By Michelle R. Smith and Frances D’Emilio The Associated Press The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 June 26 — eclipsing the mark set during one of the deadliest stretches in late April — in a resurgence that has led some governors to backtrack […]
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Congress Votes on D.C. Statehood
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The District is one step closer to becoming the 51st state. On June 26, the House of Representatives voted to pass l H-R 51, also known as the D.C. Statehood Bill. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), or as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser calls her, “our warrior on the […]
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Minority-Owned Miestro.com Paves Faster, Simpler Path for the Massive E-Learning Space Industry
By BlackPressUSA As social distancing and shelter at home became the newest challenge for burnt-out seasoned professionals to surmount in the era of COVID-19, one small company had already been helping frustrated corporate executives turn their expansive knowledge into robust revenue in the multi-billion-dollar e-learning industry. Headquartered in Atlanta, Miestro.com is a small, minority-owned, but […]
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Balto’s Northeast Market Reopens Mon June 29
BALTIMORE’S NORTHEAST MARKET REOPENS TO CUSTOMERS MONDAY, JUNE 29 Fresh seafood, meats, produce as well as popular specialty dishes now available indoors BALTIMORE, MD (June 26, 2020) – Northeast Market, the City’s Public Market serving Eastside residents and workers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and nearby businesses at 2101 E. Monument Street, will reopen […]
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T. Rowe Price Commits $2 Million to Support Racial Injustice
By AFRO Staff Rowe Price and its Foundation announced today a $2 million commitment to organizations working to fight racial injustice. The donation is a continuation of the firm’s commitment to racial equity, which became a stronger focus following the 2015 Baltimore unrest resulting from the death of Freddie Gray. The Foundation will work closely […]
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“America’s First Outdoor Vacation Destination” Opens for Vacations and the Great Escape
“America’s First Outdoor Vacation Destination” Opens for Vacations and the Great Escape Bring on Summer! Greater Williamsburg Announces Reopening Dates for Popular Attractions, Lodging, Restaurants and More Greater Williamsburg, Virginia, which some say is America’s first outdoor vacation destination established in 1609, is easily accessible by car from many East Coast cities and is now back in business […]
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Civil Rights Groups ‘Pause’ On Facebook Ads
By Tali Arbel Associated Press Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform. The groups in the “#StopHateforProfit” campaign launch, include Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Sleeping […]
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Abandoned Baby Becomes Cell Phone Tech Mogul
By Curtis Bunn Zenger News Rescued at two days old by retirement-age couple Nathan and Edith Figgers, Freddie was raised as one of their own. Later, the African-American couple formally adopted him. Both lived to see his extraordinary rise, although Nathan died in 2014 after developing Alzheimer’s disease. His cousin, Sarah Figgers, had a premonition. […]
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BBQ 4 Good: Merrick Pet Care & Blue Pit BBQ Team Up to Support BARCS
MERRICK PET CARE ASKS AMERICANS TO ORDER BBQ TO HELP SUPPORT SHELTER DOGS Natural Pet Food Leader Partners with DoorDash and Top BBQ Restaurants Nationwide to Donate More Than $50,000 to Animal Shelters AMARILLO, TEXAS (June 26, 2020) – Merrick Pet Care, Inc., announced today a ‘BBQ 4 Good’ campaign to support shelter dogs with the […]
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NASA Names Headquarters After First Black Female Engineer At NASA
By US Black Engineer NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at NASA. Mary started her career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. A mathematician and aerospace […]
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Thousands Seek to Remove Lincoln Park Emancipation Memorial
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The day before Juneteenth (June 19), which celebrates when the final slaves in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom in 1865, At-large Council candidate Marcus Goodwin launched a campaign that is separate from his political goals; this crusade is for justice. At a pre-Juneteenth press conference, Goodwin told […]
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Prince George’s County Opens Small Businesses
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The lights of commerce started coming back on again as Prince George’s County entered Phase Two of the slow return to normal business following the COVID-19 shutdown. After nearly three months of silence, “non essential businesses” such as barber shops, nail salons and retail stores opened with […]
