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By Taalib Saber the AFRO Historically, non-competes have been used to restrict employees from working in the same industry after leaving their former employer. Though the intention is to protect the intellectual property of businesses, non-competes h...
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By Ashlee Banks Special to the AFRO Congressional Black Caucus members are putting pressure on the Biden-Harris administration to grant protections to Haitians fleeing to the U.S. amid the unrest in the Caribbean nation. U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-...
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By Lori Lee NDG Contributing Writer Every 26 seconds, someone in the U.S. defaults on a student loan. With over 45 million American borrowers, this $1.7 trillion of debt is second only to American mortgages. American borrowers, in pursuit of a better...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 7 months ago
Mayor Brandon Johnson met with Nicole Jeanine Johnson to discuss how, in his first year, he made specific and intentional investments in Chicago’s historically divested Black community and the tension caused by migrant spending. Below is part o...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
33 minutes ago Local Living on ABC Columbia brought to you by MUSC Health COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)–In today’s look at Local Living, the Columbia Black Expo kicks off this Saturday. It’s from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the state fairgrounds. There wi...
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Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant will carry two games this year and at least one game in 2025 and ‘26. Netflix announced during a presentation to advertisers that it w...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
Maternal mental health is a big topic among new mothers, and Shaenor Ishmael, Ph.D, is an expert in the field, finding different approaches to help those women. A psychotherapist, Ishmael has committed to providing her expertise to help mothers navi...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 7 months ago
By: Taylor Weiter CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright is stepping down, per a statement read by Cincinnati Board of Education President Eve Bolton at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The news comes just...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
{KXLG – Clay/Yankton County, SD} South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with authorities in Clay and Yankton counties, has announced the indictment of an 18-year-old Yankton man, Evan Nelson, in connection with the fentanyl overdose dea...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 7 months ago
Courtesy of Tasha White My name is Tasha White, and I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis at the young age of six years old. Myasthenia gravis, or MG for short, is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles. For me,...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
Portugal does not intend to pay reparations for its colonial past but does not exclude apologising for some historical acts, the foreign minister said Wednesday. “There will be no specific process or programme of actions aimed at compensating...
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More than 1,000 people have died in the past decade after encounters with law enforcement, despite officers using non-lethal tactics, according to a recent investigation by The Associated Press, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, and PBS...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 7 months ago
Photo Credit: Dr. Candice “C.C.” Weaver Dr. Candice Weaver, or C.C. as she is affectionately known, is a multi-talented individual whose journey into medicine is as inspiring as it is impactful. Growing up, Dr. C.C. (short for Candice Ca...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
Michigan officials have said that only people who the federal government has determined are in the U.S. legally are eligible for a state program that temporarily pays rent for refugees and other qualifying immigrants. But a super PAC supporti...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 7 months ago
Saxton (l) with twin brother Sawyer (r), a sickle cell disease patient at the Aflac Cancer (Photo credit: Aflac) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 365 Black American babies will have sickle cell disease. By compa...
