By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) – U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) and The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce (ASBCC) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State presents the 12th Annual National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit. MEETING: 12th Annual National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit (Charleston, SC) WHEN: Thursday, June 9, 2022, […]
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Posted inReligion
Annual Blue Mass tomorrow to honor First Responders in Police Week tradition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal, state and local first responders in police agencies from around the country will be the focus of prayers May 3 during the annual Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., kicking off events related to National Police Week, which has activities through May 16 around the city. The […]
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Teacher under fire for cotton, cuffs in class on slavery
By The Associated Press “Rochester, N.Y. – Rochester school officials are investigating allegations that a White teacher told his class of mostly Black students to pick seeds out of cotton and put on handcuffs during lessons on slavery in a seventh-grade social studies class. “It made me feel bad to be a Black person,” student […]
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Maryland celebrates Harriet Tubman’s place in state history
By Kaitlyn Levinson, Capital News Service Maryland is revisiting the history of Harriet Tubman following Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to dedicate 2022 to the renowned Underground Railroad abductor, which many scholars say is an opportunity to inspire young people. “When it comes to the education curriculum, African American history is still marginalized,” said Chanel […]
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Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history
By David Crary, AP National Writer Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams – who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee – knew of only one Black nun, and a fake one at that: Sister Mary Clarence, as played by Whoopi Goldberg in the comic film “Sister Act.” After 14 years of […]
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Bitcoin in 401(k) becomes reality for more, despite warnings
By Stan Choe, The Associated Press More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings in bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream. Retirement giant Fidelity said on April 26 that it has launched a way for workers to put some of their 401(k) savings and contributions directly […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Wealth doesn’t make Elon Musk qualified to own Twitter
By Wayne Dawkins Elon Musk’s Tesla car company in fall 2021 paid $137 million to a Black employee who successfully sued for racial harassment and bullying on the job. “N****r, hurry up and push the button,” or “N*****r, push these batteries out of the elevator,” supervisors often ordered Diaz, according to reporting by the Independent . The settlement […]
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Will Musk’s hands-off ideal for Twitter have broad appeal?
By Matt O’Brien and Tom Krisher, The Associated Press Coming up with $44 billion to buy Twitter was the easy part for Elon Musk. Next comes the real challenge for the world’s richest person: fulfilling his promise to make Twitter “better than ever” as a lightly regulated haven for free speech. His vision for improving […]
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The brain shrinks by five percent beginning at 45, experts say banish the distractions
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — Aging shrinks the brain by about 5 percent between age 45 and 60. AARP writer Sari Harrar notes that, while that might sound small, it could help explain why the ability to pay attention and tune out distractions begins to decline before […]
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ON VIDEO: Historic Morgan Park home erupts into flames seconds after BGE transformer sparks
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO A home in historic Morgan Park caught fire this month after a BGE transformer near the home exploded. On April 6 at 2:07 am siblings Leonora and Caleb Eubanks were awakened out of their sleep in their family home in the 2000 block of College Avenue by […]
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Restitution? Africa and the fight for the return of African art
By AFRO Staff Season 14, episode four of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange focuses on issues surrounding the ownership of African Art, stolen over centuries of colonialism. Directed by French filmmaker Nora Philippe, “Restitution: Africa’s Fight for Its Art” recounts the true and troubling history of the theft of African artwork and sacred artifacts by […]
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First-of-its-kind African-American STEM Doll inspires youth to explore computer science
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com It’s not often that people choose a major without knowing anything about the subject, but in the 10th grade, that’s just what Bukola Somide did. A friend at the time, who was senior, told Somide about computer science, and while she had zero […]