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First murder of 2021, a double tragedy | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com I hate the fact that after 337 murders in 2020, the sixth year in a row with 300-plus homicides, it took all of four hours for the city to register the first murder of 2021. I hate the fact that the first homicide of 2021 continues the recent […]

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By Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press The European Commission presented a series of measures Sept. 18 aimed at tackling structural racism and discrimination, acknowledging a blatant lack of diversity among the European Union's institutions. The bloc's executive arm set out its action plan for

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By AFRO Staff Naomi Osaka, 22, of Japan won her second U.S. Open title against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Sept. 12. Before each match, she can be seen wearing a mask with the names of Black Americans who were killed in acts of police brutality, like Breonna Taylor as seen in this

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