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By AFRO Staff NBA superstar LeBron James is continuing his social equality agenda, this time partnering with other athletes and entertainers to empower ex-felons to vote. “Because of everything that’s going on, people are finally starting to listen to us — we feel like we’re finally getting a foot
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Black Girl Magic: Osaka Wins! | Afro
By AFRO Staff Naomi Osaka, 22, of Japan won her second U.S. Open title against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Sept. 12. Before each match, she can be seen wearing a mask with the names of Black Americans who were killed in acts of police brutality, like Breonna Taylor as seen in this
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Editorial Submission: Trump's Missing Black Judges | Afro
By Michael Higginbotham There has been much discussion over the last four years about President Trump’s racist rhetoric, policies, and past and present actions. Since Trump’s initial candidacy in 2016, Americans have witnessed this political leader characterizing Mexican immigrants as “rapists and
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National Black Voter Day: A Call to Ensure That Black Voters Are Heard | Afro
By Kamala Harris  Today, we celebrate our country’s first-ever National Black Voter Day — an effort to make sure that Black voters make their voices heard at the polls this year. It reflects an undeniable truth: that while Black Americans were long prohibited from exercising our fundamental right
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Black Scholars Form Effort to Fight Trolls, Disinformation | Afro
By Russell Contreras The Associated Press A group of U.S. Black scholars, activists and writers has launched a new project to combat misleading information online around voting, reparations and immigration, supporters announced Oct. 16. The newly formed National Black Cultural Information Trust
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Anthony Hamilton, Questlove, Lynn Whitfield, Jonathan Slocumb, and Wendell Pierce Support HBCUs and Their Students at the UNCF National Virtual Walk for Education | Afro
(PRNewswire) — How do you stay safe during a pandemic, raise money for a great cause and get some exercise in on the side? Through the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) National Virtual Walk for Education®, of course! The new digital fundraiser replaces the annual in-person walk events that many of
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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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The AFRO’s On the Move | Afro
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COMMENTARY: The Presidential Race Might be Too Close to Call, but the ‘Projected Winner is Racism’ | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Perhaps a single sobering Twitter post best summed up the state of America on the morning following an Election Night that’s far too close to call — and frustratingly so. “This was a referendum on the potential for
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum Reopens To the Public Thursday, September 10 | Afro
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Election Fervor Spurs D.C. Group to Push for Representation | Afro
By Diane Bernard, Maryland News Connection WASHINGTON - The 2020 election season saw 35 U.S. Senate races, but one jurisdiction still has no representation in Congress - the District of Columbia. More than 700,000 people live in Washington, D.C. That's more than Vermont or Wyoming. They pay federal
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Turning a Crisis into Creation: Distance Learning 2020 | Afro
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Voting Groups Scramble to Reach College Students in Pandemic | Afro
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NNPA Publishers Respond to Joe Biden’s Commitment and Plan for Black America | Afro
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November 3: So Much at Stake in This Election | Afro
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By Reginald L Allen II Special to the AFRO Baltimore Homecoming Hero Awards start a fundraising event for their 2018 and 2019 heroes. The goal is to fundraise One-Million dollars for the 20 organizations recognized. These organizations cover but are not limited LGBTQ+ support, Creative
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`It’s the Pandemic Stupid’ | Afro
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com James Carville, the iconic political consultant rose to his status due in great part to his performance as lead strategist during the presidential ascension of Bill Clinton in 1992. Carville endeavored to keep his troops laser focused during the
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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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Social Issues a Priority for Black Cardinal-To-Be Wilton Gregory | Afro
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