By Don Babwin, The Associated Press A predominantly Black college in central Illinois named after Abraham Lincoln and founded the year the former president was assassinated will close this week, months after a cyberattack that compounded enrollment struggles due to the coronavirus pandemic. Lincoln College, which saw record enrollment numbers in 2019, said in a […]
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Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say
By Carolyn Thompson and Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press The White 18-year-old who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket researched the local demographics and arrived a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible, officials said May 15. The racially motivated attack came a […]
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Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds late May 15 into the following morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and […]
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Nevada swears in first Black US attorney
By The Associated Press Nevada’s new top federal prosecutor has been sworn in to his job in Las Vegas. U.S. Attorney Jason Frierson was administered his oath of office May 12 by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda Du during a ceremony at the downtown Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse. Frierson is the first African American to […]
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Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
By Mike Catalini and Pat Eaton-Robb, The Associated Press The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed. It’s a pathway that won’t work […]
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Shoppers, guard among 10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack
By Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press Shoppers out on a weekend afternoon and a retired police officer working as a security guard were among the 10 shot and killed at a Buffalo supermarket by a White teenager who authorities say was motivated by racial hatred. Police said Payton Gendron shot, in total, 11 Black people […]
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10, mostly Black, dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime
By Carolyn Thompson, John Wawrow, Michael Balsamo and Dave Collins The Associated Press A White 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others May 14 in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism.” The gunman […]
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Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges
By Laura Ungar, The Associated Press Testing for COVID-19 has plummeted across the globe, making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot new, worrisome viral mutants as they emerge and spread. Experts say testing has dropped by 70 to 90 percent worldwide from the first to the second […]
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#WordinBlack: Love letters to Black women from 5 organizations that care about their health
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black Every day is a good day to honor Black women. They birth the Black community (even in the most difficult conditions), raise up world leaders and change-makers, and devote their lives to creating and advocating solutions. While Black mamas are known for protecting everyone, folks are now gathering to […]
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Elected officials and HBCU president ‘incensed’ by drug search of Delaware State University lacrosse players in Georgia
By AFRO Staff Students and administration of Delaware State University (DSU) are calling a foul after the bus transporting the DSU Lacrosse Team was pulled over and searched by law enforcement in Liberty County, Ga. on April 20. According to a statement released by Delaware State University President Tony Allen, the bus was allegedly pulled […]
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#WordinBlack: The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill makes school even less safe for Black students
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black In her Intro to Black LGBTQ Studies class at Howard University, Dr. Jennifer Williams notices a difference in students now compared to when she was a student on the campus in the ’90s. Back then, in the era of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Williams described the LGBTQ culture as […]
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#WordinBlack: How invisible lines keep education resources from Black and Hispanic kids
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black Back in the ’90s, Puff Daddy rapped about how life is “All About the Benjamins” — but, really, it’s all about zip codes. Zipcodes often determine the school district — or the school within a district — where kids will spend their K-12 education, which also decides the opportunities […]