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The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a platform to offer images and stories of hope to advance their community. The AFRO provides readers with good news about the Black community not otherwise found.

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An assist of another kind by Shaq | Afro

During his 19 NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal scored 28,596 points and 3,026 assists. But he recently provided an assist of another kind, staying with a stranded motorist who had a blown-out tire on a Florida highway. The incident occurred Tuesday on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, after

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OPINION: The Demise of Mary Cobbs Under Conservatorship of Court Appointed Conservator Michelle Tiernan

Mary Cobbs was conserved in the early Spring of 2015. Mary developed the onset of early dementia leading to concern by her church family at Allen Temple Baptist Church. An anonymous call was made to APS leading to a conservatorship without seeking relatives or additional family members who

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Tracee Ellis Ross Was Terrified She Might Get Cancelled Over Singing In The High Note: 'I Was Like, They Gone Take Me Out'

Tracee Ellis Ross talks pushing past her irrational fears while debuting her singing voice in "The High Note."

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Black Press Matters: Mendelson Recommends Tax That Could Be Detrimental for Media | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like several industries, media companies are working to recover from the economic effects of coronavirus, and one way is through the economic boost of advertising. However, on July 7, the D.C. Council granted preliminary approval of a three percent

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Sex workers threaten to expose high-profile clients | Afro

A group of sex workers in Botswana recently threatened to expose high-profile clients if their demands for better treatment by the government and local communities are not met. Sisonke Botswana, a sex worker-led organization made up of both men and women that advocates for equality and protection

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I Tried Energy Healing To Get Rid Of The Toxicity In My Life

I realized I had issues, issues about a year ago when I was on my therapist's couch and she asked me if I was thinking about harming myself. I've been seeing her for the past 10 years, and she's helped me navigate through toxic environments---some I was born into and some I've created myself.

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Joy Reid Set To Become First Black Woman To Anchor Cable News During Prime-Time Slot

Reid is a valued member of the MSNBC community and is now set to take the 7 p.m. slot.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal | The Michigan Chronicle

Written by Stacy M. Brown In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated assault. In a stunning ruling handed down on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the court noted it’s allowing the appeal on

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D.C. Mayor Has Black Lives Matter Painted On Street Leading To White House Your Black World

By Victor Omondi Muriel Bowser, the Washington Mayor on Friday took action towards rebuking President Donald Trump, by renaming the 16th street in front of the White House. The mayor painted the street in front of the White House Black Lives Matter plaza in huge yellow letters on the

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UDC quietly offers to remove Confederate monument as protesters clamor for statues to fall | Afro

RICHMOND, VirginiaA large crowd gathered in a heavy downpour to watch history being made: The removal of the monument celebrating Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Church bells rang in the distance as work crews took power tools to the feet of the statue. Once removed, the monument was placed on

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‘This is love’: Russian influencer celebrates with an AK-47 - The Mississippi Link

Celebrating with an AK-47 produced more than just the noise of a jet engine for Russian model and Instagram personality Anastasia Ivleeva. Ivleeva celebrated her one-year anniversary with rapper husband Allj by firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle into the air, sparking outrage among her nearly 20

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‘Angel’ newborn rescued from street in Colombia | Afro

A day-old baby, abandoned in a street in Cali, Colombia, in early July, was rescued when a passerby heard his cries. The newborn was taken to Carlos Carmona Hospital, where staff called him Angel. The baby is was in good condition, a Cali city council spokeswoman said Friday. The hospital said

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Evers Fight Against Injustice Lives Through Current Athletes | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com In many respects Medgar Evers’ life has been defined more by his death than his impact on the fight against systemic racism in the United States. If Evers hadn’t been assassinated in 1963 the same year Camelot ended with the assassination of

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AFRO Exclusive: Black Face Photo Sparks Concern | Afro

By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO A picture snapped nearly eight years ago in Rotterdam, Netherlands led to a resignation letter from the lead contractor in South Baltimore’s Middle Branch waterfront redevelopment. The Baltimore City Board of Estimates announced May 11 that West 8 Urban Design

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Uplifting Voices with Jamarhl Crawford

[Source] A conversation on police brutality, the need for police reform in Massachusetts highlighting Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) System, and steps to transforming policing. The post Uplifting Voices with Jamarhl Crawford appeared first on Blackstonian.

