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PCs for People to help close city’s digital divide | Afro

By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Under the leadership of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, the city is simultaneously reducing waste and taking concrete steps to bridge the digital divide that threatens to rob scores of African-Americans of numerous opportunities Scott told the AFRO that the Mayor’s Office and Baltimore City Office of Information Technology […]

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The Start of Early Voting In Maryland | Afro

Early voting began today in Maryland. And although Maryland is not considered a swing state (Joe Biden is expected to win by a wide margin here), lines were long this morning at this Southwest Baltimore polling place at Edmondson High School. People are casting votes for several pivotal local

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Social Issues a Priority for Black Cardinal-To-Be Wilton Gregory | Afro

By David Crary AP National Writer Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, soon to become the Roman Catholic Church's first Black cardinal from the United States, hopes the U.S. hierarchy can broaden its concept of 'pro-life' so that other pressing issues can be considered top priorities along

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Black Scholars Form Effort to Fight Trolls, Disinformation | Afro

By Russell Contreras The Associated Press A group of U.S. Black scholars, activists and writers has launched a new project to combat misleading information online around voting, reparations and immigration, supporters announced Oct. 16. The newly formed National Black Cultural Information Trust

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TBE#43 - Racism Leaves America Vulnerable To Foreign Manipulation And Exploitation Of The Threat Of Violent Voter Intimidation | Afro

To Be Equal #43 October 22, 2020 Racism Leaves America Vulnerable To Foreign Manipulation And Exploitation Of The Threat Of Violent Voter Intimidation Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “We have to accept that foreign powers seize upon these divisions because they are real

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4 Louisiana Police Officers Charged in Black Man's Death | Afro

The Associated Press Four police officers in northwest Louisiana have been charged with negligent homicide and malfeasance in connection with the death last April of a 44-year-old Black man following a video-recorded altercation, a prosecutor's office announced Sept. 18. The four Shreveport police

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Keep Politics Out Of The Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Process | Afro

Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Maintaining the American public’s trust in the FDA is vital. If the agency’s credibility is lost because of real or perceived interference, people will not rely on the agency’s safety warnings. Erosion of public trust will leave consumers and

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Black Church PAC Urges HBCUs Not to Force Black Students to Participate in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials | Afro

OAKLAND, CA – The Black Church PAC today urged the presidents of Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana, both historically Black colleges, to refrain from offering their students up as guinea pigs for controversial and untested coronavirus vaccine trials. Given the Black

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Learning From a Distance at Coppin | Afro

By Jared Grizzle Special to the AFRO Sitting at home, worlds away from peers and instructors is not the way most students hoped they would be starting the fall semester. For 22-year-old Coppin State University student Tyrek Goy his mindset approaching the Fall 2020 semester was no different. Goy

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Land of Kush Shines in State’s First Restaurant Week | Afro

By Michelle Richardson AFRO Arts & Entertainment Writer Maryland’s first-ever Restaurant Week kicked off last week and there is one restaurant participating that has set out to change minds and capture taste buds. The Land of Kush, Baltimore’s only vegan-soul food restaurant is hoping to dispel the

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Gospel Star Bishop Rance Allen Dead at 71 | Afro

The Associated Press Gospel star Rance Allen, whose Rance Allen Group drew upon contemporary sounds for such 1970s hits as 'Ain't No Need of Crying' and 'I Belong To You' and anticipated such crossover gospel artists as the Winans and Amy Grant, has died at age 71. Allen's wife, Ellen Allen, and

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Op-ed: Tell Republicans: Stop Trump from Trashing Our Post Office | Afro

By Ben Jealous The post office is one of the most respected institutions in America, a lifeline for millions of Americans, and a source of good jobs for thousands of Black people—and the Trump administration is trying to destroy it. Senate Republicans have a choice to make right now: are they going

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November 3: So Much at Stake in This Election | Afro

By Ray Curry via NNPA Vote! I cannot say it any simpler or say it enough. Vote to restore government for the people, by the people; vote to preserve our threatened middle class; vote for America’s workers by voting for an America that works; vote up and down the ballot and vote union blue. Sisters

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Tropical Storm Hanna Drenches South Texas Amid Virus Crisis | Afro

By John L. Mone and Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on July 26 with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in

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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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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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Philadelphia Puts Ban on Police Chokeholds into Law | Afro

By Claudia Lauer The Associated Press The Philadelphia City Council formally banned police from using certain modes of restraint on crime suspects Thursday, including kneeling on a suspect's neck, and voted to open contract negotiations with the police union to the public. The contract bill passed

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AFRO Exclusive: Actor TC Carson Talks Mental Health, Career, New Work | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com You may have loved watching him while he was “living single” as Kyle on the show by the same name, but legendary actor, singer and arts activist TC Carson is now emphasizing that people should “Come Together.” He reprises a 19-year-old song with

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Anthony Hamilton, Questlove, Lynn Whitfield, Jonathan Slocumb, and Wendell Pierce Support HBCUs and Their Students at the UNCF National Virtual Walk for Education | Afro

(PRNewswire) — How do you stay safe during a pandemic, raise money for a great cause and get some exercise in on the side? Through the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) National Virtual Walk for Education®, of course! The new digital fundraiser replaces the annual in-person walk events that many of

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DNC Launches Ad Campaign in Black Newspapers Across 5 Battleground States | Afro

On the first National Black Voter Day, Sept. 18, the Democratic National Committee launched a print ad campaign calling out Donald Trump’s failed pandemic response and directing readers to IWillVote.com — the DNC’s newly updated voter participation website. The ads will run in five African

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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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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — October 23, 2020 | Afro

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Disney Dreamers Academy to Host Virtual Event for 2020 Participants | Afro

(Black PR Wire) – The immersive, transformational Disney Dreamers Academy will take place virtually this fall and, for the first time in its history, offer career shadow externships for all 100 members of the class. Just like past Disney Dreamers Academy events, the virtual experience will deliver

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Anger After French Magazine Depicts Black Lawmaker as Slave | Afro

PARIS (AP) — A French magazine apologized Saturday after portraying a Black lawmaker as a slave, as France's government and officials across the political spectrum decried the publication. The legislator, Danielle Obono from the far-left party Defiant France, said the publication flies in the face

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PGCPS Won’t Reopen Schools Before February | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Less than a week after reaching an agreement to rebuild several new buildings, Prince George’s County Schools CEO Dr. Monica Goldson promised that the system would not be reopening for in-person learning prior to Feb. 1, at the earliest. “We have no

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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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Black N.Y. Teen Wins $40,000 Chess Scholarship | Afro

By AFRO Staff A 15-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y., is well on her way to becoming the first Black female chess master in the United States. Only a sophomore at Success Academy — a school known for its excellent chess program — Jessica Hyatt recently won a $40,000 college scholarship as reward for her

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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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#WordinBlack: Names On School Buildings Tell Our Story | Afro

By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO “Richard Montgomery was a slave owning general whose claim to fame was a failed invasion of Canada during the American Revolutionary War.” The Change.org petition filed by the students and stakeholders of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Md. is

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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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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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