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Blacks for Brown for Maryland Attorney General | Afro
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Anthony Brown is running for Attorney General for the state of Maryland.  His name may sound familiar to you.  He has been the Representative for the 4th Congressional District for the past five years, but he also served as the state’s lieutenant governor
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
FILM REVIEW: The 355 (**1/2)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — You’ll suspend disbelief for James Bond and all his improbable stunts. You’re perfectly OK with Shang-Chi fighting a dozen men at time when that’s really impossible. So, show some respect for the five petite women in this adrenaline-rush who kick ass like MMA champs. Is it
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Barbie Announces New Ida B. Wells Doll As Part Of Inspiring Women Series - Blavity
As Black History Month nears, Barbie has decided to honor the legacy of Ida B. Wells with a new doll as part of its Inspiring Women Series , according to a release shared with Blavity. Wells joins the list of historical barbies that includes figures like Maya Angelou, Helen Keller and Eleanor
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Man Charged With Supplying Performance Drugs To Olympians
U.S. prosecutors charged a Texas man on Wednesday with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, including the star Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare.
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Girl Scout Cookies Will Now Pull Up With DoorDash Delivery
Following up upon 2021's hybrid selling model in which Girl Scout troops across the country implemented in-person and online ordering methods via GrubHub, cookie fiends will be able to buy cookies in person or have them delivered right to their doorsteps via DoorDash starting in February.
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4-Year-Old Left In Day Care Van For 9 Hours In Freezing Temperatures In New York - Blavity
 The family of a 4-year-old left inside of a day care van for nine hours in freezing temperatures is furious. The incident happened on Jan. 7 when the driver and van monitor from Living Waters Childcare picked up Makyia Artis at 9:15 a.m. in Rochester, New York. Artis informed the van monitor that
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The National Civil Rights Museum Shifts to Hybrid King Day Event - Los Angeles Sentinel
The National Civil Rights Museum has pivoted to present King Day: An All-Day Hybrid Celebration on January 17, 2022, with free admission to the museum from 8:00am to 6:00pm.  The museum is at limited capacity to uphold health and safety protocols. Guests must reserve museum passes online at
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3 Women Charged With Beating Airline Security Officer At JFK - The New York Beacon
NEW YORK (AP) — Three women are facing federal charges of attacking an airline security worker who tried to block them from boarding a flight at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in September because of what prosecutors say was problematic behavior, including a refusal
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Hosts West Indies beaten in Under-19 World Cup opener - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
WEST Indies lost their opening match of the 2022 International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup by six wickets to Australia in Group D at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, on Friday. Chasing 170 for victory, opener Teague Wyllie anchored the Australia innings with 86 not out to guide th
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Police announce new Buckhead precinct - The Atlanta Voice
The center of Buckhead is the intersection of West Paces Ferry Road and Peachtree Street. It was also where Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta Police Department unveiled a new precinct for the Buckhead Community on Thursday, January 13. Dickens was joined by Atlanta Polic
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Pundit, MP want funeral grants for Hindus denied right to open-air cremation - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

BOTH the Paramachyra of Hindu organisation SWAHA, Pundit Hardeo Persad, and Couva South MP Rudy Indarsingh have welcomed the lifting restrictions on open-air pyre cremation for Hindus who have died from covid19.

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King’s daughter slams twisting of critical race theory - The Atlanta Voice
Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter used an address Monday to push for federal voting rights legislation and slam the twisting of critical race theory to create what she called “false narratives.” Rev. Bernice King said there is a “very urgent need” for voting legislation, and that
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Brooklyn Thumped by Thunder - The New York Beacon
Nash Adjusting To Covid Issues Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Derrel Jazz Johnson One day after arguably the most impressive win of the season against the Chicago Bulls, with Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving all shining for the Brooklyn Nets, the
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GameStop's Stock Shoots Up After Talks About It Entering NFT Marketplace
GameStop's stock surged after it announced plans to enter the NFT marketsplace with virtual video game goods like “character outfits and weapons.”
