By BlackPressUSA As social distancing and shelter at home became the newest challenge for burnt-out seasoned professionals to surmount in the era of COVID-19, one small company had already been helping frustrated corporate executives turn their expansive knowledge into robust revenue in the multi-billion-dollar e-learning industry. Headquartered in Atlanta, Miestro.com is a small, minority-owned, but […]
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Balto’s Northeast Market Reopens Mon June 29
BALTIMORE’S NORTHEAST MARKET REOPENS TO CUSTOMERS MONDAY, JUNE 29 Fresh seafood, meats, produce as well as popular specialty dishes now available indoors BALTIMORE, MD (June 26, 2020) – Northeast Market, the City’s Public Market serving Eastside residents and workers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and nearby businesses at 2101 E. Monument Street, will reopen […]
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Prince George’s County Opens Small Businesses
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The lights of commerce started coming back on again as Prince George’s County entered Phase Two of the slow return to normal business following the COVID-19 shutdown. After nearly three months of silence, “non essential businesses” such as barber shops, nail salons and retail stores opened with […]
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Meet the Expectant Mother
Interviewed By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Sydne S. Kersey, is a 29-year-old education advisor, from Prince Georges County, MD who enjoys gardening, dancing and studying astrology in her spare time. Occupation: Manager of High School Support- KIPP DC Number of Children: 1 and 1 on the way ☺ How Far Along Are You?: […]
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Putting Health First Despite the Pandemic
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While COVID-19 might have resulted in the closing of most gyms and fitness studios, Gerard Burley, founder of SWEAT DC, is encouraging people to still move their bodies and put their health first. “Your body’s all you got. Don’t wait until the doctor says you’ve got to go […]
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Hosanna School Museum’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Commemorates 400 Years of Perseverance Through History, Culture and Achievement
Hosanna School Museum’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Commemorates 400 Years of Perseverance Through History, Culture and Achievement Featured Events Support Black-Owned Businesses, Highlight Racial Injustice and Provide “Edu-Tainment” for the Entire Family DARLINGTON, Md. – The Hosanna School Museum hosted its 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration with a Great Mask Giveaway and Sale of Afro-centric, hand-crafted face coverings to […]
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Baltimore Sees Steady Progress in COVID-19 Battle
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO As Baltimore moves forward taking gradual steps to reopen after a citywide lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19, one theme that has emerged is caution. While the city has seen a significant decline in the number of new cases of infections resulting from the virus, concern remains […]
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‘Coming Back and Biting Us’: US Sees Virus Resurgence
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the U.S. and sending infections to dire new levels across the South and West, with hospital administrators and health experts warning Wednesday that politicians and a tired-of-being-cooped-up public are letting a disaster […]
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Open Wide: US Dentists Quickly Rebuild After Virus Shutdown
By TOM MURPHY, AP Health Writer U.S. dental offices are quickly bouncing back, but it won’t be business as usual. Expect social distancing, layers of protective gear and a new approach to some procedures to guard against coronavirus. Dental offices largely closed, except for emergency care, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended […]
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Report: State, Local Aid Needed To Avert 4 Million Layoffs
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new private sector report is warning anew of continuing damage to the economy if Washington doesn’t deliver several hundred billion dollars in budget relief to states and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic. But Wednesday’s report by Moody’s Analytics, a private sector economic research firm, could […]
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D.C. Enters Phase Two
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite the continued spread of COVID-19, the nation’s capital entered its second phase of reopening on June 22, meaning that non-essential businesses and restaurants are open for indoor shopping and dining at 50 percent of occupancy, and requiring clientele to wear masks and maintain social distancing protocol- remaining […]
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CSU Press Release: Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19
Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19 As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new Coppin State University (CSU) students will attend orientation on-line this summer starting on June 26. The unique and completely new orientation will be delivered on-line using orientation modules and other virtual options. […]