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Vaccine Hunters take control of appointment search | Afro

By CALLAN TANSILL-SUDDATH Capital News Service Annapolis Bureau Frustrated with the slow rollout, many residents are turning to a Facebook group for help in hunting down COVID-19 vaccine appointments. The Maryland Vaccine Hunters group has existed for just over a month but boasts, at publishing, nearly 55,000 members. Nancy Knuth, 75, lives in Parkton with […]

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Steady Stream of Voters Break Participation Records | Afro

By Lana Shellman Special to the AFRO Here at the Show Place Arena on Pennsylvania Avenue in Prince George’s County, on the afternoon of Nov. 3, there was no line outside and no voters inside. A few voters were leaving the building talking about their perspectives on the U.S. presidential

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Prince George’s County Plans For New Construction | Afro

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com There is agreement among residents and educators for new school buildings in Prince George’s County. However, funding concerns remain an issue for most who live in the county, which has some of the highest property taxes in the region. Many

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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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AARP Polls Reveal Top Concerns for Voters 50 and Older | Afro

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than half of voters 50-years and older in crucial battleground states are worried about contracting the novel coronavirus. At the same time, African Americans are particularly opposed to how President Donald Trump has handled the

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Coppin State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Named Recipient of John Lewis HBCU Grant | Afro

Coppin State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Named Recipient of John Lewis HBCU Grant BALTIMORE – Coppin State University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, led by SAAC President Jazzleen McRae, as well as advisor and head bowling coach Shaunita Middleton, has been selected as a recipient of

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OP-ED: Black Riders Matter | Afro

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association of Black-owned newspapers and media companies. Our NNPA member publishers hire employees, but we also

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AFRO Exclusive: Former AFRO Employee’s Legal Drama Series Picked Up by UMC | Afro

By Jessica Dortch National and Local News Editor Baltimore’s own Katrina Nelson’s latest project “Lace” has been picked up by UMC and is set to begin production in March 2021. This legal drama series centers around a Black L.A. attorney named Lacey as she goes to great lengths to protect her rich

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Gospel Star Bishop Rance Allen Dead at 71 | Afro

The Associated Press Gospel star Rance Allen, whose Rance Allen Group drew upon contemporary sounds for such 1970s hits as 'Ain't No Need of Crying' and 'I Belong To You' and anticipated such crossover gospel artists as the Winans and Amy Grant, has died at age 71. Allen's wife, Ellen Allen, and

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By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor On August 18, speaking at an event at the White House, President Trump said, “The suburban voter, the suburban housewife, women and men living in the suburbs, they want security and they want safety. They don’t want to have their American dream

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LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series | Afro

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LeBron James Adds Weight to Effort to Help Ex-Felons Vote in Florida | Afro

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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Netflix Raising U.S. Streaming Prices Amid Booming Growth | Afro

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Anger After French Magazine Depicts Black Lawmaker as Slave | Afro

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COMMENTARY: Trump’s Housing Announcement Seen as So Racist, “It’s ‘Not Even A Dog Whistle Anymore’ | Afro

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1 Dead in Portland After Trump Supporters, Protesters Clash | Afro

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Morgan State University Wins Second Annual Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge; Receives $25,000 Grant for its innovative FRESHLY Program | Afro

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Disney Dreamers Academy to Host Virtual Event for 2020 Participants | Afro

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‘Native Son’ Brandon Scott | Afro

By Cody L. Dorsey Baltimoreans have spent the last five years, since the in-police custody injury that caused Freddie Gray’s death, reforming policing and reimagining what our city can be. Our leaders have sought to bring businesses and jobs to our communities, and those communities are seeking to

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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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A Call to Community on a New School Year | Afro

By Dr. Sonja Santelises “I just want to frame it, for my dad.” Those were the words of 2020 graduate, Kuijuan, as he spoke of earning his diploma. He’d travelled a bumpy path to that diploma, often juggling school and work to help support his family. He watched the Virtual Graduation Ceremony on

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PRESS ROOM: BHERC Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 26th | Afro

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By Linda G. Morris When Carolyn Green left her East Baltimore home, bound for the University of Pennsylvania, little did she know she would meet fellow South Baltimorean Robert (Bob) Wallace. Bob is one of five boys born to Leon and Irene Curry Wallace. Carolyn, one of nine children born to Robert

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Step Afrika Founder Honored as ‘Creative Force’ in Strathmore’s Monuments | Afro

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