By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is suing the federal government on behalf of a U.S. citizen who alleges he was unlawfully […]
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The Bougie Behind the Brand
By Ariel Chrysann Special to the AFRO Entrepreneurship takes a dauntless mentality and an eagerness for success, that’s not an issue for 22-year-old Khila James, founder and owner of the […]
Verily’s COVID-19 Screening Website
By Rachel Lerman Associated Press Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you […]
Home Internet Jammed Up? Try These Steps Before Upgrading
By FRANK BAJAK, AP Technology Writer With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel […]
Trump Has Megaphone, But States Control Virus Shutdowns
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has the biggest megaphone, but it’s governors and local officials who will decide when to begin reopening their economies after shuttering […]
Senate Passes Coronavirus Rescue Package On Unanimous Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a mammoth $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented response amid record new […]
Congress’ Relief Bill Would Vastly Expand Unemployment Aid
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the […]
Charter, Comcast Offer Free Internet to Students
By Black Press USA As many Southland educational institutions are closing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of internet providers today announced plans to provide free internet […]
Newsmaker Speaker Series: The Novel COVID-19 Outbreak
By Imani Wj Wright Special to AFRO Amid the pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the global community has been put on halt. Severe safety precautions, federal regulated distancing and the […]
Neighborhoods With ‘Medical Deserts’
By Dr. Valda Crowder, M.D., MBA A zip code has become a life or death matter. Families that live more than an hour from a hospital may face a death […]
Black Press Establishes COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Center
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of African American-owned newspapers and media companies, is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Census 2020: ‘Count Me Black!’
By AFRO Staff In an effort to engage Black communities to focus on being counted in the 2020 Decennial Census, even during the Coronavirus (COVID 19) global pandemic, the National […]