BY AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters on this weeks AFRO FACTS.
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THE RUN DOWN – Minneapolis City Council Reps. Plan To Disband Police Department
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Minneapolis city council reps disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department and what’s trending in this weeks AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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Op-ed Submission: America is My Home
America is My Home By Angela Sailor Angela Sailor (Courtesy Photo) Do you consider America to be your home or just the place you happen to live? September 22 has long been a meaningful date for me and my family. That’s the day, in 1862, when Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. This year, […]
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Baltimore County Announces COVID-19 Eviction Prevention Program
Baltimore County Announces COVID-19 Eviction Prevention Program Funds will provide financial support to help cover the cost of rent for residents at risk of eviction TOWSON, MD — Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced a new initiative to assist county residents who are in danger of eviction due to a COVID-19 related financial crisis. The […]
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Dear Class of 2020…
Youtube Originals threw the class of 2020 a commencement ceremony that they will never forget. The novel coronavirus has impacted much more than the citizens of the world expected, specifically the way we learn. Distance learning has become the new norm, but what about the graduating seniors who’ve waited and worked long and hard for […]
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AFRO FACTS – BLACK MUSIC MONTH
BY AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Black Music Month.
Posted inAfro Briefs, BUSINESS, Coronavirus, NEWS, Technology
Coronavirus May Kill Tech Startups
By Oliver Williams Zenger News Most unicorns are recent tech startups, initially operating in the negative until ultimately generating a profit. Those profits are more distant, however, as the global economy prepares for a post-lockdown recession. Unicorns are seeing their valuations sliced, some by 40 percent, as tracked by European company Dealroom.com. “There will be […]
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Op-Ed: A Call to Fight Injustice
A Call to Fight Injustice As much of the country, SparkAction and the Forum for Youth Investment stands in anger, disgust, and grief by the recent murder of George Floyd. We are painfully aware that this is not an isolated incident, as evidenced by the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor mere weeks earlier. […]
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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
By Emmanuel Acho on YouTube Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today.
Posted inAfro Briefs, Coronavirus, Health, National News, NEWS
6 Feet Of Distance May Not Be Enough
By Joseph Guzman, The Hill In a new article, experts in chemistry and infectious diseases say new research suggests aerosol particles can accumulate and remain infectious in indoor air for hours and can easily be inhaled. Story at a glance Public health experts for months have advised people to stay at least 6 feet apart […]
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AFRO FACTS – US RECONSTRUCTION ERA
By AFRO.COM / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks America’s reconstruction era and its absence of equality.
Posted inCoronavirus, National News, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government, Washington D.C. News
Bipartisan Mayors Demand More Federal Support in Pandemic
Bipartisan Mayors Demand More Federal Support in Pandemic Mayors Warn of “Massive Cuts” to Critical Services Without Federal Aid Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2020)—Yesterday, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, held a briefing with mayors across the country where they stressed the need for additional federal funding such […]