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 by establishing the NNPA Coronavirus Task Force and Resource Center. The task force will include publishers, editors, physicians, nurses, corporate partners, sponsors, associates and supporters […]
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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 Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Unity Diaspora Coalition along with over 40 national and state-based partner organizations launched Black Census Week. Black Census Week […]
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AFRO FACTS – Michelle Obama
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global Media In this weeks Afro Facts, Micha Green talks Michelle Obama & Dj D-Nice.
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Comcast Gives Xfinity Customers Rolling Free Previews with Focus on Education, Entertainment and Fitness
Comcast Gives Xfinity Customers Rolling Free Previews with Focus on Education, Entertainment and Fitness Includes On Demand Catalogs from SHOWTIME® and EPIX, along with Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) services such as CuriosityStream, Grokker Yoga Fitness & Wellbeing and The Reading Corner PHILADELPHIA – March 25, 2020 – Comcast today announced that it has made the on demand catalogs […]
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Why Should Young People Care About the 2020 Census?
By Serenity White-Ilole Bottom line: We need the census to help our communities thrive. We cannot serve our communities better without knowing which demographic we are serving. By using Census Bureau data, businesses and administrations are better able to determine where to build. This translates to more grocery stores, office buildings and factories, thus generating […]
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Trump Administration Urged to Free Migrants as Virus Surges
By BEN FOX, PHILIP MARCELO and NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus. The U.S. […]
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Florida Governor’s Coronavirus Dilemma: Health vs. Economy
By TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been walking a tightrope for weeks during the coronavirus crisis, trying to protect both residents vulnerable to the virus and the cratering economy in a state of 21 million people. His dilemma is a clear example of the conundrum facing the president […]
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FAMU Faculty and Students Engaged by Florida Health Department to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic
For Immediate Release March 24, 2020 FAMU Faculty and Students Engaged by Florida Health Department to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic Eight Florida A&M University (FAMU) public health professors and students have been recruited by the Florida Department of Health (DOH) to help fight the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The “FAMU 8 Strike COVID-19 Team” includes four faculty and four students. Seven of the FAMU team members are […]
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Black Mompreneur Creates Online Hair School
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — These days, being able to work from home is an asset. With the current global events, it is crucial that individuals and businesses adopt alternative and innovative ways to provide services, reach their clients, spread their messages, learn and earn income. For this reason, licensed social worker and entrepreneur Jessyca Marshall has […]
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“I Am More Than My Hair” Wins “Best Documentary Short” At ‘Through Women’s Eyes’ International Film Festival 2020
Alyscia Cunningham’s powerful new film tells the inspirational stories of females who experienced hair loss due to a health-related condition. SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND—Filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham’s empowering documentary, I Am More Than My Hair won the “Best Documentary Short” award at the Through Women’s Eyes (TWE) International Film Festival 2020. The award-winning documentary features inspirational stories […]
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Black Mom Living in Taiwan Offers Tips on How to Find Peace Over Panic While Being Quarantined
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Juanita Ingram, a wife and mother of two, is also an attorney, author, and media personality who is currently living in Taiwan as an expat. She has a new book entitled Peace Over Panic that gives people encouragement and advice on how to survive self-quarantine. Juanita Ingram, a wife and mother of […]
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D-Nice Throws World’s Biggest Dance Party
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With businesses shutting down and people from the United States and countries around the world quarantining due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, people of all backgrounds are spreading light, love and art through social media, as viewers watch from their confines of their homes. From his living room, […]
