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By David Marshall Special to the AFRO A team of eight community educators moved with tactical precision along the 1100 block of North Stockton Street, Oct. 24. It was the first stop of what would be a three-hour long campaign. They carried big packets of get out the vote door hangers and
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Black People’s “Soul” Slang Classified | Afro
By Dr. Joseph A. Bailey II, MD, FACS via NNPA Today’s Black Slang is like a kaleidoscope whose various overlapping colors/types can serve many purposes. Type I Slang shows one belongs to the fellow slang talkers’ in-group.  Preparation for competing with “the guys” is a fun way to develop
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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — October 23, 2020 | Afro
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Op-ed: We cannot not lose sight of the historic milestones | Afro
By Ben Jealous Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels complicated this year. We have new reasons to celebrate. High on that list is the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Rev. King preached, to the U.S. Senate. Georgians had the rare opportunity to vote for two
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BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE SEEKS APPLICANT FOR OPEN LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 7 POSITION | Afro
​The BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE (BCDSCC), known as the Baltimore County Democratic Party, was elected on June 26, 2018 during the Democratic Primary Election. A vacancy has occurred due to the resignation of a member of District 7. According to the BCDSCC bylaws, the
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Coppin State University News Briefs | Afro
BALTIMORE — University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay Perman visited Coppin State University on October 21. Perman toured CSU’s Science and Technology Center (STC) with President Anthony L. Jenkins and Dr. Mintesinot Jiru, CSU professor and chair of the department of biology. Perman said he
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HBCUs Urged to Move Toward Solar Energy | Afro
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com As renewable energy and job creation become centerpieces to America’s economic recovery, HBCUs and Black Americans could benefit through business and technology development opportunities. Three D.C. based companies are collaborating to bridge the gap
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Kenya Copes With Decades of Police Brutality | Afro
Kenyan police aren’t hired to protect the public but the government’s interests,advocates say. By Anne Macharia, Zenger.News In America, one incident of police brutality captured on video in May sparked global protests and may have finally galvanized calls for police reform. In Kenya, things are
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COVID and Flu: Baltimore Coalition Urges Vaccination | Afro
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO A lot is coming together in Park Heights (PHR) and the Park Heights Renaissance Master Plan appears to be firing on all cylinders. On Oct. 20, in the shadow of Park Heights Renaissance offices, nursing students, nurses, professors, pharmacists and providers came
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Vaccine distribution another example of White privilege | Afro
Black Americans Vaccinated at Far Lower Rate By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept
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AFRO Exclusive: Actor TC Carson Talks Mental Health, Career, New Work | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com You may have loved watching him while he was “living single” as Kyle on the show by the same name, but legendary actor, singer and arts activist TC Carson is now emphasizing that people should “Come Together.” He reprises a 19-year-old song with
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Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President-elect Joe Biden wants to immediately erase student loan debt, a move that could prove more meaningful for African American students who, on average, owe much more than anyone. With the freeze placed on student
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A Black Man in America | Afro
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com I was on vacation last week, but more accurately I was on a mission. My lady Morine and I drove to seven cities in seven days: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, Santa Fe, Williams, (The Grand Canyon) and San Diego. The overarching mission was
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Tradition and Mistrust Drive Baltimore’s In-Person Early Voters | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Even in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Baltimoreans have cast ballots in the first three days of early voting for the 2020 presidential election.  According to unofficial early voting data released by the Baltimore City Board of Elections
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OP-ED: All Eyes on Georgia | Afro
By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW These days, like the old Ray Charles song says, I’ve got Georgia on My Mind. We should all be thinking of Georgia because come January 5, the state is positioned to make a tremendous change for the better — a change that will give President-Elect Joe Biden the
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Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses | Afro
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is good news for the Black Press of America in 2021,” declared Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the NNPA. “The incoming Biden-Harris Administration has gone on the public record to keep their commitments to ensure equitable federal advertising dollars to be
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Domestic Terror Arrests in Michigan Heighten Alarm of Rightwing Violence | Afro
By Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA Newswire Contributor In recent months, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and several lower-level Trump administration officials had been warning about the danger posed by homegrown domestic terrorists. Those concerns
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Op-Ed: Mask Up and Vote | Afro
By Larry Young This October brought us a different kind of campaign season. Yes, the importance of the closing weeks of the national and local elections is a big part of the story. However, Black communities are also contending with the crisis of another dangerous increase of COVID-19 cases. These
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Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Rule That Would Prevent 700K From Receiving Food Stamps During Pandemic | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia If the 2020 election’s importance wasn’t apparent to those casting ballots, a federal judge’s decision on Sunday might have underscored the urgency. In a decision that had far-reaching consequences during a deadly
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White and Black communities in Maryland experience a 20% difference in loans from CARES Act | Afro
By Amina Lampkin, Capital News Service Predominantly white communities in Maryland received approximately 20 percent more loans and money per loan under the Paycheck Protection Program compared to predominantly Black communities, according to data from the Small Business Administration
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Facebook group becomes official restaurant relief fund | Afro
By Reginald Allen II Special to the AFRO Dave Seel, president of the Baltimore Restaurant Relief Fund, created a Facebook group to support restaurants and their workers in response to the city-wide restaurant restrictions. Now, the former Facebook group is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit
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Synchronic Film Review | Afro
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Should partygoers put down their Molly and try a tab of Synchronic? This cautionary sci-fi/fantasy/thriller suggests not.   Synchronic is a drug that hurls its users back in time. Time travel with a seven-minute limit. That’s the concept created by
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Study Shows Decline in Awareness, Treatment and Control of High Blood Pressure | Afro
(Black PR Wire) — After nearly 15 years on an upward trend, awareness among Americans about high blood pressure and how to control and treat it is now on the decline, according to a new study. Even with the help of blood pressure medications, some groups, including older adults, are less likely
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Biden to GOP Senators: Don't Jam through Ginsburg Nominee | Afro
By Laurie Kellman and Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Joe Biden on Sept. 20 slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urged more senators to stand with a pair of GOP colleagues who oppose the
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LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series | Afro
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Meet the Black designer who just teamed up with a multi-billion dollar Home Décor brand | Afro
By BlackNews.com Atlanta, GA — Rochelle Porter, founder and CEO of Rochelle Porter Design, has become one of few African American eco-friendly designers to land a spot with global decor retailer West Elm, a subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Porter has partnered with the company to release
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It’s not the flu | Afro
By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO I went to urgent care, Sept. 4, with a persistent cough and tight chest I’d had for a few days and just chalked up to bronchitis. It was a holiday weekend after all, and I knew I wouldn’t be able to get an appointment with my primary care
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Guinea's President, 82, Seeks to Prolong Rule in Sunday Vote | Afro
By Boubacar Diallo The Associated Press Guinean President Alpha Conde, 82, is seeking a third term in office Oct. 18, insisting his attempt to prolong his rule does not make him a dictator even as opposition protesters slam his candidacy as an illegal power grab. The electoral campaign in this West
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The Latest: 1,100 DC National Guard members being mobilized | Afro
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local): 4 p.m. The Pentagon says about 1,100 D.C. National Guard members are being mobilized to help support law enforcement as violent supporters of President Donald
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Op-ed: Non-Traditional Public Health Messengers | Afro
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