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THE RUN DOWN - August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith | Afro
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green touches on the murky relationship between August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith and the trending stories in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper. The post THE RUN DOWN August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith appeared first on Afro.
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From The Publisher: We.Are.Still.Here | Afro
“December 23, 1909  My dear Mr. Murphy: I have just read your very generous editorial bearing upon my new book, “The Story of the Negro.” I thank you for all that you have said.  If the spirit moves you at some time, I wish you might say a word in your paper concerning the importance
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Only 40.7% of Greene County households have completed the Census Greene County’s Census response rate lags behind state and national rates
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AFRO Archives April 11, 20130: Survivor of 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Wants Money, Not a Medal | Afro
By Zenitha Prince AFRO Archives April 11, 2013 The message and impact of the August 1963 March on Washington were still resonating around the globe when an act of violence tore into the American psyche and acted as an impetus for the civil rights movement. On Sept. 15, 1963, Klansmen bombed the
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John Lewis Visits New Black Lives Matter Street Mural With D.C. Mayor
The new Black Lives Matter mural was visited by Civil Rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis as he joined Washington mayor Muriel Bowser at the sight of the painting on Sunday (June
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Stimulus payment for 4 million Americans to arrive by prepaid debit card
DALLAS – Instead of direct deposit or even a paper check, four million people will find their stimulus payment arrive in the form of a prepaid debit
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Reginae Carter Turns Heads In This Summer Ready $40 Tie-Die Maxi Dress
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Trump Tweets Video with White Power Chant, then Deletes It | Afro
By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power, a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard
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Movie review: ‘The King of Staten Island’ | Afro
If you havent found Pete Davidson funny after six years on Saturday Night Live, two hours watching his semi-biographical film The King of Staten Island likely wont change your mind. Prolonged adolescence, arrested development,and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have become cultural
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World Leaders, Stars Unite at Event Aimed at Fighting Virus | Afro
By The Associated Press A summit that included a star-studded virtual concert hosted by Dwayne Johnson has raised nearly $7 billion in cash and loan guarantees to assist the poor around the globe whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Global Citizen said its summit with world
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Drone on the farm: As rainfall becomes scarce, farmers irrigate crops via unmanned aerial vehicles | Afro
Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, a 25-year-old farmer in Zimbabwe, stands in his sugarcane field, marveling at a recent savings of 60% on irrigation costs. And sugarcane is just part of Mazvazva's property in Zimbabwe. He owns nearly 500 acres, growing green beans to green peppers. Simply
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BET Awards 2020: DaBaby, Beyoncé, Roddy Rich And More Bring The Bling To Virtual BET Awards
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From staying at home to cycling to Tibet | Afro
While the coronavirus stifled many opportunities, a single dad in China came up with a unique solution: He took his 4-year-old daughter on an inspiring 2,500-mile cycling journey to Tibet over two months. Dou Haobei, 26, decided to make the most of the recent downturn in business during the
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‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play’ Set to Launch on BET+ Aug. 27 | Afro
(Black PR Wire) — BET+ announces 'TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S FAREWELL PLAY' will launch exclusively on the platform Aug. 27. In Tyler Perry's final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience's favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt Bam are all under
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Families of Italy's Virus Dead Solace, Justice | Afro
By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press ROME (AP) — It started out as way for grief-struck families to mourn their coronavirus dead online: a Facebook group where relatives who were denied a funeral because of Italy’s stringent lockdowns could share photos, memories and sorrow that their loved ones
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Bea Gaddy: Supporting East Baltimore During COVID-19 | Afro
By Cynthia Brooks, Special to the AFRO For nearly 30 years, the Bea Gaddy Family Centers have stood side-by-side with Baltimore’s families to provide healthy, quality food to those most in need. Even when not facing a global pandemic and historical unemployment levels, there has always been a need
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DMV HBCU Report: MSU Sign Top Basketball Prospects | Afro
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Following the George Floyd killing, elite prospects have expressed a renewed interest in competing at Black Colleges.  It was only a matter of time before one transcendent blue chip high school basketball player would sign at an HBCU and change the
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Fraudsters benefit Hundreds of millions in fraudulent, jobless benefits paid
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in the state to fraudulently receive hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits, the head of Washington's Employment Security Department said
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Mayor Walsh: Filling out the U.S. Census is a way to support your community
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Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism | Afro
For street vendor Barbra Anyinge, who normally sells shoes in Lira, a town in northern Uganda, the pandemic has made one essential especially scarce: sunscreen. While usually Anyinges difficulty in obtaining the recommended high-protection sunscreen is its up to $20 cost, the pandemic has made it
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Stores Focus On Cleaning To Get Shoppers Back To Spending | Afro
By ANNE DINNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Forget about making shopping fun. As clothing retailers and others try to stay viable during the coronavirus pandemic, theyre hoping steps like cleaning during store hours, offering hand sanitizer and other safety measures will bring in
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Comprehensive Services Key In Deterring Violence, Crime and Negative Interactions With Police | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Lamont Crooks could be anywhere when the call comes.  Somewhere in his West Baltimore community a conflict will reach a boiling point; a conflict with the potential to turn deadly, like hundreds of conflicts do each year in his city. He knows it is coming. In
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Unintentional Martyr: How George Floyd’s Death Revolutionized the BLM Movement | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In musings with my mother, current Episcopal Diocese of Washington Canon to the Ordinary (Bishop) and former Canon for Multicultural Affairs and Justice the Rev. Paula Clark, this reporter called George Floyd a “martyr.”  Clark, a self-proclaimed word
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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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VIDEO: Donald Trump Jr. set his sights on big tech months before his father’s feud with Twitter | Afro
Months before President Donald Trump signed his May 28 executive order targeting social media platforms, the White House and members of the Trump family were debating how to battle the tech
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Fight breaks out over food shortage as refugees go hungry | Afro
Kampala, UgandaWith food gone and six children to feed, 40-year-old Zawadi Kizungu had no choice but to walk miles to find food, and stepped into a food shortage troubling all of Central Uganda. She braved the early morning chill and walked 16 kilometers, nearly 10 miles, from her home in
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Driveway drag shows and backyard violins: Business takes off for performers who deliver | Afro
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