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Despite pandemic, business startups are booming in Maryland | Afro
By Nick Albicocco, Aidan Roberts and Yonathan Shimelis Capital News Service Business Bureau As the COVID-19 crisis ravaged the U.S. economy, countless numbers of businesses shut down and millions of Americans lost jobs. Yet, the pandemic sparked an unexpected trend: The number of business startups
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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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Girlfriends Day: Help your bestie stay healthy | Afro
By Black Health Matters Having friends is an important part of life. Celebrate female friendship and support your girlfriends by helping them stay safe and live well. Eat healthy when hanging out. Whether you’re gathered at home, a birthday celebration, or a girls’ night out, make healthy choices
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Anti-bias training expert: Bias likely a key factor in fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright and assault on Lt. Caron Nazario | Afro
ANTI-BIAS TRAINING EXPERT: IMPLICIT BIAS LIKELY A KEY FACTOR IN FATAL POLICE SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT AND ASSAULT ON LT. CARON NAZARIO Bryant T. Marks Says Unconscious Bias Contributes to Many Discriminatory Actions ATLANTA – Unconscious bias likely contributed to the shooting death of Daunte
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TBE#6 - Trump Must Be Convicted | Afro
To Be Equal #6 February 11, 2020 Trump Must Be Convicted Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The insurgents believed they were doing the duty of their president. They were following his orders. And so they publicized it openly, loudly, proudly … This was months of cultivating
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Dianne Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies | Afro
By Will Graves AP Sports Writer Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Feb. 4 in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. She was 52. Durham was a pioneer in American gymnastics. Her victory in the all-around at the 1983 national
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IT’S A Love Story
We asked local readers to share their love stories with us, and these four couples are among our favorites. Now it’s up to you to vote for the best tale of romance. The winning couple will receive a fresh flower arrangement from The Bloom Room, dinner for two at Fish Eye Grill and strawberry
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A bittersweet testimony of trusting in God | Afro
“‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His Word; Just to rest upon His promise…How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er; Oh, for grace to trust Him more!” Hymn Excerpt from “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” (1882) As I witnessed the recent historic U.S. Presidential Inauguration events that
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PERKINS | Chicago Defender
Della Perkins …………Wake will be held: Monday, February 8, 2021; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E 79th Street, Chicago, Il; F Chicago, IL: Cremation: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East
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Democrats pressure Biden to address student loan debt crisis | Afro
By Laina S. Miller Capital News Service Washington Bureau Democrats in the House and the Senate have introduced bills calling upon President Joe Biden to forgive student loan debt, which they argue is widening the racial and gender wage gaps and exacerbating the economic problems already worsened
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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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D.C. multicultural beauty highlighted in new OCTFME, BET HER | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While Hollywood might be known as the hub of glam, BET and the District of Columbia Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) is offering people nationally and internationally a glimpse into the nation’s robust
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We Broke Up Film Review | Afro
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Make up or break up. What will they do? This film’s title points in one direction. However, what’s to come will keep audiences guessing. And as they wonder, they’ll experience the complexities of a relationship that is being tested.   It’s often said that
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Mr. Sonny Knows 2/10/2021 | Chicago Defender
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FULWILER | Chicago Defender
Ester Fulwiler……………..Visitation will be held: Friday, December 18, 2020; 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.; @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL; Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery; Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300
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UMB brings horseback riding to West Baltimore | Afro
UMB’s Community Engagement Center Brings Free Horseback Riding Program to West Baltimore The University of Maryland, Baltimore is Partnering with City Ranch and the UM BioPark to Bring a Youth Horseback Riding Program to West Baltimore BALTIMORE, MD. – In partnership with City Ranch and the
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Great Blacks in Wax Getting Ready for Summer Tourism Season | Afro
By Sierra Austin Special to the Afro Now that Baltimore City has lifted more of its pandemic restrictions, tourists’ destinations are working on plans to safely welcome more visitors back this summer. The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is among those destinations making moves to get back on
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Racism, stress and COVID | Afro
By Black Health Matters Research has shown people of color experience higher levels of physical and chemical stress, which makes us more susceptible to health issues. This combination of troubles puts us at increased risk of contracting coronavirus. Black Health Matters spoke with David
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Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump’s final days | Afro
Submitted by Wayne Dawkins Let us resolve that American citizens not allow a person with no public service experience to be elected U.S. president. Trump had no public service experience when he ran for office and was elected to the highest U.S. government position. His lack of experience, judgment
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The American Jobs Plan | Afro
By Congressman Kweisi Mfume Last week President Joe Biden unveiled the “American Jobs Plan,” a $2.3 trillion infrastructure investment plan to revitalize America over eight years.  The Jobs Plan proposes crucial investments in long-neglected parts of our economy. It is designed to give people the
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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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Maxine Waters accuses Trump of attempting to start Civil War | Afro
By BlackPressUSA Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) was a guest on SiriusXM’s The Joe Madison Show, and went into detail about her conversation with the Chief of Capitol Police before the violent insurrection on Capitol Hill, and how the massive security failure could have been prevented, and
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COMMENTARY: And what of the Pythagorean Theorem | Afro
By Joshua Dean As I approach my 30s, I feel the weight of the prophecy so many of my high school peers made: we will never use this math in life. Ironically, they were correct; I never  had an opportunity to use the Pythagorean theorem or the Quadratic formula beyond the four walls of my
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The CSRA Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging and Taking Elder Abuse Seriously “TEAS” are announcing a Virtual Event Series entitled “Emerging Stronger Against the Pandemic of Elder Abuse”. Presentations during the month of June will include a variety of speakers committed to addressing the
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Foreign ministry trying to locate Jamaican man in Haiti
The Consular Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is seeking to make contact with relatives, friends or anyone who knows the person in the accompanying photograph, who goes by either the name Janel or Daniel.He is currently in Fon de Negres, Haiti, and is said to
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Howard University swimming & diving teams ‘add depth’ | Afro
By Daniel Kucin Jr. Special to the AFRO Howard University added some new faces to compete for the nation's only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Division I program.  The women's team welcomed six new members, with five coming from different
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Chamber salutes healthcare workers as Citizens of the Year
Though the delivery method for this year’s annual Chamber meeting was very different, the need to recognize outstanding individuals within the community was just as clear and perhaps even more important than ever. Chamber President Ashley Roberts stood at the base of the historic
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Maryland Teen's beauty line makes $90k in sales | Afro
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Though she’s only in 10th grade, Maryland’s Lexi Proctor is both an accomplished author and seasoned entrepreneur. Proctor’s Curlanistas beauty line, which she started just a few years ago, has made over $90,000 in sales and moved over 100,000 units of
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Gloria Richardson analyzed the system to find solutions | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When Gloria Richardson learned that Joseph R. Fitzgerald PhD, wanted to write a biography about her, she didn’t understand and humbly felt her life was pedestrian. Her word. However, if a picture is really worth a thousand words, then the 1964 Fred
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Ava DuVernay's Array Debuts Protest Song For Law Enforcement Accountability Project: Safe Where? | Afro
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