A complaint filed by the National Council of Negro Women against Johnson & Johnson requests corrective action to inform Black women and all other consumers about the risks associated with using the products and their connection to ovarian cancers. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By NNPA NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury […]
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Murder plot reveals deadly mix: White supremacists and law enforcement
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The FBI recently unearthed a deadly secret: top Ku Klux Klan members work in America’s prisons, holding unlimited power over inmates, including recent revelations in Florida where authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Black prisoner. “I have long asked (Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark […]
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#SecuringTheBag: USAF Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. on Covid-19 vaccines
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. on Covid-19 vaccines at the National Press Club Help us Continue to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a member – subscribers are now members! Join here!
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Companies, nonprofits, government agencies make combined commitment to alert millions to emergency rental assistance
The Census Bureau will share the CFPB tool and information on emergency rental assistance with members of their Census Counts and States Count lists,” officials stated. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The White House on Aug. 4 announced commitments from major companies, nonprofits, and government agencies to […]
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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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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 […]
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Pause on student loan payments extended through January
The Biden administration on issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium. (Courtesy graphic) By Collin Binkley AP Education Writer The Biden administration on Aug. 6 issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off […]
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White House initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities announces 2021 HBCU Scholars
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) today announced its eighth cohort of HBCU Scholars. This program recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and much more. Currently enrolled at 54 of our nation’s HBCUs, the scholars were selected from an applicant pool […]
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Harford Community College to open new training center in Edgewood
(Composite from courtesy photos) Harford Community College will hold an Open House for its new facility, “Harford’s Leading Edge Training Center Powered by the Ratcliffe Foundation” (LETC), on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. Open to the public, the Open House will be held at the Edgewood Boys & Girls Club, 2002 […]
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Local agreement strengthens minority student participation in STEM
(Courtesy photo) A world class provider of IT and data management services and the nation’s first, private HBCU have strengthened a strategic partnership. CompTech Computer Technologies and Wilberforce University (Greene County, Ohio) will now collaborate to increase the presence of underserved youth participation in STEM. In a recently signed document, the university, and the company […]
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Cori Bush protests evictions on Capitol steps
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to crowds that attended a sit-in at Capitol Hill after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. For the past five days, lawmakers and activists primarily led by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., […]
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Voting Rights activists meet with Texas lawmakers
Al Sharpton, Andrea King and Martin L. King III (center) link arms at the MLK National Monument with Texas State Lawmakers who walked out of a special session of the Texas State legislature in Austin on July 13. The Texas delegation has been in Washington, D.C. lobbying for passage of federal voting rights legislation for […]