(Courtesy of Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash) Submitted by Juernene Bass A survivor’s story can encompass hurt, pain, sorrow and even some hope and joy for tomorrow. Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. When I look […]
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Study examines relationship between racism and sleep disorders
Researchers who have started to dig deeper into the data, however, have found that, although sleeping problems can affect people of all races, there are strong indications they have a disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities. By Black Health Matters The heightened awareness of police brutality, coupled with the stark realities of the coronavirus […]
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How to protect against pandemic PTSD
Some people will experience pandemic PTSD due to being isolated for extended amounts of time and the frequent deaths. (Photo courtesy of Black Health Matter) By Black Health Matters As many places start to look forward to life after the first wave of the coronavirus, another type of illness could be about to follow in […]
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Alabama seeks to purge racist sections of constitution
Constitution of the State of Alabama (Photo/digital.archives.alabama.gov) By Kim Chandler The Associated Press The Alabama Constitution still has language stating that schools should be segregated by race and people are to pay poll taxes to vote. While those provisions have long been invalidated by court rulings, they remain in the state’s chief governing document. One […]
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Mother recalls life-threatening encounter, takes measures to protect herself
A mysterious man began following Stacy Thomas while she was walking to the bus stop after work in Downtown Baltimore. (Courtesy of Jonas Verstuyft/Unsplash) By Kendra Pugh Special to the AFRO In 2016, Stacey Thomas, 53 worked a night shift at Garden Inn Hotel downtown Baltimore on President Street. Thomas figured she could use the […]
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Comcast RISE Investment Fund provides 100 D.C. minority-owned small businesses with $10,000 grants
Comcast RISE Investment Fund is providing 100 D.C. minority-owned small businesses with $10,000 grants. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Comcast on Sept. 14th announced that it would award $1 million in grants to small businesses owned by people of color in Washington, D.C., and the application […]
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Africa Internet riches plundered, contested by China broker
Two young boys use a computer at an internet cafe in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Instead of serving Africa’s internet development, millions of internet addresses reserved for Africa have been waylaid, some fraudulently, including in insider machinations linked to a former top employee of the nonprofit that assigns […]
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Sickle Cell Disease Association holds 49th annual national convention virtually
HANOVER, Md.—The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America will hold its 49th annual national convention virtually this year from Tuesday, Oct. 12, through Saturday, Oct. 16. The five-day multidisciplinary convention addressing sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait draws hundreds of health care professionals, patients, families, community-based organizations, leaders and advocates. “Our lineup of world-class […]
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‘The Great Resignation’: Why millions of Americans have quit their jobs
By Pinkston News Service WASHINGTON, DC-(Pinkston News Service) – In what many are calling “The Great Resignation,” millions of U.S. workers across multiple industries have quit their jobs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey found that 15% of the U.S. workforce are still planning to quit their jobs before 2022. Stress and burnout […]
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Maryland residents eligible for free medical equipment
Photo: Janice Joyner in front of the Durable Medical Equipment Re-Use Headquarters in Cheltenham, Maryland, on August 27, 2021. Photo courtesy of Program Director Ian Edwards) By Bethany Probst Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md.– From the moment doctors said she would have to undergo intensive foot surgery, Prince George’s County resident Janice Joyner knew she […]
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Report: 9 NYC firefighters suspended over racist messages
(FDNY logo/Twitter) By The Associated Press New York City officials have suspended nine firefighters without pay in connection with a string of racist messages and memes they shared on their phones, including ones that mocked the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, according to a published report. A spokesperson called the suspensions […]
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MD prosecutors: Neo-Nazis discussed assassination, prison break
By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press Federal prosecutors in Maryland are recommending 25-year prison sentences for two neo-Nazi group members, calling them domestic terrorists who prepared for a civil war, discussed how to break racist mass killer Dylann Roof out of death row and talked about assassinating a Virginia lawmaker. Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist […]