Texas petrochemical fire prompts hundreds to visit health clinic
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Millennial Entrepreneur Turns Down $1 Million Deal; His Advice on Growing Your Business
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Kapor Center Launches a $1M Grant Competition for Tech Diversity
Recently, the Kapor Center announced the launch of the Tech Done Right Challenge, a $1M national grant competition to enhance…
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Startups that have a great marketing plan and product are leaps and bounds ahead of many starting a business. One…
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Artist Marta Moreno Vega Withdraws Work from Upcoming El Museo del Barrio Exhibition -ARTnews
El Museo del Barrio. WILLIAM ALATRISTE In a sign of continuing tension between community members and El Museo del Barrio…
Kazakhstan’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Cancelled -ARTnews
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Guggenheim Museum Says It Will Decline Sackler Funding -ARTnews
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Decolonize This Place Protests Warren B. Kanders at Whitney Again, This Time in Warhol Retrospective -ARTnews
A protest held by Decolonize This Place held at the Whitney Museum on March 22, 2019. Speaking here is Alicia…
Black women could help boost Kamala Harris’ presidential aspirations
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Backlash over Barbra Streisand’s Michael Jackson sexual abuse comments deepens: ‘I feel sick’
The backlash against singer and songwriter Barbra Streisand has deepened after she shared her thoughts on HBO’s recent documentary, “Leaving…
NAACP shows solidarity with LGBTQ Community and backs Equality Act
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest and most storied Black civil rights organization in…
Jennifer Garner plays saxophone for Reese Witherspoon’s birthday: ‘We have a groovy kind of love’
Actress Jennifer Garner took to Instagram to share a photo of herself dressed in a marching band uniform and playing…
Jordan Peele’s “Us” on track to set a new record, earn the top movie debut for an original horror flick
Getty Images Jordan Peele is showing a certain touch at the box office. His newest scare, Us is on track…
Kelly Ripa taunts daughter Lola after she ‘reports’ video of dad Mark Consuelos’ abs
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Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019: Thursday, March 21
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Porsha Williams of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Gives Birth to First Child
Congratulations are in order for Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) star Porsha Williams and her fiance, Dennis McKinley. The couple…
Peterson Brothers Bring Their Family Affair to MGM Fight Card March 26
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Thompson vs. Pettis in Nashville
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White Man in Dallas Arrested for Assaulting a Black Woman
A White Texas man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Black woman in a parking lot late Thursday night, Dallas…
Gary Clark Jr. is Confronting Racism with ‘This Land’
By Ryan Pearson, AP Entertainment Writer Gary Clark Jr. has created a lot of conversation with “This Land,” the provocative…
Buju Banton Removes Infamous Homophobic Song from His Catalog
Reggae icon Buju Banton banned his 1992 dancehall hit, “Boom Bye Bye,” from his music catalog, according to UrbanIslandz.com. Although…
Downtown by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
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Not So Perfect: Only 0.25% of 17.2 Million Brackets Remain Perfect in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge Game
Just 42,828 brackets correctly picked all 16 games on first day of tournament ESPN set new all-time records for signups,…
Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Chapter Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, The Hyattsville/ Landover alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has been one…
Christchurch Newspaper’s Front Page Uses Arabic To Beautifully Honor Victims
Exactly one week after a gunman killed 50 worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand, a local newspaper honored the…
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Jordan Peele Promotes ‘Us’ With Sneaky Nods To Classic Horror Movies
While promoting his horror movie “Us,” opening Friday, writer-director Jordan Peele has been delighting fans with sly references to other…
Trevor Noah On Reparations: ‘I Have My Eye On You, Elizabeth Warren’
“Let’s talk about slavery,” Trevor Noah said Thursday when he opened his monologue on “The Daily Show.” Then he quickly…
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Stacey Abrams has yet to make a decision about whether to run for president in 2020. Technically, Joe Biden is…
Pa. Man Who Gives Free Haircuts to the Homeless Receives Free Barbershop From Stranger | The Root
Winter is approaching and, with it, all the difficult weather conditions that often apply. Because of that, one kindhearted Philadelphia…
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As the frozen fish defrosts under the hot Kenyan sun, fishmonger Mechak Juma prefers not to tell his customers that…
Meet Tiffany Alexander, 27, co-founder of a pediatrics urgent care facility in Birmingham | Birmingham Times
Spending long periods of time in a hospital with her mother, who had been diagnosed with cancer, gave Tiffany Alexander…
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Donna Brazile, who has twice served as the interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, is one of the most…
Toobin: These aspects of Mueller probe are significant
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin analyzes the letter Attorney General William Barr sent to key congressional leaders informing them that special counsel…
Sydney Aiello, 19-year-old survivor of Parkland mass shooting, dies from suicide
A former high school student who survived last year’s Parkland, Florida, shooting massacre has died from an apparent suicide, according…
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Mueller report: special counsel ends investigation
After a 22-month investigation, charges against 37 defendants, seven guilty pleas and one conviction at trial, the Justice Department announced…
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As special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation heated up over the past 22 months, so, too, did President Donald Trump’s attacks…
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Boeing Co wins $4.1 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
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U.S. lawmaker urges FAA, Boeing employees to disclose details on 737 MAX approval
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Musk’s lawyers say U.S. SEC has not met heavy burden to show contempt
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Wall Street tumbles on global economic slowdown fears
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Jay Leno on the time Rodney Dangerfield had a mini-stroke on his show
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Your health app could be sharing your medical data
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2 unvaccinated American children in Costa Rica test positive for measles, health ministry confirms
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday positive measles cases in two of four American children who fell ill…
FDA rejects Sanofi-Lexicon add-on pill for type 1 diabetes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve a drug developed by Sanofi SA and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals…
Fentanyl overdose deaths soared after 2013, new federal data shows
Drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl saw a sharp rise from 2013 through 2016, doubling each year, according to new…
U.S. Customs details China pork seizure; importers could pay fine
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. border agents said they have seized 1 million pounds (453,592 kg) of food products from China…
Priyanka Chopra Breaks Her Silence On Rumored Meghan Markle Feud
Priyanka Chopra and Meghan Markle’s friendship has seemingly been tested over the past few months as the internet heated up…
Chris Pratt Reveals He Once Bizarrely Predicted His Own Future
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Steve Aoki: K-Pop Bands Show Masculinity Is A Fluid Concept
Steve Aoki is completely leaning into K-pop, and he hopes more listeners will too. The famed producer and DJ dropped…
Some Boeing 737 MAX orders in jeopardy, U.S. pilots try software fix
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