By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com With the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, continued racial injustice and in the midst of life’s inevitable and trying proverbial storms, people may find themselves asking, “Why, God?” “Why do we suffer? Why are so many people without jobs, homes and food? Why is there […]
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Warrior survivor: Dr. Taleshia Chandler plans to win the fight of her life
Dr. Taleshia Chandler is a 47-year-old administrative dean in the Richmond Public School system in Virginia. After Chandler’s mammograms were mishandled by her doctors, she and her husband were shocked to learn that she had Stage 4 breast cancer. (Courtesy photo) By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO Dr. Taleshia Chandler is a 47-year-old administrative […]
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Civil rights activist Laura Murphy pioneers racial equity audits for spurring corporate responsibility
Laura Murphy is a pioneer of the corporate racial equity audit. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff The clarion call for racial equity and justice, a call that rang louder after the death of George Floyd in police custody, has forced a reckoning across all corners of society, both in the U.S. and worldwide. As corporate […]
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Warrior survivor: ‘No matter what life throws your way’
Nicole Watson was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, a form of Crohn’s disease, when she was 16 years old. By Nicole Watson Special to the AFRO I’m a Crohn’s disease and Ostomy warrior, mother, mentor and patient advocate empowering people like myself and others battling a chronic illness. The work I do in and out […]
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I never stopped fighting
By Brent C. Trammell Special to the AFRO I became ill in Aug. 2013, diagnosed with advanced liver disease that progressed into hepatocellular carcinoma, an inoperable, terminal cancer. Over the following two years my condition worsened, but I never stopped fighting even with a prognosis of a one year life expectancy. On Oct. 17, 2015, […]
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I survived: The battered preacher’s wife
Rev. Dr. Unnia L. Pettus, PH.D. is a domestic violence and cancer survivor. (Courtesy Photo) By Rev. Dr. Unnia L. Pettus Special to the AFRO My ex-husband, who was also my pastor, and I worked for the same employer. After that position ended due to my boss losing her election, a mutual friend set us […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony begins Morgan’s new era in Health and Human Services
By Eric Addison Enthusiasm and joy were evident as the high-powered group gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for Morgan State University’s (MSU’s) new Health and Human Services Building. The next in a series of spectacular physical additions to Morgan’s campus in Baltimore City, the 208,000-square-foot, $171-million facility is slated to open in 2024 on the […]
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The Seasoned Finisher
Deneen Penny-Rymes said she was “through with a life of destruction,” and declared herself to be a finisher. (Courtesy Photo) By Deneen Penny-Rymes The following passage is an excerpt from the book “Life Happens…But You Can Finish: The Trials, Triumphs and Truths of 12 Amazing Finishers,” by Frances “Toni” Draper and Pam Love. But none […]
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US religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
This Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 photo shows the logo for Christian Aid Ministries in Berlin, Ohio, on a truck. A group of 17 missionaries including children has been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by the organization. The message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said […]
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Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop
In this Aug. 2, 2021 file photo, Kenya’s Agnes Tirop, right, competes in the women’s 5,000-meters final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, was found dead at her home in Iten in western Kenya, the country’s track federation said Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) […]
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Bill Clinton released from Southern California hospital
Former President Bill Clinton, and former first lady and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thank Alpesh N. Amin, MD, third from left, and the medical staff as he is released from the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The 75-year-old former president left University of California […]
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Car accident turns out to be a ‘blessing in disguise’
By Nicole D. Batey Special to the AFRO At 7:30 p.m. on July 27, 2014, Rev. Dr. Jasmin “Jazz” Duckett was washing her granddaughter’s parked car in front of her Park Heights home. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye Rev. Dr. Duckett saw a green car heading straight towards her. She thought, “Oh […]
