By Jenna Bloom and Danielle Hodes, Capital News Service Five socially conservative school board candidates in Maryland who were leading just after Election Night ended up losing when the counting of mail-in and provisional ballots was concluded this week. Those changes meant that 20 of the 41 socially conservative candidates identified by Capital News Service […]
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Building a Black male pipeline into public education
By Aziah Siid, Word in Black South Side of Chicago-native Abdul Wright, grew up the oldest of several siblings. His family moved through low-income housing — at one point they found themselves in a homeless shelter. But Wright, who was named 2016 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, is a prime example of how an excellent […]
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After a year, omicron variant still driving COVID-19 surges and worries
By Laura Ungar, The Associated Press A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S. Phoenix-area emergency physician Dr. Nicholas Vasquez […]
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Treating COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ is rife with guesswork
By Blake Farmer, Word In Black Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly two years after he came home from the hospital. He picks up a spirometer, a device that measures lung capacity, and takes a deep breath — though not as deep as he’d like. Still, Lucas has […]
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With narrow House majority in divided Congress, GOP signals more conflict than consensus
By Courtney Cohn and Ekaterina Pechenkina, Capital News Service While the anticipated Republican “red wave” did not materialize, the GOP-controlled House will impact President Joe Biden’s policy agenda and increase the chances for possible investigations when the divided 118th Congress convenes in January, analysts say. “One-party Democrat rule in Washington is finished. We have fired […]
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Linking finance and technology can brighten financial transactions
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Fintech has come to mean the integration of technology in providing financial services. The catch-all term includes digital lending and credit, as well as mobile banking and payments, and most recently, has encompassed the new world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. But, the roots […]
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Baltimore Black restaurant owners raise prices, modify menus to meet global supply chain crisis
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com If you’ve noticed missing menu items or higher prices at your favorite local restaurant lately, you’re not alone. Since the COVID-19 pandemic arose, lockdowns, labor shortages and increased consumer demand have resulted in a global supply chain crisis of shortages and increased prices. […]
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Regina Boyce and Elizabeth Embry poised to jointly serve District 43
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Regina T. Boyce (D-MD-43A) and Elizabeth Embry are the projected representatives of District 43A although the Maryland State Board of Elections has not certified the results. “The Boyce – Embry ticket was the strongest possible collaboration,” Nina Kasniunas, an associate political science professor […]
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The Moore Report: The bad luck of hitting the wrong numbers this week
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., The Moore Report, The Afro American News If it were just a board game of gun violence, it wouldn’t hurt so badly but it is not a game. Real lives are being lost. As the slogan would say, “you gotta play” to lose. Unfortunately, we hit 610 mass shootings in […]
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Two high profile Baltimore figures take on key roles in national organizations
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Two prominent figures of Baltimore have been named to key positions in national advocacy organizations. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former mayor of Baltimore City, was named executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Foundation, the professional union for NBA players. Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP and […]
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Five officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van
By The Associated Press Five Connecticut police officers were recently charged with cruelly neglecting a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in the back of a police van, despite his repeated and desperate pleas for help. Randy Cox, 36, was being driven to a New Haven police station June 19 for processing on a […]
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Candles, crosses, and prayers: Chesapeake, Va. community still reeling from mass shooting
By Reginald Williams. Special to the AFRO. Megan Sayles and Tashi McQueen, Report for America Corps Members Hundreds gathered in Chesapeake City Park on Nov. 28 to honor the six innocent lives taken in the mass shooting at a Virginia Walmart last week. The crowd was solemn as they remembered the victims, who were killed […]