By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations across the country to shut down their in-person meetings and conferences over the […] The post AFRO review: an inside look at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
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*Police in Stockton, Calif. are on the hunt for a “potential serial killer” who has been linked to seven separate shootings. According to The Associated Press, since last year, the killer has fatally shot six men and wounded one woman. Police said ballistics tests and video evidence linked the killing spree from Stockton to Oakland
*(CNN) — In the space of the last few days, the Georgia Senate race was buffeted by two massive stories. First came a Daily Beast report that Walker had paid for a woman’s abortion after the two conceived a child while they were dating in 2009. CNN has not independently verified the allegations and Walker
*The Monday night football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers was interrupted when an alleged animal rights activist ran onto the field at Levi’s Stadium with a device that emitted pink smoke. The unnamed man was tackled by Rams starting linebacker Bobby Wagner before being taken into the custody of
*Rapper Fat Joe, who is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, is defending his right to use the N-word. The hip-hop star recently hit up The Breakfast Club to promote his new book “The Book of Jose,” and he explained that he started using the racial slur because he grew up around Black people, Rap-Up
*Tyler Perry’s Sistas spinoff Zatima starring Devale Ellis and Crystal Renee Hayslett begins streaming tonight (10/06/22) on BET Plus. Devale and Crystal chat with iHeartRadio personality and EURWeb Spotlight host Jazmyn Summers, on their sizzling hot chemistry, their real love lives, working with Tyler and more HOW REAL IS THAT SIZZLING HOT ON-SCREEN CHEMISTRY BETWEEN