(Photo/Shutterstock) As the novel coronavirus continues to mutate, with the highly infectious Delta and Lambda Variants causing cases to surge around the country, the debate on whether or not to “take the shot,” or get the COVID-19 vaccine, is heating up. Many states are now requiring employees to either be vaccinated or consent to regular […]
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Loch Raven High rising junior explores Fire Department during summer job
Nicholas Hayes is spending an amazing six weeks getting to know the Fire Department. (Photo/BCPS) FIRST “OFFICIAL, HANDS-ON” JOB Nicholas Hayes, a rising junior at Loch Raven High, is not too proud to admit that when he began his summer job with the Baltimore County Fire Department, he knew nothing about the agency. “I just […]
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#MeToo Take 2? Movement’s strength hailed amid Cuomo fallout
In this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Anita Hill arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hill, who essentially introduced sexual harassment to the public in 1991, says “the conversation has changed” as a result of #MeToo. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — […]
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Hill Harper joins local leaders, activists to address vaccine-hesitant communities
Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper. (Courtesy Photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper took a break from his busy schedule and made his way to Baltimore to join city leaders and medical experts for meaningful conversation around the emerging Delta Variant and COVD-19’s impact on […]
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MPD under fire for police brutality in viral video
By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com A viral video showing D.C. Police punching a man and using excessive force has activists demanding justice, Washingtonians saying “enough is enough,” and three Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) members on suspension and under investigation. On Aug. 8 officers were filmed physically harming 23-year-old Kiman Johnson, while attempting […]
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Activists remember Voting Rights Act 56 years later
Activists including representatives from March on for Voting Rights, met on Aug. 6 to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the {1965 Voting Rights Act} and plan for a nationwide march on Aug. 28 to continue the fight to end voter suppression. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Fifty-six years after their […]
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New Art @ Work mural has African roots
Govans community unveiled a new mural called “Together Govans.” By Joshua Moore Special to the AFRO The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) program, Art @ Work, held an official unveiling on Aug. 5 in the Govans community for the new mural called “Together Govans.” The design shows clasped hands to represent togetherness […]
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U.S. women’s basketball wins 7th straight gold, women’s volleyball clinches 1st-ever gold
United States players pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for women’s basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The dynamic trio of Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson led the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team to its seventh straight […]
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Broadway’s neon lights shine with 10 new Black plays, musicals
Broadway officials have said the shows will go on, but only at 100 percent capacity. So, if New York reinstates restrictions on indoor crowds, Broadway could shutter once again. (Courtesy photo) Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After a somewhat experimental reopening in June with “Springsteen on Broadway,” the Great White Way has taken a […]
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Alarming CDC memo reveals vaccinated individuals spread Delta variant as much unvaccinated
The CDC concluded that the latest virus surge has centered in locations with the lowest percentage of vaccination recipients. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Anyone who wants to lessen their chances of contracting the coronavirus, and anyone wishing to avoid potentially spreading the new Delta variant, should […]
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Rihanna joins billionaires club, credits God
Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition May 7 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) BY AFRO Staff That Bajan girl did good. Barbados-born Rihanna has joined the now-expected Oprah Winfrey on Forbes’ annual listing of America’s […]
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US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
Passengers wait in a long line to get a COVID-19 test to travel overseas at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Recent flight cancelations caused many passengers to redo their tests while others were unable to get the test locally due to long lines caused by the surge of […]