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New Science Undercuts the Case for Pesticide Immunity

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

New microbiome research reveals that pesticides and other “approved†chemicals may be quietly undermining human health—exposing the dangerous flaw in Bayer’s push for legal immunity.

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Dietary Guidelines 2025–2030: Progress, Promise—and Contradictions

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines finally break with decades of ultra-processed, low-fat dogma—but lingering contradictions on saturated fat, grains, and industrial food systems keep them from

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Martin Luther King’s vision in this moment: A dream deferred or a test of our strength? 

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

A little more than a week before this country marks the 40th federal celebration of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s birthday, a 37-year-old woman

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Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can’t give Peace Prize to US president

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina

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Morris Brown College President Dr. Kevin James removed by board

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

By Tavon N. ThomassonSpecial to the AFROtthomasson@afro.com

After seven years as president of Morris Brown College, Dr. Kevin James was removed from his position by the

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Decisions Made in D.C., Damage Felt from City Streets to Minneapolis,  International Waters

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

Minneapolis mourns the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot by an ICE agent, while Washington escalates force abroad with the seizure of two

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Building trust, saving lives: HBCUs expand organ donation education in Georgia

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Staff Writertmcqueen@afro.com

LifeLink of Georgia’s Multicultural Donation Education Program (MDEP) has partnered with eight of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including

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Another group of undocumented children stopped at Beitbridge

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

Authorities at the Beitbridge Port of Entry have intercepted yet another group of undocumented minor children.

The Border Management Authority (BMA) confirmed that officials stopped a

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Uganda orders internet shutdown as Museveni seeks another term

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

Ugandan authorities have ordered an internet shutdown days before the country goes to the polls, raising fresh fears about the fairness of the upcoming elections.

The

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Top 10 African countries with the cheapest fuel in 2026 – where does SA rank?

  • By Clark X
  • Jan-18-2026

As fuel prices continue to shape household budgets and transport costs across Africa, motorists entered 2026 facing very different realities at the pump.

In some

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