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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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Lt. Collins’ Law One of Several Going Into Effect Oct. 1 | Afro
By Philip Van Slooten Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - An update to Maryland’s hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several anti-discrimination measures going into effect Oct. 1. Other notable bills address crime, the environment and
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General Election: Biden Leads Trump In Battleground States | Afro
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com In a batch of new polls released this week from several presidential battleground states, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to hold an overall lead over Donald Trump with fewer than 10 weeks before the November 3 General
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Burgundy & Gold Breakdown: Washington doesn’t measure up heading to October | Afro
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO If nothing else, the Washington Football Team showed how much the culture has changed since Ron Rivera took over.  At least when the Burgundy and Gold is getting blown out they won’t quit. In a game that was billed as “a measuring stick” they couldn’t measure
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New coronavirus variant a ‘concern’ for health officials | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Delta be damned. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant called “Mu,” a strain that first surfaced in Colombia earlier this year. “Mu is a variant of interest,” the WHO noted in
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TBE#18 - Message To Grads: Spend Nine Minutes And 29 Seconds To Make A Difference | Afro
To Be Equal #18 May 6, 2021 Message To Grads: Spend Nine Minutes And 29 Seconds To Make A Difference By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “If we can lift black lives from the margins of society, we can lift all lives.” – USC Law Professor Jody David Armour This
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TBE#26 - Stimulus aid to cities presents an opportunity to fight crime with summer jobs | Afro
To Be Equal #26 Stimulus Aid to Cities Presents an Opportunity to Fight Crime with Summer Jobs Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “The Harlem Youth Action Project was a city-funded attempt to keep some of the smarter kids off the street … the next time I saw Jet magazine there
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COMMENTARY: Asian/Black Relations Can Get Better Together During Heritage Month | Afro
POST NEWS GROUP via NNPA – “Let’s be clear, there (are) elements of anti-Blackness in the Asian American community, that we do need to unlearn as well,” he said. Then he made it personal. “And that’s something that I’m going to call out on myself, and in our community, and we would ask everyone to
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Plans to unveil a bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia revealed | Afro
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now, 81 years after his death, officials in Ethiopia plan to unveil a Bronze Sculpture in Addis Ababa to honor the legacy of the Pan African independence movement architect. According to a news release, the sculpture highlights Ethiopia as a focal point for Pan-Africanists to engage
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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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Commentary: Don’t be double victims: take the COVID-19 vaccine | Afro
By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO African Americans face life-or-death pandemic-related decisions over the next week or few months and must choose wisely.  On Dec. 4, after interviewing Dr. Anthony Fauci, WEAA-FM host Kay Wise Whitehead, also known as Dr. Kaye, told her listeners that Black
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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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Opinion: Lawmakers Can Get Thousands Back To Work By Greenlighting Stalled Projects | Afro
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Russell Simmons, Erica Ford continue decades-long tradition uplifting mothers of murder victims | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – While enjoying a plate of oxtails splashed atop an ever-desirable bed of macaroni and cheese, Natasha Christopher reflected on how she came to join the fraternity of mothers who’ve lost a child to gun violence. She also
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D.C. fully reopens nightclubs, sports venues, the Circulator June 11 | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While reopening metrics technically keeps the nation’s capital in phase two according to the coronavirus.dc.gov, the District of Columbia. will be reopening in a major way on June 11- as D.C.’s nightclubs and sporting venues will fully
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12 Black-owned restaurants give customers special access to a Juneteenth cookout | Afro
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com To celebrate Juneteenth, Fishnet, a Baltimore seafood restaurant, is partnering with 11 other Black-owned restaurants to give customers an exclusive look into the backyard cookout experience.  If patrons buy from
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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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By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris Lil’ Kim just announced that she’ll be releasing her debut memoir on Nov. 2, called Lil’ Kim: The Queen Bee. The book will be co-written by Kathy Iandoli and published via Hachette Books. The memoir will look at the female MC’s childhood growing up in Brooklyn, to
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By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, most students in the D.C. area were disrupted from the traditional classroom setting and forced into virtual learning. However, with infection rates lowering, District schools are
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Ivy League town weighs revamping police; critics see flaws | Afro
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Morgan State University Nursing Program Awarded $146K Grant | Afro
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Why we’re obsessed with Valentine’s Day | Afro
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