THE EQUALIZER Renewed for Season 2!!!!! | Afro

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THE EQUALIZER Renewed for Season 2!!!!! | Afro

“THE EQUALIZER,” TELEVISION’S #1 ENTERTAINMENT SERIES, STARRING QUEEN LATIFAH, IS RENEWED FOR THE 2021-2022 BROADCAST SEASON CBS announced today that it has renewed television’s #1 entertainment series, THE EQUALIZER starring Queen Latifah, for a second season. “THE EQUALIZER has proven more than equal to the task of engaging viewers and racking up wins on Sunday […]

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By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has instructed prosecutors not to sign off on so-called “no knock warrants,” a controversial police tactic that allows officers to enter a home unannounced. The tactic which is used thousands of times per year is used

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By Special to the AFRO As America finds itself immersed in a new movement to end racial and economic injustice, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson to be the next President and CEO of the nation’s leading child advocacy organization. Dr. Wilson is

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Black Leaders Greet Biden Win, Pledge to Push for Equality | Afro

By KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's victory was celebrated by civil rights activists and Black leaders who warned that a tough road lies ahead to address America's persistent inequalities and the racial division that Donald Trump fueled during his

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August Declared Black Mental Health Awareness | Afro

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Reginald F. Lewis Museum Reopens To the Public Thursday, September 10 | Afro

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Voting Groups Scramble to Reach College Students in Pandemic | Afro

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

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