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WITH the Government indicating that it will be using geofencing technology to supervise returning Jamaicans who will self-quarantine at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one human rights advocacy group has said it will be keeping a close watch on the
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‘We won’t forget’ | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Although she never met her famous grandparents, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, or her aunt and namesake; Yolanda Renee King, at 12 years old, is evidence that the adage, “the apple doesn’t fall from the tree,” still rings
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DCPS creates reopening plans under new CDC guidance | Afro
By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO This week, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis Ferebee responded to scores of angry parents who left a recent Town hall event with their questions unanswered.   On March 29, Ferebee issued posted guidelines for the DCPS community on new
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4 Devices to Add to Your Car for Better Safety
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Morgan State University Joins Effort to Build a Secure Smart Home | Afro
Research to Focus on Privacy and Security of ‘Smart Things’ in the Home
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Cameroon: Child Marriage Worries Rise Amid Coronavirus Lockdown in Cameroon
Aid groups warn that forced child marriages could be on the rise globally due to school closures, food insecurity, and economic uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19
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A Black Man in America | Afro
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com I was on vacation last week, but more accurately I was on a mission. My lady Morine and I drove to seven cities in seven days: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, Santa Fe, Williams, (The Grand Canyon) and San Diego. The overarching mission was
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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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Local manufacturing company brings career opportunities to Baltimore | Afro
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com On June 8 and 9 Tnemec Company Inc, will host a job fair for individuals seeking to enter the manufacturing industry at its Baltimore facility on Edgewater Ave. On Tuesday the fair will be held from 8 a.m to
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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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Yale doctor to co-chair Biden’s COVID task force | Afro
Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African Americans are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, President- Elect Joe Biden named a Black woman, Yale School of Medicine’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, as co-chair of the coronavirus task force. Creating the COVID-19 task force
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New Zealand clears last Covid-19 case
New Zealand has no active Covid-19 cases after the country's final patient was given the all clear and released from isolation, health authorities said
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#SecuringTheBag: Baltimore food deserts can become opportunities | Afro
By PK Semler Special to the AFRO Nothing better defines the disparities of urban America than the rowhouses of Baltimore encircled by food deserts as their neighborhoods sit in the shadows cast by the opulent inner harbor skyscrapers that hold powerhouses of the financial industry. The term food
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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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Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg named Black College Nines Freshman of the Year | Afro
BALTIMORE – Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg has been named the Black College Nines Freshman of the Year; it was announced by the website on Monday afternoon. Additionally, first baseman Conner Walker was placed on the organization’s Second Team. A first-year utility player from South
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US is 'gravely concerned' by reports of abuses in Ethiopia | Afro
By Andrew Meldrum The Associated Press The United States is 'gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation' in Ethiopia's Tigray region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in the toughest statement yet from Washington on Ethiopia's ongoing
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Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
With cases still rising, including single-day highs of 1,458 new cases and 58 deaths Thursday, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has defended the pace by emphasizing that hospitalization and infection rates are steady, and pointing out that Texas’ 1,200 deaths still lag similarly big states, including
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First Fruits Farm bridges the gap by feeding hungry Baltimoreans | Afro
By PK Semler, Special to The AFRO If the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, decided to leave his day job and establish a farm to feed the needy of Baltimore it would probably not even match the 200 acres First Fruits Farm of Pikesville-native Rick Bernstein. First Farms, located in Freeland in
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As Universities Zoom To The Future, They Leave Behind Marginalized Students - Blavity
On Monday, March 16, the Berkeley Haas administration notified us that classes would be going remote, by Wednesday I was taking my first Negotiations class via Zoom and by Friday evening I was already on a plane back to
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Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving | Afro
By TAMMY WEBBER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the nationwide surge because of holiday gatherings over the long
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Morgan Commencement: Pomp and circumstance returns to the national treasure | Afro
Graduates Reaped the Rewards of Resilience at Morgan’s Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremonies More Than 1,500 Return to the National Treasure for the Long-Anticipated Reprise of ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ BALTIMORE — May afforded the Morgan State University (MSU) family a break in the clouds, and blue
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Halle Berry Officially Launches Her Digital Wellness Brand at Ad Week 2020 | Afro
By Nadine Matthews Superstar Halle Berry is known not just for her talent and longevity, but for her extraordinary beauty and equanimity. Obviously, Berry has been blessed with good genes, but our girl also works extremely hard to keep herself healthy and gorgeous. Look no further than her
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Member of famed Tuskegee Airmen dies from coronavirus | Afro
By The Associated Press One of the famed Tuskegee Airmen — the first Black pilots in the segregated U.S. military and among the most respected fighter pilots of World War II — has died from complications of the coronavirus, it was announced Jan. 8. Theodore Lumpkin Jr. was just days short of his
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PJ Morton, Anthony Brown earn multiple Stellar Gospel Music Award nominations | Afro
The nominees in the 36th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards have been announced. Anthony Brown & group therAPy earned eight nominations. Their album, 2econd Wind: Ready (Key of A / Tyscot / FairTrade), pulled seven of them – including Album of the Year and Producer of the Year. The best-selling
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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern
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You're invited!!!: Fantasy Theatre Factory hosts jazz vocalist Brenda Alford | Afro
Fantasy Theatre Factory Hosts Jazz Vocalist Brenda Alford Renowned artist launches new album with virtual concert, raises funds for the hungry MIAMI, FLORIDA - Fantasy Theatre Factory (FTF) will premier “Messages … Songs for the Soul–The Concert,” presenting renowned jazz vocalist Brenda Alford, on
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City violence extinguishes dreams of firefighter hopeful | Afro
By Devin Walker Special to the AFRO Kareem Proctor, 37, dreamed of becoming a Baltimore City firefighter. Proctor was on the fire department eligibility list for five years before receiving his invitation to begin the Fire Academy.  Unfortunately, Proctor was in the hospital recovering from nine
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Zoom suspends activists' account after Tiananmen event
Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of US-based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, the activists said on
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White woman charged with hate crime after calling police on Black delivery man | Afro
By AFRO Staff A White California woman and her boyfriend who chased and confronted a Black delivery man whom they accused of speeding have been charged with a hate crime, according to Berkeley police.  Police say on April 18 just before 8 p.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance
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Black, Brown, and in Solidarity in Baltimore | Afro
By Glenn L. Ross, Tre Murphy and Franca Muller Paz Black people have been the majority in Baltimore City since the 1970s, and Black, Afro-Latinx, and Latinx (and Asian and Indigenous) people will be the new majority in the U.S. by 2045. Building power together now is essential for the future of our
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