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When it comes to COVID, we’re on our own | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Donald John Trump has checked out and I am neither shocked nor surprised. It's been a month since Trump decisively lost his bid to fully implement authoritarianism in America in what would have undoubtedly been a catastrophic second term. Now he spends 99% of his time convincing the […]

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To Be Equal #28 July 9, 2020 Sports Have the Potential to Help Unite Us; Racial Slurs that Divide Us Must Go Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Racism runs rampant in towns and cities neighboring large Indigenous populations. I’ve been told to ‘go back to the reservation’ and

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By Chris Orestis Special to the AFRO Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, health officials have been clear and consistent in their message to seniors: while anyone can fall victim to COVID-19, those who are 65 and older are in an especially high-risk group. That’s why older Americans need to be

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At Least Four More Black Trans Women Killed in Last Week | Afro

NEW YORK — In the past week at least 5 Black trans women were violently murdered. On Tuesday, June 30, Merci Mack, a 22-year-old in Dallas, Texas, was found murdered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. In Louisiana, Draya McCarty was found killed in Baton Rogue and Shakie Peters was found

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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why | Afro

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Black Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19 | Afro

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VIDEO: Fauci warns a coronavirus vaccine is not guaranteed | Afro

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