By Abby Zimmardi, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland State Board of Elections can begin counting early mail-in ballots Saturday following the Court of Special Appeals’ decision to deny Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox’s effort to halt the process. The board of elections asked the Montgomery County Circuit Court in August for permission to […]
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The ‘invisible tax’ on Black teachers
By Maya Pottiger, Word In Black It’s called the “invisible tax” — the expectation that Black teachers will take the lead on all things Black — from organizing school-wide Black History Month events to being the entry point to the school system for families of color. Except now it’s not so invisible anymore — and […]
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PRESS ROOM: Honda and HBCU Community Celebrate Return of Honda Battle of the Bands with Live Showcase Event
By Black PR Wire 2023 event to be held on campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama Voting has begun! Fans can help choose which HBCU marching bands will perform live at the 2023 Invitational Showcase Tickets on sale at www.hondabattleofthebands.com (Black PR Wire) TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda and the HBCU community will celebrate the return […]
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The power of music in fighting Alzheimer’s symptoms
By Word In Black It’s no question that at some point in your life, you’ve had a song melody stuck in your head. Maybe you were at a family gathering, and The Wiz was on the TV. Or perhaps you were cleaning out your car and found an old cassette tape. Studies show that music […]
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Social Security matters: crucial answers to your benefit questions
By Russell Gloor, AMAC and AMAC Foundation I’m 78 and still working– should I apply for social security? Dear Rusty: I am 78, still working, have a good healthcare plan and I make a nice salary. Can I still get my Social Security check since I paid into it all these years? -Signed, Still Working […]
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Advocating for LGBTQ+ elders
By Tandy Lau, Word In Black The first time Ty Martin stepped into the newly built Whole Foods on 125th and Malcolm X Boulevard, he thought he was in Chelsea on account of the grand assortment of young, gay White men present. Harlem certainly looks different from his childhood days. Martin, 74, grew up in […]
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The ‘silent killer’ behind strokes in the Black community
By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As a medical doctor of over 30 years who focuses on African-American health, Dr. Gregory Hall doesn’t mess around when it comes to managing high blood pressure. The Cleveland, Ohio-based physician and professor say the condition — also known as hypertension — is the main reason people experience strokes. […]
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Community leaders highlight the urgent need to provide mental health support for Black men and boys
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO “Who else’s son has to die before we see the urgency in the Black and Brown male agenda?” That was the question posed by Martina Van Norden, a mother of two Black sons and passionate educator to a generation of Black and Brown boys. Van Norden is a […]
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Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund will support new developments in diverse and historically significant communities of color
By BlackPressUSA Amazon recently announced a commitment of $147 million to create and preserve 1,260 affordable housing units in six of Washington, D.C.’s eight wards and nearby Maryland and Virginia communities – primarily in partnership with minority-led organizations. This is the latest commitment from Amazon’s more than $2 billion Housing Equity Fund, which aims to […]
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Fundraiser tops $300K for teen ordered to pay her alleged rapist’s family
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StaceyBrownMedia Pieper Lewis had never known freedom and had never enjoyed the support and guidance necessary for children to succeed. The 17-year-old pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury for fatally stabbing Zachary Brooks, 37, who authorities admitted raped her multiple times in 2020 when […]
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New York AG files massive suit against former president, family: ‘staggering fraud
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a massive civil lawsuit against Donald Trump, his three eldest children and the Trump Organization, on Sept. 21. Attorney James laid out the “staggering fraud” case she said the former president and his family committed for more than […]
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‘Serial’ host: evidence that freed Syed was long available
By Brian Witte, The Associated Press The creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for two decades said on Sept. 20, that she feels a mix of emotions over how long it took authorities to act on evidence that’s long been available. The judge’s order to release Adnan Syed and […]