According to a 2020 report from the Urban Institute, Black households have the lowest median FICO score among all racial and ethnic groups and the greatest share of households with no credit score at all. NNPA NEWSWIRE — During Black History Month, and throughout the year, it’s important to acknowledge the challenges the Black community […]
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Madam C.J. Walker found wealth in Black beauty
Madam C.J. Walker was the first African American woman millionaire, and a visionary in the beauty and hair care industry. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Black hair care has been a booming business since pioneering leaders like Madam C.J. Walker saw how African American women (and their men) invested in their […]
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Baltimore City Joint Information Center COVID-19 Briefing
February 19, 2021 BALTIMORE CITY COUNT: 39,682 cumulative cases, 779 total deaths as of 2/19/2021 via coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/ COMMUNITY TOOLKIT COVID-19 Online Dashboard – Access information about the number of COVID-19 cases with breakdowns by race, zip code, age, gender. coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/ COVID-19 Vaccine – For reference, updates, and information about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/covax. BMORE […]
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American Heart Association hosts Black Women & Wellness Roundtable with Divine Nine & the Links, Inc.
Influential Black women amplify need for health equity amid COVID-19 American Heart Association announces EmPOWERED to Serve™ Black Women and Well-Being Roundtable in partnership with Divine Nine Sororities and The Links, Inc. DALLAS, February 19, 2021 — In appreciation of Black History Month and American Heart Month, the American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary […]
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Racism inside, take it outside to the people
1939: Marian Anderson sang in Washington on Easter Sunday in what was called “the biggest demonstration against prejudice since the funeral of Col. Charles Young.” (AFRO Archive) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com By the time Marian Anderson made history as the first African-American woman to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera in […]
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2021 Virtual Red Dress Gala for National Heart Awareness Month
VIRTUAL HEART SURVIVORS EVENT FEBRUARY 26, 2021 FOR NATIONAL HEART AWARENESS MONTH Survivors and Those Making a Difference in Heart Health On February 26, 2021 The Open My Heart Foundation, will honor to heart attack survivors, stroke survivors and those with cardiovascular life-threatening illnesses. Hear survivors share their heart wrenching stories of survival in a […]
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CareFirst inspires workforce, neighboring employers to join “Better Together” Campaign through COVID-19 vaccine pledge
Company will donate up to $1.7 million to regional community organizations on the frontlines of vaccination efforts Baltimore, Md./Washington, D.C. – Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), a not-for-profit and the largest healthcare company in the mid-Atlantic region, announced it is expanding the impact of its “Better Together” COVID-19 vaccination adoption campaign through a new pledge targeted […]
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TBE#7 – Coronavirus rescue plan must be big, bold and transformative
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #7 February 18, 2020 Coronavirus Rescue Plan Must Be Big, Bold And Transformative Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League ”President Joe Biden has inherited an even worse situation than our nation faced back in 2009: a national health […]
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Reeds Fund evens the playing field with scholarship fund
Baltimore, MD. 1 Feb 2021 – The Reeds Fund is a Baltimore based non-profit organization working to directly combat the social, political, and financial constraints that families with individuals on the autistic spectrum and sarcoidosis face. The Reeds Fund has launched its first scholarship fund targeting young adults on the autistric spectrum working to receive […]
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Baltimore-based construction company Whiting-Turner provides financial aid to Morgan State students
Civil Engineering students engage in course instruction at Morgan State. (Photo Courtesy of Morgan State University) Whiting-Turner Commits $300K to Morgan State University to Keep Students Enrolled and Maintain Pipeline for Top Talent Construction Company’s Funding Will Support Construction Management and Civil Engineering Students Over the Next Three Years BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) has […]
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We’re Still Here: A Salute to African American Firsts
Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher “I’m not the president of Black America,” President Barack Obama famously said in 2012 when pressed during his re-election campaign on issues of race and inequality. “I’m the president of the United States of America.” While that statement was true, Barack Hussein Obama will forever be remembered as the […]
