Rev. Al Sharpton will lead a series of events in Washington, D.C. and New York City during the week of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to honor his mission and work, and to address voting rights, economic opportunity, and criminal justice reform.
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Posted inMaryland Government
Gov. Moore awards Y in Central Maryland $300,000 grant to fight poverty
The Y in Central Maryland has been awarded a $300,000 planning grant from the Maryland Governor’s Office of Children’s ENOUGH Act to address the root causes of poverty in the Greater Waverly area.
Posted inUncategorized
New legislation favors D.C. in RFK stadium saga
The U.S. Senate has passed the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, giving the District of Columbia control of the RFK Stadium campus and the potential to build a new NFL stadium and create job opportunities for the local community.
Posted inAfro
AFRO News selects Senator Angela D. Alsobrooks as person of the yearÂ
Senator Angela D. Alsobrooks has been named the 2024 AFRO Person of the Year for her unwavering dedication to public service and transformative leadership, as she begins serving as the first Black person to represent the state of Maryland in the U.S. Senate.
Posted inAfro Newspaper
An AFRO salute: Denise Dorsey retires after nearly 50 yearsÂ
Denise Dorsey, AFRO production manager, is retiring after 48 years of dedicated service, during which she mastered the evolutions of technology in news and publishing and became a pillar within the company.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Mayor Bowser and OSSE announce multi-million dollar investment into high impact tutoring
Mayor Bowser announced grants and contracts totaling over $7 million to fund high impact tutoring programs in D.C. public schools and public charter schools, aiming to accelerate learning and reduce opportunity gaps.
Posted in!Front Page Arts and Entertainment
Nikki Giovanni laid to rest in Cincinnati
Nikki Giovanni, a prolific author and activist, was laid to rest in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, following a public visitation in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she served as a Virginia Tech professor for more than three decades.
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Arts and culture: A look at top moments in 2024Â
In 2024, Katt Williams, Usher, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Sean “Love” Combs, Jessica Hyatt, Cynthia Erivo, Kai Cenat, Chance the Rapper, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Tyler Perry all made headlines in the world of art, entertainment, and pop culture.
Posted inNational News
Remembering those who died in 2024
The world bid farewell to several trailblazing figures in 2024, including Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia Bailey, James Dennis Howard, O.J. Simpson, John Amos, Fatman Scoop, Rich Homie Quan, James Earl Jones, Frankie Beverly, Tito Jackson, Dikembe Mutombo, Cissy Houston, Wanda Smith, Quincy Jones, Bob Love, and Jerry T. Hodges Jr., whose contributions to politics, social justice, art, and athletics will continue to inspire generations.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Mayor Bowser premieres $26 million fund, encouraging new venture capital to D.C. based start-ups
Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a $26 million D.C. Venture Capital Program to invest in early-stage tech companies, with a focus on underrepresented founders, and the program is supported by the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).
Posted inBaltimore News
Meet Dana Robinson, the new associate dean of strategic communications and marketing at JHU School of Nursing
Dana Robinson, a Baltimore native and former Miss Delaware State University, has been appointed as associate dean of strategic communications and marketing for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where she will promote the stories and experiences of the institution’s nursing students.
Posted inHealth
Study reveals that 1 in 20 women face abuse while pregnant
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that one in 20 women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy, which can lead to emotional issues, neglect, and low birth weight infants, and that minority mothers are disproportionately affected.
