Black-Owned Wig Company Donates Face Masks to NYC Hospitals
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- RPGSHOW, a leading provider of luxury wigs in partnership with sister company, MyFirstWig, is giving back to the community with a donation of vital PPE materials to various hospitals in NYC and other areas...
Salon Owner Fights to Survive
By Sean Yoes
AFRO Baltimore Editor
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Owner of Mane Obsessionz salon in East Baltimore is symbolic of the struggle of many small business owners across the nation
Black women are notorious for being serious about their hair. And Baltimore has historically been...
7 Ways to Boost Immunity
By Black Health Matters
As coronavirus runs roughshod across the country, having an immune system functioning at its peak is critically important. Vitamins and supplements may promise to boost immunity, but there’s not much evidence to support these promises. Instead,...
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
By AFRO Staff
Men’s Health Network (MHN) joins with other health organizations to raise awareness of testicular cancer during Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in April. These organizations are calling on greater awareness among men, healthcare providers, and communities about this...
Working From Home, Corona Style
By Jannette J. Witmyer
Special to the AFRO
Anyone who has never worked from home and parents who don’t normally home-school their children may find it all a tad overwhelming, trying to figure out where to begin. Under the circumstances, even...
Coast Guard: Cruise Ships Must Stay at Sea with Sick Onboard
By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has directed cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely" offshore during the...
Black-Owned Brand of Washable Face Masks
CLOTHING BOUTIQUE RETAILING REUSABLE, AFRICAN-PRINT FACE MASKS FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Alexis Williams, founder of a local clothing boutique in Gulfport, MS, is doing her part to simultaneously fight the spread of the coronavirus and bring awareness to...
‘It’s a very long game’: Brown Family Celebrates 25 years as Napa Valley’s only...
Two doctors shopped for a summer home 40 years ago. Now their children oversee more than 20 employees at the family’s vineyard and winery.
By Dan Holly, Urban News Service A Division of Zenger News
When Bassett and Marcela Brown went...
Maryland Governor Says COVID-19 Increases are ‘Frightening’
By The Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A COVID-19 outbreak at a Maryland nursing home contributed to an increase in virus cases Sunday across the state that the governor described as "frightening."
Maryland health officials reported that overall cases around...
Living Outside Lockdown: Barbers, Beauty Shops Still Open
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press
ELGIN, S.C. (AP) — With South Carolina's first coronavirus hot spot just a short jaunt up the highway, Johellen Lee hadn't been out for anything but groceries for nearly a month.
"I looked like a hag,"...
Blue Waters Recognized as ‘Most Loved on DoorDash’
By Camille Davis
Special to the AFRO
The emergency order regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) issued by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on March 16, required restaurants, such as Blue Waters Caribbean & Seafood Grill, to limit food service to carryout or delivery ordering...
Coronavirus Crisis: Baltimore Organizations Feed Thousands
By Sean Yoes
AFRO Baltimore Editor
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City agencies have provided free food (see afro.com for a list of agencies providing food) for thousands of city residents in need during the coronavirus pandemic crisis. But, several private organizations have also stepped up...