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Creates Advisory Council to Focus on Youth Entrepreneurship - Atlanta Tribune

Mayor’s Advisory Council will help young water vendors identify business and financial goals ATLANTA—Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order to convene an Advisory Council comprised of community members and partners to develop strategies to help promote youth entrepreneurship

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Stop the Violence: 11-Year-Old is Killed in Violent Weekend | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In what is, generally, Muriel Bowser’s daily COVID-19 press briefing, the D.C. Mayor took the time to address the violence in the District over the weekend that took the lives of three DMV residents, including that of 11-year-old Davon McNeal on the

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Video Conferencing Service Zoom Is Finally Helping You Step Up Your Work From Home Setup

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Who Remembers Earl Buie? - SBNEWS

By all accounts, Earl Buie was a newspaperman’s newspaperman, and his unique writing and editorial styles were ingrained in the pages of The Sun for nearly 50 years. He was born in Whitlock, Tennessee, on Jan. 21, 1897, Buie moved to San Bernardino with his family in 1910. Earl Buie began his

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Vacation hot spot Andalusia makes masks required beachwear | Afro

Amid increasing restrictions around the world as the number of coronavirus cases spikes, the vacation hot spot of Andalusia on the southern coast of Spain is requiring everyone to wear face masks at all beaches and swimming pools as of Wednesday. People who violate the new rules could face fines of

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YMCA of Greater Houston announces Equity Innovation Center - DefenderNetwork.com

The YMCA of Greater Houston is pleased to announce the opening of the region’s first Equity Innovation Center Powered by Reliant. The center will serve as a space for the Houston community to lead, organize, advocate and meaningfully connect with a shared focus. As the most diverse city in the

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Who's Who In Black relaunches with new website - Atlanta Tribune

Who’s Who In Black, a Real Times Media subsidiary, announces a new initiative to build a dedicated online community of African American professionals. The new initiative recognizes the growing need to provide African American professionals of various backgrounds the opportunity to connect and

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Rep. Jim Clyburn Ignites Call To Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge After John Lewis

"Take his name [Edmund Pettus] off that bridge and replace it with a good man, John Lewis, the personification of the goodness of America," Clyburn said.

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C. T. Vivian dies at age 95, place in history is secure - Atlanta Tribune

By Bunnie Jackson-Ransom Cordy Tindell Vivian (July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020)) was an American minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Vivian continued to reside in Atlanta, Georgia and founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership

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Kansas State, Athletes React To Offensive Tweet - Black News Channel

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is reviewing its options after a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd prompted outrage from several students, including two football players who threatened to leave, the schools president said Friday. On Thursday, one month since

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Clarence Thomas' Wife Asks Virginia Mayor To Remove Black Lives Matter Banner

By Victor Omondi The wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked Mayor William Holloway of Clifton, Virginia in an email to remove a Black Lives Matter banner. The banner which reads “Welcome to Clifton, where Black Lives Matter,” is displayed over the Main Street, a white-dominated

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Test your news knowledge with Zenger: Another statue taken down | Afro

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China carries out first coronavirus-related execution | Afro

China put a 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed two inspectors at a checkpoint to death in the country's first coronavirus-related execution. Ma Jianguo was executed Thursday by officials in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, Beijing's Supreme

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Abandoned, emaciated pets rescued from apartment in Germany | Afro

Two abandoned dogs and a cat that apparently survived by drinking water from the toilet in a German apartment were discovered and rescued after a terrible smell from the apartment prompted neighbors to contact an animal charity. The charity, Arme Socken (Poor Socks), notified police in the city of

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Remembering the 1964 Murders of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner | Afro

By Donna Lewis Johnson For Blacks of a certain age, the May 25 knee-on-neck killing of George Floyd by a White police officer evokes that awful time in the summer of 1964 when young civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were murdered in Neshoba

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