By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor editor@afro.com A recent AP report said seniors in Washington D.C. are “lagging behind” in vaccination numbers, especially those who live in the poorest and “Blackest” parts of the District. Almost every report says African Americans, as well as other minorities, are significantly behind in vaccination numbers. JHU’s Coronavirus […]
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DC Mayor Bowser’s only sister dies from COVID-19
Mercia Bowser, eldest sister of D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser, died on Feb. 24 after complications from COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As the nation’s capital leadership continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,001 fallen Washingtonians as of Feb. 23, the District of Columbia Mayor is now facing another challenge- […]
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Mayor Scott to hire Baltimore’s first Digital Equity Director
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) Digital Equity Director to Focus on Bridging the Digital Divide in Baltimore BALTIMORE, MD (Wednesday, February 24, 2021) — Today Mayor Brandon M. Scott is announcing that he plans to hire Baltimore City’s first Director of Broadband and Digital Equity. This position will serve as Baltimore City’s primary representative […]
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Attorney Ben Crump and daughters of Malcolm X reveal NYPD officer’s ‘death bed’ confession of NYPD/FBI conspiracy
Wood’s purported death bed letter was delivered to three of Malcolm’s daughters – Qubiliah, Ilyasah, and Gamilah, pictured here with Attorneys Benjamin Crump, Ray Hamlin and Paul Napoli along with Reggie Wood, whose relative, NYPD Officer Ray Wood, allegedly confessed in a deathbed declaration letter. NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former NYPD officer Ray Wood was, “tasked […]
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President Biden applauded for reopening enrollment at Healthcare.gov through May 15
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 9 million uninsured Americans are estimated to obtain free or subsidized health insurance during the special enrollment period. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After four years of the previous administration’s efforts to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Joe Biden has moved […]
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Join us this evening for Conversation Starters: African-American Women Igniting Change
(Left-right) Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, Publisher and CEO The AFRO-American Newspapers; Jacqueline R. Scott, JD, ML, Director of the Department of Community Resources and Services Howard County Government; Savannah Wood, Executive Director of Afro Charities and Archives Director for The AFRO-American Newspapers; and Program Moderator Kayla Solinsky, Executive Director and Head of School at Macbeth […]
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Alzheimer’s Association Maryland Advocacy Week, March 1-5
(Courtesy Photo) Alzheimer’s Association to host Maryland State Advocacy Week Maryland residents invited to champion critical Alzheimer’s legislation February 24, 2021, Timonium, Maryland-The Alzheimer’s Association will host its virtual Maryland State Advocacy Week from March 1 – 5. Participants will learn about policy priorities and engage with their legislators on key issues, including the following […]
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President Biden Taps Meharry Medical College President for COVID Task Force
Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth has been named by President Joe Biden as a member of his COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. Dr. Hildreth, the renowned immunologist and academic administrator and Meharry’s […]
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Board of Estimates recap February 24, 2021
The recording of this morning’s Board of Estimates meeting is posted on Charm TV. Below is a brief summary of discussion of the non-routine agenda items. An official summary, including abstentions, will be posted on comptroller.baltimorecity.gov within three business days. Non-routine agenda items: Items that are placed on the agenda by a Board member for […]
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Senegal launches vaccination campaign with China’s Sinopharm
A health worker administers a dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine to a man during the start of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 at the Health Ministry in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. The country is also expecting nearly 1.3 million vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) By YESICA FISCH, Associated […]
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Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
In this Monday March 25, 2019 file photo, Beira Mayor Daviz Simango, right, pauses from directing disaster relief operations in Beira, Mozambique. Simango, the leader of Mozambique’s opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, has died in a South Africa hospital, according to local media on Monday, Feb. 22, […]
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Ghana 1st nation to receive coronavirus vaccines from COVAX
This photograph released by UNICEF on Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 shows the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the COVAX Facility arriving at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 […]
