By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Hate speech, misleading ads, and voter suppression tactics were major concerns of the Facebook civil rights audit, commissioned and released by the company this week. The 89-page probe began two years ago in response to the growing concern for how civil rights are respected and promoted on the […]
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Will and Jada Put it All on the Table
The latest episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s series “Red Table Talk” stunned audiences and set Twitter ablaze with memes and comments from users when she admitted to having an “entanglement” with 27-year-old singer August Alsina. The actress sat down with her husband, Will Smith, for an awkward conversation to address the topic and dispel rumors […]
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Vacation hot spot Andalusia makes masks required beachwear
Amid increasing restrictions around the world as the number of coronavirus cases spikes, the vacation hot spot of Andalusia on the southern coast of Spain is requiring everyone to wear face masks at all beaches and swimming pools as of Wednesday. People who violate the new rules could face fines of up to $114 (100 […]
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San Diego police shoot man holding replica weapon
A man who pointed a gun at police officers after repeated orders for him to move away from the weapon was shot and killed by officers in the City Heights section of San Diego, Calif., on the afternoon of July 9. He has been identified as Richard Lewis Price, 49. Police later determined that Price’s […]
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An assist of another kind by Shaq
During his 19 NBA seasons, Shaquille O’Neal scored 28,596 points and 3,026 assists. But he recently provided an assist of another kind, staying with a stranded motorist who had a blown-out tire on a Florida highway. The incident occurred Tuesday on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, after O’Neal, 48, saw the driver pull over to the […]
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Abandoned, emaciated pets rescued from apartment in Germany
Two abandoned dogs and a cat that apparently survived by drinking water from the toilet in a German apartment were discovered and rescued after a terrible smell from the apartment prompted neighbors to contact an animal charity. The charity, Arme Socken (Poor Socks), notified police in the city of Dortmund in the western North Rhine-Westphalia […]
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Hooded thieves pull off ATM heist from busy Philadelphia street
An ATM is MIA from a busy street in Philadelphia. Video from CCTV cameras shows a group of men wrapping a thick metal chain around a cash machine and using a U-Haul van to rip the machine from its fitting and flee with it. The incident took place on North Fifth Street in the […]
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Firefighters rescue crashed paraglider from ravine
A 27-year-old paraglider was rescued after she lost lift and fell into a ravine near a beach in La Jolla, California. San Diego firefighters and lifeguards lift a female paraglider in a stretcher up the face of a ravine after she lost lift and tumbled from the skies. (Newsflash) The woman, who was not named, […]
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Spain orders 160,000 back into Covid-19 lockdown
Spain has ordered 160,000 citizens in the northeastern Catalonia region back into lockdown for 15 days, after the High Court overturned a lower court ban on tough new restrictions on movement because of a new coronavirus outbreak, apparently caused in part by the arrival of fruit pickers. The lockdown of residents in the Lleida area, […]
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‘Angel’ newborn rescued from street in Colombia
A day-old baby, abandoned in a street in Cali, Colombia, in early July, was rescued when a passerby heard his cries. The newborn was taken to Carlos Carmona Hospital, where staff called him Angel. The baby is was in good condition, a Cali city council spokeswoman said Friday. The hospital said Monday the baby was […]
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Rangers catch 20-foot python bare-handed
Kenyan rangers captured a 20-foot python with nothing but their bare hands and an old sack. “Led by Cpl Gikonyo, this team skillfully captured this python from a community land within Lake Nakuru and released it back into the wild,” the Kenya Wildlife Service posted on its Twitter account. The large python was caught south […]
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Black Press Matters: Proposed D.C. Tax Hurts Black Media
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like several industries, media companies are working to recover from the economic effects of coronavirus, and one way is through the economic boost of advertising. However, on July 7, the D.C. Council granted preliminary approval of a three percent sales tax on advertising that could be highly detrimental. […]