NNPA NEWSWIRE — To ensure all are counted, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inviting you to take part in the Census Week of Action from February 24 to February 28. By Jamal Watkins, NAACP The Census is extremely vital to communities of color across the nation. A complete and […]
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Brown, Senate Democrats Press Upstart, Lenders for Answers Following Reports of Higher Interest Rates for Students of Minority-Serving Institutions
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits discrimination in any aspect of a credit transaction. Under the statute, lenders can be liable if they treat applicants differently based on a prohibited basis, such as race or national origin. In addition, lenders can also be liable if their practices have a disproportionate impact […]
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NNPA EXCLUSIVE — Biden Says, ‘The Black Vote Will Determine the Nominee’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke candidly to the Black Press during an interview Tuesday with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The interview was broadcast live from The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel in Charleston, South […]
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Website Aims to Highlight Hidden Figures in Black History
By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A few years back, Matthew Delmont felt his teaching about African American history had gotten a little stale so he starting casting around for a fresh way to bring it to life. The Dartmouth College professor initially turned to Twitter for a year to share stories […]
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Black Girls ‘Rock’ the Kennedy Center
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com For the second year in a row, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! (BGR!) teamed up with the Kennedy Center for a stellar lineup of events to empower Black Girls of all ages in all their glory. The 2020 BGR!FEST will be held at the Kennedy Center from March 5-8, and […]
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Nikki Giovanni’s Latest Poem: ‘Vote’
By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service, A Division of Zenger Nikki Giovanni is 74 years old now, a generation removed from the height of her poetic power. She remains fiery and talented and has a lot on her mind. The author of countless poems that center on love and civil rights, Giovanni wants a new […]
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Smith’s Legacy Sealed at 70
By Associated Press Barbara “B.” Smith, one of the nation’s top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Smith’s family announced on social media that she died the evening […]
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Black History Month 2020: Did You Know?
Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993) – Born in Baltimore, Md. to a railroad porter and a teacher, Thurgood Marshall, became the nation’s first African American Supreme Court Justice. After having his application to the University of Maryland denied because he was Black, Marshall decided to attend the Howard University School of Law where he would […]
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Brown Introduces Bill To Improve Safety For Community Transportation
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Amidst the focus on the Democratic presidential campaign season, Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown (D-09) recently introduced legislation that is intended to increase funding for infrastructure improvements that he feels are critical to student safety. Brown’s bill has been co-sponsored by representatives around the country. From states with large […]
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‘There’s Power in the Black Vote’
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Twenty-twenty is not only the start of a new decade and the year of clear vision, it is an important election season. And for that reason, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is using 2020 to examine the background and power of […]
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MD Student Chosen to be a Disney Dreamer
By Jasmine Johnson Special to the Afro One Maryland student has received the opportunity of a lifetime. Caitlyn Lynch, 18, of Hyattsville is among 100 outstanding high schoolers chosen to receive an all-expense paid trip to Disney World for the 13th annual Disney Dreamers Academy March 12-15. Each year, the program selects distinguished young people […]
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NASA’s ‘Hidden Figure’ Dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, who died Feb. 24, was the inspiration for, “Hidden Figures,” a film about pioneering Black female aerospace workers. According to her biography, Johnson’s greatest contribution to space exploration was calculating the projections that would launch and orbit Apollo’s Lunar Module in outer space. “Katherine Johnson was a hero whose contributions to NASA changed […]