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Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier star in Netflix show | Afro

By AFRO Staff Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx stars in Netflix’s latest sitcom “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” alongside the legendary David Alan Grier. Brian Dixon (Jamie Foxx), successful business owner and bachelor, just unexpectedly became a full-time father to his teenage daughter Sasha (Kyla-Drew). Determined to turn over a new leaf, Brian’s going to need […]

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Program Helps Create Wealth By Investing in Health | Afro

By Blacknews.com A new program was launched that targets newly-coined African-American “mobile-preneurs” who want to work from home or remotely in the lifestyle consulting industry. Amidst the aftermath of the global coronavirus pandemic, millions of people are in a desperate search to make

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Delegate Ivey Plans To Introduce MD HBCU Independence Act | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County Delegate Julian Ivey (D- 47A) wants Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - excluding Morgan State - to retain their independence and plans on introducing legislation to keep them from falling under

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OP-ED: BLACK VOTERS AND THE CASE FOR BIDEN-HARRIS | Afro

By Ben Jealous My 104-year-old grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd, fought for civil rights her entire life. Now she and I are fighting to protect Black people and communities threatened by President Donald Trump and the people he has put in positions of power. We are working hard to elect Joe Biden and

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Talking to Kids About Racial Bias | Afro

By Black Health Matters Children are always watching and listening, but since protests for racial justice have spread across the globe, they’re witnessing, absorbing and internalizing possibly more than anyone knows. A recent statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics says pediatricians are

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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — November 6, 2020 | Afro

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Black Aging Matters, Too | Afro

By Black Health Matters People who fit this description are more likely to die from COVID-19 than any other group in the country. They are perishing quietly, out of sight, in homes and apartment buildings, senior housing complexes, nursing homes and hospitals, disproportionately poor, frail and

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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — October 23, 2020 | Afro

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Baltimore’s Potential First Couple: Bob and Carolyn Wallace | Afro

By Linda G. Morris When Carolyn Green left her East Baltimore home, bound for the University of Pennsylvania, little did she know she would meet fellow South Baltimorean Robert (Bob) Wallace. Bob is one of five boys born to Leon and Irene Curry Wallace. Carolyn, one of nine children born to Robert

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Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community From Moment to Movement | Afro

By NNPA NEWSWIRE CHICAGO – October 21, 2020 – For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the call for social justice sounded. According to “The Power of the Black Community – From Moment to Movement,” the 10th

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25 Under 30 | Afro

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Black Catholics' History: Will US Catholic Schools Teach It? | Afro

By David Crary, AP National Writer The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a dramatic mix of struggles and breakthroughs, but it has been largely ignored in the curriculum of Catholic schools. That may soon change. Amid the national tumult over racial injustice, there are high-level calls for

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Synchronic Film Review | Afro

By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Should partygoers put down their Molly and try a tab of Synchronic? This cautionary sci-fi/fantasy/thriller suggests not. Synchronic is a drug that hurls its users back in time. Time travel with a seven-minute limit. That’s the concept created by

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Starting at a Black Newspaper, Dana White Is the First Black Woman to Run Comms at a Major Automaker | Afro

White carved out a pioneering career path that stretched from the Pentagon’s head office to Hyundai headquarters By Troy Schulz, Zenger.News As Hyundai North America’s first chief communications officer, Dana W. White knows what it is like to have two feet in two worlds. “Growing up I always knew

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UPDATED - MORE THAN 100 BLACK MALE LEADERS SIGN STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY REQUIRING A BLACK WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT | Afro

MORE THAN 100 BLACK MALE LEADERS SIGN STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY REQUIRING A BLACK WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT #WinWithBlackWomen As someone who has said throughout the campaign that VP Joe Biden needs to choose a Black woman VP, the urgency for that pick has gone from something that SHOULD happen to

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Black Lawmakers Reflect on Civil Rights Then, and Now | Afro

By LISA MASCARO and PADMANANDA RAMA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is once again at a crossroads over racial inequity, marking the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream Speech,' yet torn apart by the Black Lives Matter protests against the police

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Op-Ed: The Nehemiah Plan for Rebuilding Baltimore One Neighborhood at A Time | Afro

By Bob Wallace Since starting my mayoral campaign, we have walked over 500,000 steps as I have canvassed 32 zip codes and most neighborhoods across Baltimore City. Through these walks, during a pandemic, I have heard the pleas of the people of our great city. Consequently, our mission has been

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Georgetown Legendary Coach John Thompson Dies At 78 | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The towering figure that stood large among the great leaders from Georgetown University has passed away. John Thompson, Jr., the first Black coach to win a national collegiate sports championship, died Aug. 30. He was 78. Thompson became

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PRESS ROOM: BHERC Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 26th | Afro

Over 140 films selected from over 1500 entries from the US and twenty countries around the world will stream online this year due to the COVID – 19 Pandemic. (Hollywood, CA) via NNPA – The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announces the selection of 140 films and filmmakers for

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Parents Face the Challenges of School Closures | Afro

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Dr. Anne Emery’s Memorial Announced | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Dr. Anne O. Emery, the venerated Baltimore educator and community leader who died Aug. 19, will be honored formally during a memorial service Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. The service will take place at Emery’s home church, Heritage United Church of

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EU Unveils Plan to Combat Racism, Increase Diversity | Afro

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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Kenosha Shooting Strains Tie Between Black Residents, Police | Afro

By COREY WILLIAMS and RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Until the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the bedroom community of Kenosha had been largely untouched by the level of demonstrations that were seen in nearby Milwaukee and Chicago after the death of George Floyd. Like

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Domestic Terror Arrests in Michigan Heighten Alarm of Rightwing Violence | Afro

By Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA Newswire Contributor In recent months, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and several lower-level Trump administration officials had been warning about the danger posed by homegrown domestic terrorists. Those concerns

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Finally, It's Biden and Harris | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter More than 72 hours after the last polls closed on Nov. 3, the Associated Press declared former Vice-President Joseph R. Biden the next President-Elect of the United States. Biden clinched the Electoral College vote by officially winning his birth state of

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TBE#42 - Confirmation Of Barrett To Supreme Court Will Mark The Point Of No Return For Independence Of Federal Courts | Afro

To Be Equal #42 October 16, 2020 Confirmation Of Barrett To Supreme Court Will Mark The Point Of No Return For Independence Of Federal Courts Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The Supreme Court doesn’t have an army, and it has no power of the purse. Its power comes from the

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Empowering Mourning Mothers Through Love | Afro

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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — September 18, 2020 | Afro

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Black People in Portland Struggle to Be Heard Amid Protests | Afro

By Gillian Flaccus and Suman Naishadham The Associated Press Chaotic and often violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of many Black Portland residents themselves — and their feelings about the unrest are nuanced and

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The AFRO’s On the Move | Afro

By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO The pandemic has taken a toll on businesses across the country, and the AFRO is no exception. Like many companies the storied paper has had to adapt to a constantly evolving business climate that has been especially challenging for independent media. But

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