Understanding Social Security Survivor’s Benefits – Virgin Islands Free Press
We are here for surviving family members when a worker dies. In the event of your death, certain members of your family may be eligible for survivor’s benefits. This includes widows, widowers,...
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Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi
By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday withRep. Hakeem Jeffrieselected to be the first Black American to […] The post Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi appeared f
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BREAKING NEWS: Alicia Wilson to join JPMorgan Chase as the Managing Director and Head of North America for Regional Philanthropy
By JPMorgan Chase We are excited to announce thatAliciaWilsonwill join Corporate Responsibility (CR) as the Managing Director and Head of North America for Regional Philanthropy. Alicia will oversee our local […] The post BREAKING NEWS: Alicia Wilson to join JPMorgan Chase as th
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Basketball Player Brittney Griner Released From Prison | The Michigan Chronicle
Basketball player Brittney Griner’s future and freedom is now certain after Russian courts agreed the release of the basketball star’s appeal of her nine year-sentence for drug possession and smuggling charges. Griner was initially sentenced to nine years in prison after a Russian judge found her
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San Francisco may soon allow police to deploy robots that kill | New Pittsburgh Courier
Photo: Getty Images The San Francisco Board of Supervisors may soon give police the opportunity to deploy lethal, remote-controlled robots to kill suspects in 'extreme circumstances,' per ABC 3340. On Tuesday (November 29), the 11-member board is set to vote on whether police in San Francisco will
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White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways | New Pittsburgh Courier
Educators stereotype Black students in subtle ways. Jonathan Kirn via Getty Images by Rowhea Elmesky, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Olivia Marcucci, Johns Hopkins University When a white Texas middle school teacher told his students in November 2022 that he was
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Spike Lee's Grandmother, Mother has Spelman College Building Dedicated | Chicago Defender
Spelman College honored Spike Lee’s family by renaming the College’s Admissions Office in honor of the well-known film director’s grandmother Zimmie Reatha Shelton (Class of 1929) and mother Jacquelyn Shelton Lee (Class of 1954). Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee participated in the ceremony, along
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Republicans used Herschel Walker for his celebrity name, it backfired tremendously | New Pittsburgh Courier
In 2021, Donald Trump came up with a diabolical idea to defeat Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock in the midterm election. Trump believed that Warnock could be defeated by a Republican who had no political experience, but was once viewed as a sports hero in Georgia. He called on Herschel Walker to run
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‘The Inspection’ Movie Review with Elegance Bratton | Chicago Defender
A Black Harvest Film Festival Feature Producer and Writer, Elegance Bratton’s self narrative fiction film debut, The Inspection, explores his journey as a young, gay Black man facing the adverse hardships of life and decides to join the Marines. The Inspection is a deeply moving story about the
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The Pioneering Black LGBT Activist You Probably Don’t Know – But Should
By Dawn Suggs, Word in Black On a bright, crisp morning in October, a crowd of Donald Suggs Jr.’s friends, neighbors, and family from across the country gathered at the […] The post The Pioneering Black LGBT Activist You Probably Don’t Know – But Should appeared first on AFRO Am
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Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans | New Pittsburgh Courier
It’s not clear yet whether simply spending more time parenting changes fathers’ brains or the changes occur in men who are more motivated to spend time parenting. AJ_Watt/E+ via Getty Images by Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Magdalena Martínez García, Instituto
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It’s time to start fostering and adopting more Black children   | New Pittsburgh Courier
Between October 2020 and September 2021, only 436 Black children were adopted throughout the state of Michigan. In total, 1,038 children were adopted over that course of time. November is National Adoption Month, a month dedicated to raise awareness to increase national knowledge of adoption
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The Nonprofit Doctor: Maryland business woman helps spot pain points and solutions for local organizations
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com After 30 years of dedicating her life to serving nonprofit organizations, Maryland native Jaye Matthews is launching her […] The post The Nonprofit Doctor: Maryland business woman helps spot
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Activist: addressing violence in schools requires a comprehensive approach
By RayJaun Stelly, Word in Black Over the last eight years, safety at many schools in the state of Washington has come into question. During that time, there have been […] The post Activist: addressing violence in schools requires a comprehensive approach appeared first on AFRO
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THE LONG TRUMP NIGHTMARE IS OVER! Cancel Culture Cancels The Donald’s 4-Year Reality Show After Only Its First Season – Virgin Islands Free Press
And we may ask ourselves …Well, how did we get here? Since February 2020, President Donald Trump has repeated the lie at least 40 times that COVID-19 would 'disappear,' 'magically,' 'like a...
