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Black Cannabis Weeks begins with focus on educating African Americans on opportunities in the cannabis industry

By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Monday through Thursday, virtual programs will be held to inform people about topics ranging from the history of the plant to health and wellness benefits to business-building. The week will culminate with in-person programming at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa.  On Sept. 22, Black Cannabis Week will host a

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Teen wounded in Southeast, D.C. shooting 

By Chrisleen HerardSpecial to the AFRO The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that left a teenager wounded on Sept. 17. Authorities were called to the 5000 block of Ivory Lane on Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. where they discovered a 13-year-old boy on the scene, suffering from a gunshot wound. According

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London Fashion Designer (Mowalola Ogunlesi) Apologizes After Saudi-flag Miniskirt Controversy | VIDEO

Mowalola Ogunlesi (David M Benett-Getty Images) *Dubai, UAE (CNN) — London-based Nigerian fashion designer Mowalola Ogunlesi has apologized after stirring a backlash online for showcasing a miniskirt with a print of the Saudi Arabian flag in her Spring 2024 collection at London Fashion Week on Friday. The Mowalola collection contained various flags as miniskirts, including

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Tamar Braxton’s Car Robbed in Atlanta Says ‘I’m Not Safe Anywhere’ – Trick Daddy Tells Women to Spend More Time in the Kitchen + More| PicVIDEOs

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN — Pictured: Tamar Braxton — (Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images) *Hootie hoo, where our Webbies at? Stop what you’re doing and check out Social Heat. Tamar Braxton posted surveillance footage of her parked car in a garage with thieves rummaging through her vehicle. “I