By ZEKE MIILLER and RAF CASERT Associated Press The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday — a person in California who had been to South Africa — as scientists around the world raced to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than previous ones. Dr. […]
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Death of bullied Utah girl draws anger over suicides, racism
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press DRAPER, Utah (AP) — When her 10-year-old daughter tried spraying air freshener on herself before school one morning, Brittany Tichenor-Cox suspected something was wrong with the sweet little girl whose beaming smile had gone dormant after she started the fifth grade. She coaxed out of Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor that a […]
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Decades later, a new look at Black Panthers and their legacy
By Aaron Morrison The Associated Press It once would have been unthinkable for a city to erect a monument to Huey P. Newton. The Black Panther Party co-founder was feared and hated by many Americans, and party members were dismissed as racist, gun-toting militants — Black avengers who believed violence was as American as cherry […]
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White House nominations for US Marshals, US attorney posts feature several ‘firsts’
By Michael Balsamo The Associated Press The Biden administration is nominating its first set of U.S. marshals, including the first Black man to serve as the U.S. marshal in Minnesota, along with a slate of other historic firsts for U.S. attorney posts across the nation. The nomination of Eddie Frizell to be the U.S. marshal […]
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Trailblazing Congresswoman Carrie Meek Dies at 95
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Former U.S. Congresswoman Carrie Meek, who was the first Black person to represent the state of Florida in Congress since Reconstruction, died on November 28. She was 95. Meek served in Congress from 1993 to 2003. She as the granddaughter of slaves and became a Congresswoman at the […]
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Blacks and Dialysis: A look at kidney disease in the community
By Nicole D. Batey and Jessica Dortch Special to the AFRO The coronavirus pandemic shed light on the disparities in health care at every level, especially for African Americans. While the world unites to continue the fight against deadly virus, in the United States; minorities are grappling with the pressure of yet another health concern […]
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Police: 7 hurt in Baltimore shooting
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Seven people, including a teenage boy, were injured in a shooting in East Baltimore on Sunday afternoon, police said. Officers responded to a report of gunshots on North Montford Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Sunday and found four men in their 20s with multiple gunshot wounds to their body, […]
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First Black-owned autonomous grocery store in the U.S to open in December 2021
(Black PR Wire) – Safety, nutrition and sustainability are important elements for any community, and for Nourish + Bloom Markets they comprise the cornerstone of their business model. Nourish + Bloom Market, set to open on Dec. 17, in Fayetteville, Georgia, features “frictionless shopping.” Customers will be able to walk in, grab what they need, […]
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Booker statement on Ahmaud Arbery murder trial verdict
Submitted by Former State Representative Charles Booker LOUISVILLE, KY— Following the guilty verdicts in the case against Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. for the senseless murder of Ahmaud Arbery: “Too often, our lives are devalued and disregarded. We are seen as a deadly weapon, and given a death sentence for an […]
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Statement from JUSTGeorgia on Arbery verdict
Glynn County, GA – In May 2020, a group of Georgia-based organizations, organizers, lawyers, and policy advocates convened to discuss ways to support and flank organizers in Southeast Georgia who were responding to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The leaked footage of Ahmaud’s death was followed by rapidly increasing visibility, resulting in interest in the […]
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MD gets failing grade for supporting child sex victims
By Diane Bernard, Maryland News Connection ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new report ranks Maryland as one of the worst states in providing support for young victims of sex trafficking. While Maryland has made some progress in this area, the Shared Hope International report card puts the state near the bottom, at 44th, with a failing grade. It […]
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After guilty verdicts, civil rights leaders exhort Black America to ‘Never stop running for Ahmaud’
By Stacy M. Brown After nearly two years of pain, suffering, and wondering if the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery would pay for their heinous crime, the 25-year-old’s family finally received justice. A Glynn County, Georgia, convicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan of felony murder. “Guilty. Guilty. Guilty,” civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump […]