By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, president, and the faculty and staff of Coppin State University welcomed the Class of 2025 during the September 16 Fall Convocation. Convocation fosters kinship. It is one of the few times of the year where most of the campus community, including students, administrators, and […]
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New President Anthony Jenkins wants Coppin to be recognized as the gem that it is
Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, Coppin’s eighth president. (Courtesy photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, Coppin’s eighth president, is relying on the ability of faculty, staff and community partners to help advance the university’s vision and mission. Experiential learning for students, opportunities to showcase faculty expertise, and seeing Coppin get […]
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Alzheimer’s Association Greater Maryland Area Partners with Coppin’s School of Nursing to Address Access to Dementia Care for African American Communities
Carl V. Hill, rear fourth from the left, with students and faculty in the Coppin State University School of Nursing. By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Carl V. Hill, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for the Alzheimer’s Association met with Coppin State University nursing students as they embarked on a two-week internship with […]
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Crust by Mack serves sweet treats with a side of social integrity
Philanthropist, innovator and entrepreneur Amanda Mack. (Courtesy Photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Philanthropist, innovator and entrepreneur Amanda Mack has spent years fighting for food equity and access. She has worked on projects with Johns Hopkins School of Public Health to promote healthy eating. “I even wrote a children’s book with my son, […]
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TEDCO Leading Innovation to Market for 23 years
By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO In a “normal” year, the racial wealth divide in Black communities across the country consists of a profound and deep chasm. COVID-19 and the nowhere-near-normal 2020 categorically illuminated the health, economic and entrepreneurship inequities and disparities that plague Black communities. So much so, conversations about Black wealth and […]
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COVID Diary: Dr. James Wood shares experience as a survivor
Dr. James Wood is a retired orthopedic surgeon who tested positive for COVID-19 in August 2020 and survived. (Courtesy photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO In August 2020, retired orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Wood, tested positive for coronavirus. He and his family have what he described as a “pod” of family members that […]
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Bettyjean C. Murphy, City’s first woman, African-American developer, ‘never backed down, never gave up’
Bettyjean Carter Murphy (Courtesy Photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Bettyjean C. Murphy, Baltimore’s first African-American woman developer, will forever be remembered as a fearless, witty wunderkind. “She was an example of what someone could do if they were willing to step outside of the shadow and walk into the spotlight,” said Dean […]
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End-of-life responders need ‘frontline’ recognition
Brittany Greene and Hari Close (Courtesy Photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO When you think of first responders fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals initially come to mind, doctors, nurses, hospital maintenance workers and the gambit tending to the needs of those infected. However, there is a group of responders we tend to […]