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 cancer that can attack boys and men of all ages. Although testicular cancer accounts for […]
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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 coronavirus pandemic. The new rules outlined in a memo are required for ships in the district that […]
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Acclaimed Houston Forward Times Columnist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to ICU
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia More than 825,000 people around the globe have been infected with the novel coronavirus, including at least 175,600 in America. Now the coronavirus has hit a member of our family. Jeffrey L. Boney, a multi-award-winning writer for the Houston Forward Times and the National Newspaper Publishers […]
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African American Scientist Breaks Ground in Cancer Research
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, an assistant professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in the Physiology Department, has reportedly become the first person to successfully cure cancer in mice using laser-activated nanoparticles. According to Black Culture News, Dr. Green’s revolutionary and unique nanoparticle technology was found to cure cancer after […]
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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 African culture. Her company, Aloha Glamour, is selling reusable Ankara-print face masks in response to […]
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THE QUICKIE: Texas Judges Allow Gov. Abbott to Block Abortion Procedures During a Pandemic
Welcome to “The Quickie” — Planned Parenthood’s daily tipsheet on the top health care & reproductive rights stories of the day. TEXAS JUDGES USE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURE TO RESTRICT ABORTION: Yesterday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals used an extraordinary measure to allow Gov. Greg Abbott to drastically restrict essential, time-sensitive abortion procedures using his COVID-19 […]
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Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic, Rev. Al Sharpton Calls Upon Faith Leaders To Discontinue Gatherings & Services For Palm Sunday & Holy Week Leading Into Easter
Rev. Al Sharpton (NAN), Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, and the Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) Convene National Conference Call to Discuss the Need for Pastors to Discontinue Services That Aren’t Online In the wake of the arrests of two preachers for violating church closure rules, Rev. Al Sharpton urges faith leaders to discontinue […]
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Wuhan’s Favorite Noodles are Back as Virus-hit City Recovers
By The Associated Press WUHAN, China (AP) — The noodles smothered in peanut sauce are as much a trademark of Wuhan as deep-dish pizza in Chicago or spaghetti in Rome. Zhou Guoqiong still isn’t allowed to serve customers inside her shop, but the stream of eager customers now lining up outside to take away those […]
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Food Deserts are The Truth
The shelves of this Philadelphia food market say it all. Where will the neighbors buy food? (Courtesy Photo) (Courtesy Photo) (Courtesy Photo)
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A Guide To Surviving Financially As The Bills Come Due
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL, AP Personal Finance Writer The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans and now April’s bills are coming due. The good news is there is help available. Reach out immediately to your mortgage lender, student loan servicer or utility provider to see what’s available. Other assistance, such as […]
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‘It’s a very long game’: Brown Family Celebrates 25 years as Napa Valley’s only Black-Owned Vineyard
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 shopping for a summer home in 1980, the two doctors never dreamed the abandoned […]
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FAMU Names New Law School Dean
FAMU NAMES KELLER AS NEW COLLEGE OF LAW DEAN TALLAHASSEE– Florida A&M University (FAMU) has named Deidré Keller, J.D., associate dean of the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, as the new dean of the College of Law in Orlando. Keller’s appointment completes the University’s leadership search for the College of […]