Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby was among those honored during a White House visit July 10 by first lady Michelle Obama for his support of her campaign against childhood obesity. “It felt amazing to receive an invitation, not just from the First Lady, but just to be invited to go to the White House,” Mosby […]
Author Archives: Blair Adams
AFRO Staff Writer
Posted inHealth
Fla. Doctor Diagnoses Patient as Having “Ghetto Booty”
Visits to the doctor can often be uncomfortable, but one Black Tennessee woman didn’t expect insult and humiliation upon her visit. Terry Ragland, 55, went to an orthopedics and spinal doctor in April after experiencing severe lower back pains. During her visit with Dr. Timothy Sweo—a White doctor—she was given a disturbing diagnosis. “He said […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Suspect Arrested in Baltimore’s Harlem Park Shooting Spree
Baltimore police have arrested a man they believe may be linked to as many as four shootings that left a total of seven people injured in less than a week in the city’s Harlem Park neighborhood in early July. Lamont Jones, 29, of West Baltimore, was taken into custody July 14 in connection with the […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News, COMMUNITY
Ark Church Visits Haiti on a Mission
Exhausted from their three-hour plane ride, just 700 miles off the coast of Miami, a team of eight local church members visited Haiti on a mission to spread the good news of the gospel. From June 24 through June 28, the Rev. J. L. Carter, pastor of Ark Church in East Baltimore, led his team […]
Posted inBaltimore News
PSC Report: MD Minority Suppliers Awarded 340 Million Dollars in 2012
Minority vendors were awarded more than $340 million in contracts to supply utilities in the state, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) announced July 9. During the PSC daylong hearing, utility companies told PSC commissioner Harold Williams that not only did they meet their goal they exceeded their target for diversity contracts. “It’s commendable that […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Neufville Named Coppin State University President
Dr. Mortimer Neufville, a veteran higher education administrator, was named president of Coppin State University president July 9 by William E. Kirwan, chancellor of University System of Maryland. Neufville has been serving as interim president of the historically Black institution since Jan. 23 following the resignation of Reginald Avery. Previously he served as executive vice […]
Posted inBaltimore News
300 Man March to End Baltimore Street Violence
With the dimensions of street violence elbowing the charm out of Baltimore’s Charm City nickname, one man is determined to make a difference. So Munir Bahar, a community activist, is orchestrating a rare display of non-violence one day after Independence Day. He is the architect of what he calls a 300-Man March from one end […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Men’s Warehouse, Inc. Partners with Non-Profits to Fight Unemployment
A national apparel chain is collecting dress-for-success attire as a way of helping to trim the nation’s stubborn jobless rate. Men’s Warehouse Inc., a national apparel chain, is partnering with local non-profit groups to provide workplace attire, including all-important interview outfits, for job applicants. In Baltimore, the Center for Urban Families (CFUF), a non-profit organization […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Birth of Daughter Blue Ivy Inspires Jay-Z’s Latest Album
The softer side of Jay-Z–father, husband and provider–comes through in his latest CD. Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay-Z’s 12th studio album, after a long time between thrills for his fans, was released on July 4 and centers around the new joy of his life, his 18-month-old toddler, Blue Ivy Carter. In a promotional commercial, the […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Balto. Mayor Endorses Brown-Ulman Bid for Maryland Top Posts
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake July 1 endorsed Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s run for governor, adding her support to the 70 state municipal officials who are embracing the drive to elect Maryland’s first Black chief executive. “I have been thrilled by the track record of leadership that Brown has shown. He understands that Baltimore is an […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore Orioles Host Baseball Clinic for Inner City Youth
The Baltimore Orioles hosted their annual youth softball and baseball clinic June 29, teaming up with the Coppin State University women’s softball team to teach kids the ins and outs of baseball. The summer baseball clinic was held at Radecke Park in northeast Baltimore and was in full swing with kids and parents from the […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Md. Lt. Gov. Brown Garners Dozens of Endorsements for Gubernatorial Campaign
Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown recently received the endorsements of elected officials from more than 70 municipalities across the state who support his gubernatorial bid. “I’m honored to have the support of 70 of Maryland’s hardest working municipal leaders and look forward to working with them to build a better Maryland,” Brown said in a […]