is a financial strategist, author and speaker. She’s spent well over 20 years in corporate America with numerous awards and accolades on her path to success. That was the corporate side of Manning’s evolution; however, her personal life was quite different. Often being called “Nurse Betty,” she had become the private chauffeur for […]

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative judge with a stated opposition to the Affordable Care Act and many Civil Rights laws, was confirmed on Monday, October 26, 2020, as the next Supreme Court Justice. Only Maine Republican

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(Black PR Wire) — After nearly 15 years on an upward trend, awareness among Americans about high blood pressure and how to control and treat it is now on the decline, according to a new study. Even with the help of blood pressure medications, some groups, including older adults, are less likely

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By AFRO Staff As viewers from around the world watched the results trickle in for the U.S. presidential election, Americans kept an eye on their local elections. For the City of Baltimore, many residents were elated that three Black men now hold crucial positions in local government. Bill Henry won

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