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Rivera Stands By Haskins Despite Growing Pains In Cleveland | Afro
By Mark Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com There is always a learning curve when a young quarterback is developing. Dwayne Haskins Jr. wasn’t up to the challenge of the Cleveland Browns last weekend and that missing link was key to their demise, which is not a comforting thought with the
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Black Lawmakers Reflect on Civil Rights Then, and Now | Afro
By LISA MASCARO and PADMANANDA RAMA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is once again at a crossroads over racial inequity, marking the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream Speech,' yet torn apart by the Black Lives Matter protests against the police
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Op-ed: Tell Republicans: Stop Trump from Trashing Our Post Office | Afro
By Ben Jealous The post office is one of the most respected institutions in America, a lifeline for millions of Americans, and a source of good jobs for thousands of Black people—and the Trump administration is trying to destroy it. Senate Republicans have a choice to make right now: are they going
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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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Judge Throws Lifeline to Diversity Visa Lottery | Afro
By Elliot Spagat The Associated Press A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing diversity visas for immigrants from underrepresented countries — most from Africa — partially reversing a pandemic-related freeze on a wide range of immigrant and temporary visas. The
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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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Black N.Y. Teen Wins $40,000 Chess Scholarship | Afro
By AFRO Staff A 15-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y., is well on her way to becoming the first Black female chess master in the United States. Only a sophomore at Success Academy — a school known for its excellent chess program — Jessica Hyatt recently won a $40,000 college scholarship as reward for her
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Trump Administration Gives Conflicting Reports on President’s Health | Afro
By Jill Colvin, Steve Peoples and Zelensky Miller The Associated Press President Donald Trump's blood oxygen level dropped suddenly twice in recent days, his doctors revealed Oct. 4 as they continued to evade basic questions about his health during treatment for COVID-19. Still, they said he
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Black SuperPac Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses | Afro
By The Florida Courier Staff via NNPA One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committees has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home
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LDF Statement on the Senate Vote Confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court | Afro
LDF Statement on Today’s Senate Vote Confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court Today, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney
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Letter To The Editor: Increase SNAP Benefits Until This Crisis Passes | Afro
Dear Editor, I am very concerned about the increase in hunger during this pandemic. With more than 40 million Americans unemployed while food prices are rising, people are being forced to choose between rent and groceries. Since Congressional Leader's income isn't effected by the pandemic or even
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Ravens Hold Off Eagles For Close Win | Afro
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO A game that once looked like another blowout win for the Baltimore Ravens turned into a nail-biter in the end. The Baltimore Ravens comfortably led 17-0 in the first half, but the Philadelphia Eagles put together a late-game comeback rally that would have
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Incumbents and Newcomers Win | Afro
By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Like many places in the country, Washington, D.C. had races at stake on the Nov. 3 general election, and when the polls closed, many wondered the fate of the large group of candidates running for At-Large Council positions,  and included Initiative 81, which
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Black People in Portland Struggle to Be Heard Amid Protests | Afro
By Gillian Flaccus and Suman Naishadham The Associated Press Chaotic and often violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of many Black Portland residents themselves — and their feelings about the unrest are nuanced and
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Johns Hopkins Names First Black Female Chair to Lead School Department | Afro
By AFRO Staff Namandjé Bumpus recently was named chair of the the department of pharmacology and molecular sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. The appointment distinguishes the 39-year-old as the first African-American woman to lead a department at the
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We Still Need HBCUs | Afro
By Rep. Alma Adams I often say that I was able to get my Ph.D. from Ohio State University because of the North Carolina A&T State University, a HBCU and my alma mater. However, the importance of my Aggie education goes beyond that; it prepared me to walk the halls of Congress. As a two-time
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EU Unveils Plan to Combat Racism, Increase Diversity | Afro
By Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press The European Commission presented a series of measures Sept. 18 aimed at tackling structural racism and discrimination, acknowledging a blatant lack of diversity among the European Union's institutions. The bloc's executive arm set out its action plan for
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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — October 23, 2020 | Afro
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Op-Ed: Caring For Our Caregivers | Afro
By Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, and Rob Malone Since March, the news media has reported on recurring personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages during the coronavirus pandemic, which have pitted the federal government, state and local governments, and large health systems against each other in an
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‘Threat to Health Care and Civil Rights’ Judge Barrett Confirmed by GOP Senate | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative judge with a stated opposition to the Affordable Care Act and many Civil Rights laws, was confirmed on Monday, October 26, 2020, as the next Supreme Court Justice. Only Maine Republican
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Empowering Mourning Mothers Through Love | Afro
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18-Year-Old Black Man Charged with Sexual Assault on Remote Teaching Forum | Afro
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OP-ED: Black Riders Matter | Afro
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Turning a Crisis into Creation: Distance Learning 2020 | Afro
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DNC Launches Ad Campaign in Black Newspapers Across 5 Battleground States | Afro
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LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series | Afro
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