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Justice Alito Joked About Black Kids in KKK Robes & Twitter Isn't Having It | New Pittsburgh Courier
Photo: Getty Images Justice Samuel Alito is facing backlash after making a joke about Black children wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits during Supreme Court oral arguments. On Monday (December 5), the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of a Colorado Christian graphic artist who objects to
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This Week In Black History December 7 - 13, 2022 | The Michigan Chronicle
Comer J. Cottrell (Los Angeles Sentinel Photo) DECEMBER 7 1931—Comer Cottrell is born. Cottrell founds the Pro-Line hair care products company. He also becomes the first Black to own part of a professional baseball team when he buys into the Texas Rangers in 1989. 1941—Dorie Miller shoots down
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Black Twitter’s expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism | New Pittsburgh Courier
#blacktwitter helped mobilize social protests against police brutality across the country, like this one in New York City in July 2020. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images by Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland
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Warnock vs Walker, Trump vs DeSantis & What's At Risk Moving Forward | New Pittsburgh Courier
Real Times Media's Adell Henderson caught up with Chicago based lobbyist and community activist Ashley M. Munson to discuss the current state of politics. The two jumped on camera to have a video conversation following up on some of the key talking points Munson shared with Chicago Defender
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Two high profile Baltimore figures take on key roles in national organizations
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Two prominent figures of Baltimore have been named to key positions in national advocacy organizations. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former mayor of Baltimore City, was […] The post Two high profile Baltimore figures take on key roles in natio
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This Week In Black History November 30 - December 6, 2022 | The Michigan Chronicle
LITTLE RICHARD November 30 1912—Legendary filmmaker and photographer Gordon Parks is born in Fort Scott, Kan. In addition to his pioneering work in film and photography, Parks wrote 12 books and authored a ballet entitled “Martin” in honor of civil rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King
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Suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges – what exactly are they? | New Pittsburgh Courier
Club Q co-owners Nic Grzecka, left, and Matthew Haynes listen during a police news conference on Nov. 21, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Scott Olson/Getty Images by Jeannine Bell, Loyola University Chicago The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who
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Midterm election results, Walker/Warnock runoff & the Return of '45' | New Pittsburgh Courier
Ashley Munson is THAT girl. She’s anointed, educated and well-informed concerning the political agenda of our nation. By day, Ashley works as the Senior Manager of advocacy at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, and as Executive Director of the Illinois Black Collective INC. Ashley finds her
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Warnock vs Walker, Trump vs DeSantis & What's At Risk Moving Forward | The Michigan Chronicle
Real Times Media's Adell Henderson caught up with Chicago based lobbyist and community activist Ashley M. Munson to discuss the current state of politics. The two jumped on camera to have a video conversation following up on some of the key talking points Munson shared with Chicago Defender
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This Week In Black History November 30 - December 6, 2022 | Atlanta Daily World
LITTLE RICHARD November 30 1912—Legendary filmmaker and photographer Gordon Parks is born in Fort Scott, Kan. In addition to his pioneering work in film and photography, Parks wrote 12 books and authored a ballet entitled “Martin” in honor of civil rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King
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Pastor Jamal Bryant Says Growing Weed May Help Bring Black Men To Church | The Michigan Chronicle
Well-known Atlanta pastor Jamal Bryant said he wants to start growing weed in an effort to drive more Black men to church. On a recent episode of the 'Cool Soror' podcast with Rashan Ali, Bryant, a lead pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, explained that he hopes to launch a cannabis
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This Week In Black History November 23 - November 29, 2022 | New Pittsburgh Courier
Berry Gordy November 23 1897—Self-educated engineer Andrew J. Beard is awarded a patent (#594,059) for an automatic railroad car coupling device—the Jenny Coupler. Prior to this device rail cars were joined manually and hundreds of workers lost fingers, hands and arms. Beard eventually sold rights
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Justice Alito Joked About Black Kids in KKK Robes & Twitter Isn't Having It | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images Justice Samuel Alito is facing backlash after making a joke about Black children wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits during Supreme Court oral arguments. On Monday (December 5), the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of a Colorado Christian graphic artist who objects to
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Here's What You Need Know About Femicide & Shanquella Robinson's Case | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images The case of Shanquella Robinson, who died in October while staying at a Baja California Sur rental property, is being investigated in Mexico as femicide, a gender-motivated crime that has yet to be defined by U.S. legislation. Robinson, 25, was on a trip with a group celebrating
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Ford Sponsored Mini-Series HBCU GO Road to Homecoming
HBCU GoRoad to Homecoming, the new production sponsored by Ford, follows a group of HBCU students and alumni as they prepare for the return of Homecoming Season. The Road to […] The post Ford Sponsored Mini-Series HBCU GO Road to Homecoming appeared first on AFRO American Newspa
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