Three students from Baltimore City Community College’s Class of 2010 were recently awarded and recognized for their achievements, further embarking them on the road to success at four-year colleges and universities. Kemardo Henry was selected as a 2010 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar. Henry plans to pursue pre-medical studies this fall in biochemistry […]
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More Details Surface in Actor’s Death, Secret Divorce Revealed
Several reports have surfaced in the sudden death of actor Gary Coleman, 42, at his Utah home. According to records discovered by TMZ, Coleman and ex-wife Shannon Price divorced in 2007, unbeknownst to many of the couples’ friends and relatives. According to court documents obtained by the Web site, the cause of divorce was listed […]
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Remembering Thurgood: Segregate or Integrate, but Educate at all Costs
This is the final portion of a two-part series from the AFRO’s Road to Brown (2004) chronicling Thurgood Marshall’s quest to integrate Baltimore schools. Click here to read Part 1. Oct. 8, 1935 Marshall was putting the pieces of the case together and his work included extensive travel around the state. He reported his efforts […]
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Skyzoo and ILL MIND Prep New Album
After receiving critical acclaim for his debut album, The Salvation on Jamla rapper Skyzoo has joined forces with producer Illmind (G Unit, Boot Camp Click, Red Man, Little Brother) for a fresh new sound. The album will drop on Duck Down Music in the fall and the full-length LP, Live from the Tape Deck, will […]
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District Musician, ‘Little Benny’ Dies
On May 30, the District lost a leading musician in the homegrown go-go music genre. According to reports, Anthony “Little Benny” Harley died in his sleep after an animated performance with Chuck Brown the night before at the Capitol Heights Ballroom in Capitol Heights, Md. He was 46. Harley became a member of the popular […]
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Baltimore ‘Butts Out’ at Inner Harbor
BALTIMORE — As part of Waterfront Partnership’s new initiative, Baltimore’s Healthy Harbor, discarded cigarette butts have become enemy No. 1 around the city’s bustling downtown area. The strategy was designed to make Baltimore’s harbor swimmable, fishable and clean by 2020. To help the city reach this goal, new ash urns have been installed around the […]
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Jazz Lovers Unite for Healthy Cause
BALTIMORE — On May 22, hundreds of jazz lovers attended the third annual “Power to End Stroke (PTES) Jazz Brunch to bring Stroke Awareness” at Sojourner Douglass College in downtown Baltimore. Attendees enjoyed jazz selections by Nevetta and Company while also taking part in free blood pressure screenings, nutrition counseling, cooking demonstrations and weight management […]
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Construction and Design Students Display Academic and Technical Excellence
WASHINTON, D.C. — The D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation held its fourth annual “Meet the Future” luncheon May 14 to benefit career and technical education programs in the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. The awards program spotlighted the foundation’s sponsors and recognized scholarship winners, alumni and graduating seniors. Keynote speaker […]
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TC Williams Student Earns Top Spot at Business Competition
Aisha Cooper, 17, recently took top honors at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE DC Region) 31st semi-annual Regional Business Plan Competition, when she wowed judges with her business plan for her dog walking start-up, PuppyLOVE. Aisha attends TC Williams High School and edged out four other teenage entrepreneurs from the region for the first […]
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Former Temptations Lead Singer Dies
Ali-Ollie Woodson, former lead singer of pioneering Motown quintet The Temptations, died May 30. He was 58. According to The Associated Press, the singer, whose voice helped restore the group’s fame in the ‘80s and ‘90s, died in southern California after suffering from cancer. Although he was not an original member of The Temptations, Woodson […]
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Naomi Campbell May Testify in Blood Diamonds Case
According to BlackAmericaWeb.com, prosecutors in the war crimes trial against former Liberian leader Charles Taylor will call supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness to Taylor’s involvement with “blood diamonds.” The diamonds, which refer to those mined in a war zone and then sold to benefit a warlord, have been at the center of several human […]
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Coleman’s Estranged Family Seeks Answers
After suffering a brain hemorrhage last week, Gary Coleman, 42, died at a Salt Lake City, Utah, hospital. His wife, Shannon Price, requested Coleman be taken off life support, according to reports. But Coleman’s estranged relatives are questioning why a police investigation has not been launched into the “Dif’frent Strokes” stars’ death. Coleman allegedly fell […]