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A Letter From an American Soldier has Been Delivered to his Family — 76 Years After he Mailed It
Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month -- a letter her late husband wrote to his mother while deployed overseas in 1945.
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Texas School Board Member Getting Death Threats For Racist Comments About Black Teachers
A Texas school board trustee says he and his family have been the subject of death threats after comments he made at school board meetings falsely equating Black teachers and high school dropout rates.
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Dr. King’s legacy and our struggle for the soul of our Democracy | Afro
By Michael Christianson When the AFRO asked me to draw upon my decades long association with former Congressman Elijah Cummings and speak to the relevance of Dr. King’s message and mission in our own time, it is fair to say that my feelings were mixed. Nevertheless, in our ongoing struggle for the
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Kanye West Goes Ballistic: Cops Investigate West For Alleged Attack on Autograph Seeking Fan - The New York Beacon
After being seen at a party hanging out with the likes of Madonna, Kanye West has been named as a suspect in an alleged battery charge investigation. According to Fox Los Angeles, Ye is under investigation after reportedly being involved in a skirmish early Thursday morning in LA. Kendrick Lamar
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St Helena kidnap suspects still in custody - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Nine suspects, including a 16-year-old boy, remained in police custody up to Wednesday afternoon in relation to the kidnapping of St Helena couple Narine and Mattie Maraj. The Marajes were kidnapped on Saturday afternoon when they went to look at a plot of land they owned on Three B's Road, Pi
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Marilyn Mosby’s ‘Bogus’ Federal Indictment Is Rooted In ‘Racial Animus,’ Her Attorney Says
The new federal indictment accusing Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby of lying on a COVID-19 loan application comes after a failed investigation partially rooted in racism that is desperate to make any charges stick, her defense attorney said.
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Pregnant Congolese immigrant fatally shot in front of her family in Louisville
A pregnant mother and wife, who immigrated to the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to escape the violence and war in her native country, was fatally shot in front of her family in Louisville in the wee hours of Sunday. According to the Louisville Courier Journal, 39-year-old Nyota
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Desperate to Fill Teacher Shortages, School Districts ask Parents and Various Staff to Become Substitutes
Originally Published: 11 JAN 22 21:12 ET By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) - With more teachers sickened or sidelined by the highly contagious Omicron variant, school districts across the country have resorted to extraordinary measures to keep classrooms running. Cincinnati Public Schools
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Peer support groups bolster teen mental wellness in Maryland high schools | Afro
  By Olivia Fendrich and Radiah Jamil Special to USA TODAY Peer support groups such as Sources of Strength have served as a key part of mental health support for teens during the pandemic. Groups like Sources of Strength have chapters in Maryland and beyond, where the groups work to prevent teen
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Kremlin Ye?: Kanye West Plans Putin Sit-Down & Sunday Service In Russia
Kanye West reportedly has his sights set on Russia, according to a source close to him. The rapper, also known as Ye, is aiming to meet with President Vladimir Putin and hold Sunday Service concert performances there on a potential trip to the country later this year.
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Senate Passes Bill To Honor Emmett Till And His Mother With The Congressional Gold Medal - Blavity
The Senate passed a bill to posthumously honor Emmett Till with the Congressional Gold Medal. The mother of the Chicago teenager who was killed in the 1950s by white supremacists in Mississippi will also be honored. Mamie Till-Mobley, the teen's mom, demanded an open casket for her son so the world
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Lawsuit Alleges Oxford High School Administration Could Have Prevented Deadly School Shooting
A lawsuit filed on behalf of two survivors of the deadly Oxford High School shooting in Michigan accuses the school district and a number of its employees of not doing enough to prevent the attack that left four students dead, despite multiple red flags.
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‘Big Lie’ Energy: Republican Trounced By Black Woman In Florida’s Special Congress Election Plans To Sue
With about 79% of the vote, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been named as the winner of Florida's special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings in Congress. But Republican Jason Mariner, who was trounced, refuses to concede and said he plans to sue.
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Daring thieves break into defence ministry offices - The Standard
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