By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO “Research has shown that diversity in a police department has a positive influence on reducing police brutality,” said Ryan Coleman, president of the Randallstown Chapter of the NAACP. Coleman was referencing the Official Report Diversity in the Baltimore County Police Department . Coleman said the report was recently […]
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US Army corrects status of colored soldier SGT Thomas Fraction
Photo of African American Union soldiers during the Civil War in Kentucky. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky. (explorekyhistory.ky.gov) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO A request to the United States Army for a correction to the military record of United States Colored Soldier Thomas Fraction, who fought for the Union during the Civil War, was granted on […]
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West Baltimore fire station dedicated to one of the city’s first Black firefighters
Kirk Roberts, son of Hilton Roberts, center, and his family, Robin, left, Kayla and Kristin, right. (Photo by James Fields) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Mayor Brandon Scott officially dedicated Baltimore City Fire Station 52 to Hilton L. Roberts, one of the first African-American firefighters in the city, in a renaming ceremony on […]
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Street named in honor of iconic Baltimore basketball coach Leon Howard Sr.
Leon Howard Sr., center, is an iconic Baltimore basketball coach who recently had a portion of Aisquith and Orleans Street named after him. (Photo by James Fields) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Leon Howard Sr., a Baltimore basketball icon, was immortalized on Sept. 4, when a street was named after him. The signage was […]
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Duck Duck Jeep craze spreads joy with inclusivity
By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO With so much polarization in the world, there is finally something to unite us: Duck Duck Jeep. Duck Duck Jeep is a fairly new craze where Jeep Wrangler owners go around “ducking” other Jeep Wrangler owners by taking a rubber duckie and placing it on the Jeep’s door […]
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Greenbelt becomes first city to take reparations issue to the polls
By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO In an historic move on April 14, the House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward House Resolution 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, or H.R. 40. The bill was introduced in 1989 by the late Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), but was never passed. […]
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Commentary: Anxiety, depression, Naomi Osaka and Me
Naomi Osaka, of Japan wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences “huge waves of anxiety” before speaking to the media and revealed she has “suffered long bouts of depression.”(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) By Daryl Moore […]
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Made In Baltimore: Accelerator program gives Black-owned startups a boost
Davon Pulliam, owner of Tortuga Kombucha. By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Made In Baltimore, a program of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), has selected 10 Black-owned businesses to participate in their 2021 Home-Run Accelerator Cohort: Tree House Juicery, We Are Maud, Drama Mama Bookshop, Keppel & Kismet, B’more Natural, Slay Naturals, Tortuga Kombucha, […]
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TasteWise Kids feeds students and families in Baltimore
After the three-day program, students receive a “salad kit” (which serves four), that allows them to show their families what they learned by creating a salad together at home. (Courtesy photo) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Since schools closed over a year ago because of the global pandemic, there are many areas that […]
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Busboys and Poets opens in Baltimore as city eases COVID restrictions
Busboys and Poets’ first Maryland location opened in Baltimore City’s Charles Village on May 27. (Courtesy photo/Google Maps) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO At the time of this writing, 57% of Marylanders have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. Overall, 47% of the state’s population have been fully vaccinated, according to […]
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Baltimore leaders promote racial equity and social justice
Greater Baltimore Committee By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO On May 18th, 2021, the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 66th Annual Meeting: Moving Forward with Purpose, which focused on racial equity and social justice, was held virtually. GBC President & CEO Don Fry started off with a brief history lesson: “66 years ago, 83 Baltimore business […]
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Uber gives District drivers a boost in earnings with $25M stimulus
Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft saw a major decline last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A year later, more Americans are getting vaccinated and Uber is offering drivers in the District a $25 million incentive to get back on the road. (Courtesy Photo, Unsplash) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO A year […]