(Courtesy Photo via BlackNews.com) (BlackNews.com) — As Black Friday approaches, early projections indicate that over $400 million will be spent during Shop Black Week (SBW) 2020 at Black-owned establishments. The high-profile events of 2020 greatly highlighted the existing disparities and injustices within the Black community. Hashtags and postings dominated many people’s social media platforms in […]
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Black People Ride Bikes and Advocate Too
Members of the black biking advocacy group, Black People Ride Bikes, prepare to survey West Baltimore neighborhoods ahead of traffic calming measures that will begin in Spring 2021. By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Baltimore’s Black biking advocacy group, Black People Ride Bikes (BPRB), recently teamed up with local transportation authorities to survey West […]
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Couple Hopes to Empower Black Community One Real Estate Project at a Time
Majesty and Elize (Photo courtesy BlackNews.com) By AFRO Staff Majesty and Elize, a Black power couple from Atlanta whose fledgling real estate company INTL Realty Partners cleared over $1.5 million dollars in revenue in its first year, recently established a non-profit with an eye to pooling resources within the Black community to uplift and empower […]
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Program Helps Create Wealth By Investing in Health
The lifestyle consulting industry is perfect for “mobile-preneurs” who want to work remotely. (Courtesy photo) By Blacknews.com A new program was launched that targets newly-coined African-American “mobile-preneurs” who want to work from home or remotely in the lifestyle consulting industry. Amidst the aftermath of the global coronavirus pandemic, millions of people are in a desperate […]
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Optimism, Resilience may Guard Heart Health in Black Adults
(Image courtesy NNPA) American Heart Association News Optimism, a sense of purpose and feeling in control are a recipe for better heart health among Black adults, even in neighborhoods where heart disease and stroke are more common, a new study shows. Researchers looked into how psychosocial well-being, or resilience, affected health. They found that in […]
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Meet the Breast Cancer Fighter: Part I
The Rev. Dr. Unnia L. Pettus,an educator, minister and leader, who is currently battling late stage metastatic Her2+ breast cancer, opened up with the {AFRO} about her achievements, previous health challenges and current fight. (Courtesy Photo) Interviewed By Micha Green Transcribed By Etolia Magdalena The Rev. Dr. Unnia L. Pettus is an educator, minister, and […]
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‘Covibesity’ May Be the Next Epidemic We Need to Tackle
The lockdown has led to an increase in the consumption of unhealthy food. (Photo by Christopher Williams/Unsplash) By Ojaswin Kathuria Zenger News During the initial days of the lockdown, a lot of people found that being at home left them with a lot of time to concentrate on their mental and physical wellbeing. However, almost […]
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Black-Owned Business: I+I Botanicals
Salem Kelati (Courtesy photo) By Reginald Allen II Special to the AFRO With the steady growth of the marijuana industry for legal pharmaceutical and recreational use, Annapolis, Maryland-based I and I Botanicals, has stepped into the spotlight to selling Beauty care products that are infused with CBD. I+I Botanicals co-founder Selam Kelati incorporates herbs and […]
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Black Nurse Launches Line of Natural Tea Blends, Handcrafted With Wellness in Mind
Miracle J. Reese is the founder of TasTea Wellness Blends. (Courtesy of Blacknews.com) By Blacknews.com Miracle J. Reese is the founder of one of very few Black-owned tea companies based in Birmingham, Ala. Her company, TasTea Wellness Blends (pronounced “taste tea”), is a premium loose-leaf tea company. Made of natural herbs and fruits, her blends […]
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A Survivor’s Survival Guide: Prevention is Better Than Cure
Awareness is vital to early detection, so examine your breasts monthly and get regular check-ups. (Courtesy of BlackpressUSA) By Marnita Coleman Special to the AFRO As I consciously move my thoughts beyond social distancing, wearing a mask and washing my hands for at least 20 seconds each time, I realize that October is standing at […]
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Barbers Offer Haircuts, Shaves and Coronavirus Screenings Thanks to LifeBridge Health and Live Chair
New “Buzz” about Fighting COVID-19 at Baltimore-Area Barbershops LifeBridge Health Partners with Live Chair Health to Offer Coronavirus Support And Expansion of Barbershop Health Screening Program Baltimore, MD – A haircut, a shave and a screening for COVID-19. A new partnership between LifeBridge Health and Live Chair Health will expand the program’s innovative health screening […]
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Inequality Kills
(Image courtesy BlackHealthMatters.com) By BlackHealthMatters.com In the United States, life expectancy at birth, a common way to measure a country’s health, rose steadily for decades—it was 69.9 years for a baby born in 1959 and 79.1 years for one born in 2014. Then it dropped for three consecutive years. That did not surprise Stephen Bezruchka, […]