News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
(By AFRO Staff) Governor Larry Hogan and Mayor Brandon Scott recently exchanged words over Baltimore’s crime and efforts to get it under control. In a blistering letter to Scott, Governor Hogan requested a progress report on Mayor Scott’s crime plan...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
(By Jarell Corley) More and more, the Black community has become collateral damage in today’s politics. As much as we’ve gained from our close association to the Democratic Party, I fear we’ve lost even more. The moment Black America became a guarant...
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MEMPHIS—Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) issued a statement calling for action to reduce gun violence in Tennessee. Her message comes hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order related to school security without taking any direct a...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.& – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will sign an executive order directing accountability measures for school safety and an evaluation of training for Tennessee law enforcement. The order also establishes additional reso...
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(Photos: Twitter\Black Restaurant Week) The following press statement was released by Black Restaurant Week LLC regarding Black Restaurant week in New York City which runs from June 17th to July 3rd:Founded by Warren Luckett, Falayn Ferrell and Der...
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(CNN) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined the many other athletes voicing their desire to get WNBA star Brittney Griner home after being detained in Russia for more than 100 days. “We need to come together and help...
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CNN) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a major reason that US drivers are paying record prices for gasoline. But it’s not the only cause of the spike. Numerous factors are pushing prices up, with regular gasoline hitting a recor...
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Young workers who entered the US job market in the throes of the pandemic in 2020 faced an uphill battle. Hiring on LinkedIn dropped off dramatically, and widespread layoffs hit Gen Z more severely than most other groups. Fast forward two years,...
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& (CNN) — Apple kicked off its annual developer conference by unveiling its next-generation mobile software, iOS 16, with new features that will let users personalize their lock screens and change how they text friends through iMessage....
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(CNN) — They were at places that seemed safe — but few spaces in America are guaranteed safe anymore. At least a dozen people were killed and more than 60 injured in at least 10 mass shootings this weekend in the United States. Som...
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The following article, PLOT TWIST: FBI Gave Clinton Access to Portal, was first published on The Black Sphere. For those of you who believe Michael Sussman’s stacked Leftist court ended the case against Democrats and Hillary Clinton, think aga...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press Sidney DuPont knew he’d made the right career decision when a musical theater icon, Chita Rivera, not only threw a shoe at him but […] The post Sidney DuPont finds a ‘powerful, dynamic and necessary’ role...
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(Photos: The People's Forum) The following statement was released by The People’s Forum in New York City who allege that Friday uninvited NYPD officers entered their New York City location to act as "security for the far-right who carried out an il...
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NASHVILLE–The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators’ statewide listening tour will stop in Nashville& TONIGHT,& Monday June 6th& at 6:00 PM. & The purpose of the tour is to hear from citizens across the state while discus...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
by Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria via New Pittsburgh Courier Nollywood – the Nigerian movie industry – was described as a small screen cinema involving amateurs who produced low budget trashy […] The post Blood Sisters: why the mini...
