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United in purpose, Black men connected

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

As Monday’s Million Man March came to a close and the 1.2 million people, as estimated by march officials, who had gathered at the Mall

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D.C. Region Sees Reversal in Job Trends as White Unemployment Surges

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

The Brookings Institution report shows that while overall unemployment in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area has remained stable, white unemployment has increased more than Black

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Supreme Court Hears Case That Could End Voting Rights Protections

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America, as Republican lawmakers in

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Nonprofits Reeling as Federal Funding Freezes Leave a Third Without Support

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

Government funding disruptions in early 2025 caused thousands of nonprofits to suspend programs, lay off staff, and reduce services, resulting in a “cascading effect” across

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Kamala Harris draws sold-out D.C. crowds on book tour, urges Democrats to stay in the fight

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFRO

This publicity photo shows the book cover and an image of former Vice President Kamala Harris as she tours

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LaRuby May and team of attorneys file suit against Pfizer, claim negligence in premature release of sickle cell drug therapy   

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROkmcneir@afro.com

Sickle cell awareness month, observed annually in September, is a time to raise awareness about sickle cell disease, a genetic

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SCOTUS faces loyalty test in new term

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent

When the Supreme Court began its 2025–26 term on Oct. 6, legal observers, scholars and advocates warned

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Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa mourn victims of tragic Limpopo bus disaster

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

The two presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Cyril Ramaphosa have expressed deep sorrow and shock after a horrific bus crash in Limpopo, South Africa, claimed at

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Miracle amid tragedy: Four-month-old survives Limpopo bus crash

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

A four-month-old baby girl miraculously survived a deadly bus crash near Limpopo that claimed 43 lives.

Rescuers found her alive amid the wreckage, describing the

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CONFIRMED: 30 Zimbabweans and six Malawians among 43 Limpopo bus crash victims

  • By Clark X
  • Oct-16-2025

Authorities confirmed that the Limpopo bus crash killed 30 Zimbabweans and six Malawians among the 43 victims.

Officials from Zimbabwe and Malawi are collaborating with South

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