At its height, the AFRO Clean Blockers was an army of 8,000 children using brooms, buckets of paint and elbow grease to take back their neighborhoods one inch of pavement at a time. The initiative aimed its’ entire arsenal at combating urban decay and crime seen in neighborhoods across Baltimore City and they were more […]
Author Archives: Alexis Taylor
AFRO Staff Writer
Posted inBaltimore News
BCCC Probation Lifted, Now Free to Move Forward
Dr. Carolane Williams holds nothing back when discussing the struggles Baltimore City Community College has faced under her command in the past year. Never doubting for a second that the college would overcome a brutal probation period, now lifted, Williams says it was never an option to move anywhere but forward. “It’s a high note,” […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Recent Bust Typical of South-to-North Cigarette Running, Franchot Says
Responding to an increase in illegal cigarette trafficking throughout the state of Maryland, Comptroller Peter Franchot held a news conference on July 25 to discuss his plan to toughen penalties. He also released the latest statistics on the illegal cigarette trade, and contraband alcohol and fuel. “…We’ve had an epidemic increase in cigarette smuggling and […]
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NBA Salutes 40 Young Black Lawyers as Nation’s Top Advocates
National Bar Association (NBA) President Daryl Parks, the attorney representing the family of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, unveiled 40 young Black lawyers as the nation’s top young barristers of color at the NBA’s annual convention this week. The group was labeled “2012 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.” The NBA, the oldest group […]
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Six Passengers Find Sewing Needles in Sandwiches on Delta Air Lines Flights
Six different passengers aboard four separate U.S.- bound Delta Air Line flights from Amsterdam found an unsavory ingredient in their sandwiches: inch-long needles. Though some of the objects were spotted before they caused any damage, passenger James Tonges didn’t realize it until the object had already pierced the roof of his mouth. “It was on […]
Posted inMusic Reviews
Mosno Al-Moseeki Bridges the Gap Between East and West with Latest Album
Refusing to be placed in any category, Mosno Al-Moseeki is a master of effortlessly commanding the stage and the mind. Taking listeners around the globe and back through his music, the Sudanese artist can’t help but infuse the colorful rhythms of his native country with that of the Western culture he found upon moving to […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Green Party’s Black Caucus Disappointed Over Third-Party Presidential Nominee
The nomination in Baltimore by the Green Party of Massachusetts physician Jill Stein for the presidency of the United States drew the ire of the members of the party’s Black caucus this week. The Green Party, a third-party that is centered around environmnental protection and non-violent change, made the announcement July 14 at the Holiday […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
100 Mid-Atlantic Companies Recognized
The Center for Business Inclusion and Diversity recently honored 100 minority and women-owned businesses as top companies for the mid-Atlantic Region in 2012 at a luncheon in Adelphi. Produced in conjunction with The Pinder Group, LLC and greiBO media, the banquet brought together minority and women entrepreneurs at the Marriott Inn and Conference Center on […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Refuge for Baltimore’s Kids
It’s a sunny day in East Baltimore’s Patterson Park and Taj Logan, 12, and his buddies are playing outside. Squeals and giggles float on gentle breezes. Camp Vincent is in session. The camp, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, provides fun and a daytime summer refuge for children 5 to 12 who don’t […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Parents of Drowning Victims Unable to Attend Burial
Two of the three victims in what police are calling an accidental triple drowning were buried without the presence of their parents in Seaford, Del. on July 15. The parents of Yamoul Dona,7, and Christopher Toto Gabriel,11, were unable to come from Haiti, birthplace of all three drowning victims, to attend the joint funeral on […]
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Previous 12 Months Hottest On Record
Recent heat waves scorching the country have helped make the last 12 months the hottest in the last century, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The hot temperatures have created perfect circumstances for wildfires to rip through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. The weather has also worsened the extreme […]
Posted inHealth
Lower Infection Rate, Better Immune Systems for Young Children with Pets
Children who are born and raised in families with cats or dogs have stronger defenses against infectious diseases, according to recent studies done in Finland. The study, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, found that the amount of contact with the germs of pets in infancy directly relates to the strength of the immune system. […]
