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By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com If there is one thing to learn from Virginia teen Alana Andrews, it’s that entrepreneurship has no age requirement. In April, the 17-year-old started an online business for her healthy sports drink, SWEY.  SWEY
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High Point Music Instructor Tackles Music Desegregation - Carolina Peacemaker
Just a few years ago, Trinity, North Carolina-based musician Chris Thompson was having a hard time finding his passion. Attending N.C. A&T State University, his grades began to slip, and he wasn’t on track to graduate. But then, a mentor stepped in and showed him the power of having a vision. The
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Student scientist develops innovative idea on how 3D printing technology can be used to combat malnutrition in Africa | Afro
Food insecurity in Africa has existed for many years. It has not only affected the health of the populations across the continent, but it has subsequently created economic hardship for millions of people. Kennedy Barnes, a 12th grader at Renaissance High School in the City of Detroit, and a senior
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COMMENTARY: Blacks in Florida lag behind every community in getting vaccinated | Afro
NNPA NEWSWIRE – No one in Florida really knows who to trust and believe when it comes to information about the vaccine numbers. Based on the census in 2020, the total statewide population is 21,477,737. According to the census as of April 28, 2021, 36% of Florida’s White population has been
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London Assembly calls for Sadiq Khan to ensure black history taught all year round - Voice Online
MAYOR OF London Sadiq Khan has been urged to ensure that Black history is properly... The post London Assembly calls for Sadiq Khan to ensure black history taught all year round appeared first on Voice Online.
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Pillar of the community dies of COVID-19 | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the world, many people run to their church leaders for comfort. However one pillar in Prince George’s County’s faith, athletic and service communities has died of complications from the novel
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Black entertainers to empower, inspire Black High School students in once-in-a-lifetime ‘Rites Of Passage’ celebration | Afro
(Black PR Wire) – Actor, stand-up comedian and game show host Cedric The Entertainer, actress Wendy Raquel Robinson (“The Steve Harvey Show”), television host and author Shaun Robinson and actress Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is The New Black”) join the list of stellar celebrities who’ll be empowering and
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Hundreds of District residents March to bring awareness to gun violence | Afro
By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Community activists and neighbors came together last week to put forth action aimed at one of the city’s most pressing problems- gun violence. The District has experienced a recent surge in violent crime and District residents are looking to elected officials to
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Mayor Scott, DHCD to announce second round of Community Catalyst Grants totaling $5.8 million | Afro
Grant Program Funds Locally Driven Community Development Projects BALTIMORE, MD (Tuesday, July 6, 2021) — Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) will officially award $5,826,582 in grant funds through the Community Catalyst Grants Program
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First Fruits Farm bridges the gap by feeding hungry Baltimoreans | Afro
By PK Semler, Special to The AFRO If the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, decided to leave his day job and establish a farm to feed the needy of Baltimore it would probably not even match the 200 acres First Fruits Farm of Pikesville-native Rick Bernstein. First Farms, located in Freeland in
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St. Louis congresswoman describes nearly losing two babies | Afro
By The Associated Press LOUIS (AP) — A congressional committee examining the Black maternal health crisis heard emotional testimony from one of the committee's own members. Democrat Cori Bush of St. Louis on Thursday described how she nearly lost the lives of her two children two decades ago, the
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By Matthew Reeds, Medium Baltimore, MD. 11 Jun 2021 — Earlier this year, The Reeds Fund launched its first scholarship fund targeting young adults on the autistic spectrum working to receive a secondary education degree or trade certification. We are proud to announce the inaugural Roxanne L. Reeds
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5th Annual 28 Days of Black History initiative celebrates people, institutions - Milwaukee Community Journal
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Tracing one family’s roots back to the first Juneteenth | Afro
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Caldwell “Shajid” McMillan Jr. is very proud of roots traceable to his Juneteenth ancestors. Although President Abraham Lincoln declared slaves to be free on January 1, 1863, two years after that Emancipation Proclamation, word got to enslaved Texans on the
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Bloody Sunday memorial to honor late civil rights giants | Afro
By The Associated Press The commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honor four giants of the civil rights movement who lost their lives in 2020, including the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee will mark the 56th
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Sen. Raphael Warnock’s first speech on the Senate floor inspires the chamber to a standing ovation
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