Baltimore native assigned to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet serves aboard USS Mount Whitney

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Black, Brown, and in Solidarity in Baltimore | Afro

By Glenn L. Ross, Tre Murphy and Franca Muller Paz Black people have been the majority in Baltimore City since the 1970s, and Black, Afro-Latinx, and Latinx (and Asian and Indigenous) people will be the new majority in the U.S. by 2045. Building power together now is essential for the future of our

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Bubba Wallace, Who Urged Confederate Flag Ban, Honored | Afro

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer Bubba Wallace's 'knees were trembling' when he cast his ballot in his first presidential election. NASCAR's only Black full-time driver didn't watch the news before this summer, one of national unrest over politics and racial justice. He tuned in and quickly

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A Survivor’s Survival Guide: The Journey Continues | Afro

By Ruth Travis Special to the AFRO My journey started two days before my 62nd birthday, on Nov. 29, 2007 I was diagnosed with breast cancer at zero stage and 100 percent survival. The cancer cell was the size of a dot of pepper and located in the milk duct, therefore, I did not have

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You're invited!!!: Fantasy Theatre Factory hosts jazz vocalist Brenda Alford | Afro

Fantasy Theatre Factory Hosts Jazz Vocalist Brenda Alford Renowned artist launches new album with virtual concert, raises funds for the hungry MIAMI, FLORIDA - Fantasy Theatre Factory (FTF) will premier “Messages … Songs for the Soul–The Concert,” presenting renowned jazz vocalist Brenda Alford, on

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Black-Owned Music Streaming Startup Launches | Afro

By Kai McDaniel Special to the AFRO These co-founders are shaking up the music tech industry. CEO Austin Webster and former Motown Records Executive Darrell Thompson have launched Deepr®, an Atlanta-based startup and music discovery app, that makes searching through endless catalogs of music

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Baltimore’s new mayor: Scott hits the ground running | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On Dec. 8, Brandon Maurice Scott was sworn in as Baltimore’s 52nd mayor at 36, one of the youngest in the city’s history. His inauguration, a smaller than usual ceremony that followed social distancing protocols, was an acknowledgement of the

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‘We won’t forget’ | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Although she never met her famous grandparents, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, or her aunt and namesake; Yolanda Renee King, at 12 years old, is evidence that the adage, “the apple doesn’t fall from the tree,” still rings

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‘This is love’: Russian influencer celebrates with an AK-47 | Afro

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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Millions of African Women At Risk Because of COVID | Afro

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rebecca Nakamanya rolls her eyes, dismissing a question about school fees. What really worries her is how to feed three children and a jobless partner on a daily wage of less than $3, minus transport to and from her job as a cook. “We have

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Will Indiana deliver on controlling new COVID-19 infections? | The Crusader Newspaper Group

As state reopens, governor and health officials say increased testing and contact tracing are the solutions

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Protesters in Cedar Hill Rally for Black Lives

More than 500 people joined the nation in protesting police brutality, the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd and racial oppression during its recent Black Lives Matter protest in Cedar

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Ravens inch closer to a playoff spot with win over Jaguars | Afro

By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In one of their least challenging matchups this season, the Baltimore Ravens staged an offensive flurry to cruise past the Jacksonville Jaguars, 40-14, at M&T Bank Stadium on Dec. 20. Throughout the season, Baltimore has established itself as the most lethal

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Morgan State Wins Ford HBC Challenge | Afro

Morgan State University’s Food Resource and Expanded Shuttle for Healthy Living Year-round (FRESHLY) Program secures first place in the Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Talladega College wins second place and $10,000 to produce raised

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What do we tell our children, our students?

For the past few days, I, like many others have been viewing through the lens of the media, the reaction of our country to the deplorable and senseless death of yet another defenseless black person at the hands of a white police officer, a tragic mockery to the truth that Black Lives

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In Houston 60,000 join in peaceful March for George Floyd

Tens of thousands marched in downtown Houston Tuesday during a rally with George Floyd’s family organized by rappers Trae tha Truth and Bun B, to protest police violence after Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis law

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We Still #SayHerName: Remembering Sandra Bland 5 Years Later | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Sandra Bland. Sandra Bland. Sandra Bland. Sandra Bland. Sandra Bland. Say her name for every year since her justice fighting light was dimmed. It’s been five years since Bland was arrested, detained and found hanging three days later in a Waller

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Another Black private equity banker pays off HBCU student's tuition at graduation

Frank Baker and his wife Laura Day Baker, gifted Spelman College $1 million to offset the tuition for 50 high-achieving graduates that had tuition balances and needed

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#BaltimoreCeaseFire: In Baltimore, we make it so | Afro

By Erricka Bridgeford Co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365 Murder might be the most arrogant energy known to humankind. It assumes that it will ravage you, take over your mind and have dominion over whatever it touches. Murder makes us assume that since our person was snatched from

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Jihadist Attacks Increase in Burkina Faso's Sahel Region | Afro

BOULOUNGA, Burkina Faso (AP) — At least 20 people were killed, injured or remain missing after attacks by extremist rebels on three villages in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region, the government announced. The attacks occurred in Bombofa, Peteguerse, and Demniol towns, in Seno province and the army is

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Another Black Private Equity Banker Pays Off HBCU Student’s Tuition at Graduation

Frank Baker and his wife Laura Day Baker, gifted Spelman College $1 million to offset the tuition for 50 high-achieving graduates that had tuition balances and needed

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Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

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Businessman Frank Baker Pays Off Tuition of Spelman College Graduates

Frank Baker, the founder and managing partner of Siris, a leading private equity firm in technology and telecommunications that’s raised nearly $6.0 billion in capital, announced he is paying the tuition balances of about 50 seniors who are graduating from

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Voters Express Anxiety Ahead of Debate | Afro

By Cheyenne Briggs Special to the AFRO On the eve of the final Oct. 22 Joe Biden-Donald Trump TV debate before the Nov. 3 election, debate watchers shared their views about the significance of voting and what the most compelling issues were for them. “Yes, I am voting this year,” said Sali Matu

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Wells Fargo sued for racial discrimination | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A Black real estate developer from Baltimore is the latest person to formally accuse Wells Fargo of fostering a climate of systemic racism, creating an experience for some of its patrons known as “banking while Black.” And that real estate

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Charlie Hebdo Depicts Queen Kneeling on Meghan Markle's Neck in George Floyd Allusion - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… following Floyd’s death. The African-American man died in police custody …

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Golden Globes host touts ‘Action Plan’ to address diversity problem | Afro

By AFRO Staff In the lead-up to the Golden Globes Awards on Feb. 28, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has faced a barrage of criticism about the absence of Black journalists among its membership. But the 87-member group, creator of the prestigious film awards, said it has an “action

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Kanye West Donates $2 Million to Floyd, Arbery, Taylor Families

On the same day it was announced that Kanye West is the world’s highest paid musician, the entertainer used some of those funds to donate $2 million to the families of recent police killing victims George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery according to

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Federal Grand Jury indicts Chauvin, other officers in George Floyd death | Afro

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today’s federal indictment for criminal, civil rights violations associated with the murder of George Floyd reinforces the strength and wisdom of the United States Constitution,” Crump said in

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ODENY: Limits of employers on staff data privacy rights

The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly changed workplace dynamics with remote working becoming the new norm.

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