AN AGENDA FOR BLACK WOMEN A PATH TO EMPOWERMENT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE This Women’s History Month, I call upon each of us to play a greater role in the sociopolitical and economic progression of women. I call upon each of us to play a participatory role of changing outcomes and the expansion of influence of […]
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Congresswoman Johnson Announces $2.8 Million in Federal Funding for Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the Children’s Medical Center Dallas has been awarded $2,880,612 from the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services for the Childrens Graduate Medical Education Program. “In our current times, it is more critical now than ever that we support and expand our medical workforce to […]
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From Top to Bottom Line: Everest Closing Means Financial Hit
By PAT GRAHAM and BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times. The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice. The 60-year-old mountaineer from Nepal who now […]
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Testing Blunders Crippled US Response As Coronavirus Spreads
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the nation. President Donald Trump assured Americans early this month that […]
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Seven Tips for Working From Home
Ericka Alston Buck (Photo Credit: Jermaine Gibbs/Out The Box Photography) By Ericka Alston Buck As some of us venture into our second week with our children out of school and many professionals unprepared yet transition into working from home for the first time; we realize that there were no instructions given on how to actually […]
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Fauci Says He Can’t Stop Trump From Talking At Briefings
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci says he can’t jump in front of the microphone to stop President Donald Trump from speaking at daily White House briefings on the coronavirus outbreak. The nation’s top infectious disease expert tells Science magazine in an interview that Trump listens “even though we disagree on some things.” […]
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Fed to Buy as Much Government Debt as Needed to Aid Economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In its boldest effort to protect the U.S. economy from the coronavirus, the Federal Reserve says it will buy as much government debt as it deems necessary and will also begin lending to small and large businesses and local governments to help them weather the crisis. […]
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Despite Fed Help, Stocks Wobble As Traders Wait On Congress
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve did what it could to help financial markets and the economy Monday. But investors are still waiting for Congress and White House to do the same. The uncertainty about Washington’s response to the coronavirus crisis caused another day of jostled trading. An […]
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Hunt For Medical Gear to Fight Virus Becomes All-Consuming
By LORI HINNANT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid package from Congress. On the financial markets, U.S. futures jumped and global stock benchmarks […]
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Afrocentric Homeschooling in Black Families
By Andrea Dillon Homeschooling is on the rise within African American communities.. Though there may be a multitude of reasons, many families site bullying and the increased amount of racism as their top catalysts for homeschooling. Some black parents also feel a lack of representation in the current curriculum and a want to teach their […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Trump Calls COVID-19 “Chinese Virus”
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks Trump’s insensitive Tweets of “Chinese Virus” and whats Trending in The Afro American Newspaper.
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AFRO Facts Presents Madam CJ Walker
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global
