By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Experts, community and faith-based leaders, along with social activists, youth, government officials, and other concerned Marylanders rallied together on July 8 and 9 for the Crisis in the Black Community Conference, hosted by Morgan State University (MSU) in partnership with the Caucus of African American Leaders, Maryland State NAACP […]
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Cherry Hill honors native Leon Bailey, the man who integrated Navy wrestling
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Leon Bailey, a trailblazer in U.S. Navy Wrestling, was the first African American to integrate Navy wrestling and win an individual title at the AAU New England Six-State Championship in 1964. His life story and accomplishments are shared in his self-published book, Leon Bailey: The Dream. Born […]
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BUILD calls on city officials and federal agencies to invest $1 billion into addressing blight across Baltimore
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO With new leadership at its helm, Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development, Baltimore (BUILD) has called on elected officials and federal agencies to make a $1 billion public investment to address more than 15,000 vacant and abandoned properties in Baltimore City. Since the passing of their beloved leader […]
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Cherry Hill’s biggest outdoor summer festival returns
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The 6th annual Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival at Middle Branch Park took place on July 4 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Veterans from Cherry Hill were honored during a special ceremony at the event. The festival was free, family-friendly and open to the […]
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JHU’s Office of Economic Development is celebrating the ‘Sweetness of Baltimore’
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Local entrepreneurs, community and non-profit leaders recently joined Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU) Office of Economic Development to celebrate the release of its first impact report. Held in the Garage at R. House on June 15, ‘Celebrating the Sweetness of Baltimore’, highlighted strategic initiatives and partnerships with Johns […]
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Twitter set ablaze after rumored sale of the Honey Pot Company, and confirmed change of ingredients
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Black Twitter burst into flames recently, as Black women responded to multiple rumors swirling around The Honey Pot Company and Beatrice Dixon, CEO and co-founder of the company. Supporters quickly began to denounce the brand once allegations surfaced that Dixon had not only changed the ingredients to […]
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HBCU’s Law Enforcement Academy is a first in the nation
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULETA) is the first of its kind in the nation at an HBCU, where recruits are trained to be community-oriented police officers. Since January 2021, the academy has been averaging about nine students per semester, most of whom are predominantly […]
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Civil rights exhibit on Maryland’s pivotal role to open this Spring
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Center for History and Culture will open its new exhibit, “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” on May 20. In the exhibition, historic moments in the ongoing civil rights movement are told through the words and voices of those who lived it. […]
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosts 91st North Atlantic Regional Conference in Baltimore
By Nicole D. Batey A sea of pink and green washed over downtown Baltimore as the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted its 91st North Atlantic Regional Conference, from April 21 to 24. This was the sorority’s first in-person regional conference since the beginning of the pandemic started. The event was held inside of the Baltimore […]
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ON VIDEO: Historic Morgan Park home erupts into flames seconds after BGE transformer sparks
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO A home in historic Morgan Park caught fire this month after a BGE transformer near the home exploded. On April 6 at 2:07 am siblings Leonora and Caleb Eubanks were awakened out of their sleep in their family home in the 2000 block of College Avenue by […]
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Mayor announces launch of guaranteed income pilot program
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Mayor Brandon M. Scott, local officials and strategic partners, stood outside the War Memorial Building on April 20 to announce the Baltimore Young Families Success Fund (BYFSF), the mayor’s guaranteed income pilot program. The BYFSF will provide 200 young parents, between 18 and 24-years-old, with an unconditional […]
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Financial literacy tips for side hustlers and “mompreneurs”
By Nicole D. Batey With the success of her co-owned online business, Nkeoma by Ivy and Livy, Nigerian-American Ifeoma Madu is on a mission to help women in product-based industries launch their companies through her popular business academy, Hustle & Glow. Madu, also known as Ify Yvonne in English, aims to help women -especially moms- […]
