Mourners line up for a public viewing before the funeral service of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at New Psalmist Baptist Church, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) ***** ***** ***** Pallbearers lift the casket of Maryland Congressman and Civil Rights Campion Elijah Cummings before his funeral service at New Psalmist Baptist Church, […]
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Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News, BUSINESS, Congressman Cumming's Announcements, Maryland Government, NEWS
CCG Publisher and CEO Mourns the Death of ‘Dear Friend’ Congressman Elijah Cummings
Career Communications Group, Inc., (CCG) a media company based in Maryland’s 7th District, is saddened by the announcement Thursday that Congressman Elijah E. Cummings had died. The following statement was sent by CCG publisher and chairman Tyrone Taborn via email this morning to the CCG network: “I lost a dear best friend last night. I […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Books, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, Media
ESSENCE Announces the Expansion of “Girls United by ESSENCE”
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 11, 2019– ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women, celebrates the International Day of the Girl with the expansion of its empowering mentoring initiative, Girls United by ESSENCE. This exciting platform will represent the voice of the Gen Z population and inspire them to demolish glass ceilings […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Baltimore News, ENTERTAINMENT, Media, National News, NEWS
Harriet Tubman, A Maryland Story
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The Art of Human Care
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO Renowned surgeon and author, Dr. Hassan Tetteh, recently released his book “The Art of Human Care” and held a book signing on Sept. 26 at TheArc in Southeast, D.C. The piece is a narrative that “combines the healing power of art and compassion, and personifies the human condition through […]
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Mathew Knowles: ‘I Have Breast Cancer’
By Black Health Matters One night in July, entertainment executive, Mathew Knowles, peeled off his white undershirt and noticed a red dot on it. He thought it was lint. It wasn’t, but he hardly gave the speck another thought. The next night, he saw another red dot on his T-shirt. It was in the same […]
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President of Community Healing Network Comments on Guyger Sentence and ‘Forgiveness’ by Victim’s Brother
By The Community Healing Network On Oct. 1, the high-profile trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, a White woman who shot and killed Botham Jean, an unarmed Black man who was simply eating a bowl of ice cream in his own apartment, ended in a conviction. Guyger could have been sentenced to up to […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, HBCU, NEWS, TV and Film, Washington D.C. News
MACRO X Howard Summit Joins Homecoming Lineup on Oct. 8
PRNewswire — Howard University presents the first-ever MACRO X Howard Summit, a day-long series of screenings and panel discussions for students interested in careers within the entertainment industry, on Oct. 8 in Cramton Auditorium. Powered by MACRO, a leading media company led by Howard University alumnus Charles D. King, the Summit brings Hollywood to Howard […]
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Wilberforce University, Anonymous Donor
By Wilberforce University Wilberforce University has received a gift of $1.2 million dollars from an anonymous donor to launch a matching gift initiative for the #WilberforceUnite campaign. The donor’s goal is to reinvigorate the University’s fundraising efforts and truly begin the Wilberforce University Renaissance. “This gift is tangible recognition that the Wilberforce University Renaissance is real. […]
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Exercise Affects The Brain
By Black Health Matters Researchers are investigating whether physical activity has beneficial effects on age-related declines in cognitive function. Most people know that regular exercise can keep the body looking and feeling young. What about the brain? “There has been a wealth of evidence from past studies that physical activity has beneficial effects on neurocognitive […]
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Healthy Living Depends On Location
By Black Health Matters Did you know that where you live determines how long and how well you’ll live? In news that probably won’t surprise you, folks in the South, regardless of race, and Blacks nationwide have lower healthy life expectancy (HLE) at age 65. This information comes courtesy of a report released by the […]
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Working Moms Promote Family Unity
By Saybin Roberson Working Moms, Latanya Foster-Phillips and Teree Henderson have teamed up, bringing the love of their babies and motherhood to the forefront to welcome Little Play Society to Los Angeles. One of first of its kind, Little Play Society (LPS) is a community-driven indoor play, creative, and social space for mothers and their […]