After losing 60 percent of his customers when a federal program was canceled, New York farmer David Haughton faced the threat of losing his 35-acre farm. Support from the Black Farmers Fund and his community helped him stay afloat, though he continues to seek assistance after a devastating fire damaged his home.
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Community rallies around Black father wounded in mass shooting
Family and friends of Ron Jackson are raising money on the GoFundMe platform to help with medical expenses. Jackson was injured in a May 28 mass shooting at Harry Toad Park in Lakewood, Wash.
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An aspiring nurse, a football star, a single mother and a father of two killed in New Orleans attack
A pickup truck crashed into pedestrians on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day, killing 15 people and injuring 30, with the victims including an 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two, and a former Princeton football star.
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Joshua Starr shot and killed outside of D.C. apartment building
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO Joshua Starr, 37, was killed outside his apartment complex in Southeast, D.C., on Oct. 5, according to Metropolitan Police. The sounds of gunshots alerted authorities from the Seventh District Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to the 2600 block of Douglas Road, Southeast, shortly before noon on Oct. 5. Officers […]