Wes Moore (Courtesy Photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Wes Moore, an author, entrepreneur and military veteran who recently launched his campaign to become the Maryland Democratic candidate for governor, has joined a list of statewide politicians, tenant rights supporters and housing advocates urging Gov. Larry Hogan to extend the state’s eviction moratorium. […]
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Hill Harper joins local leaders, activists to address vaccine-hesitant communities
Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper. (Courtesy Photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper took a break from his busy schedule and made his way to Baltimore to join city leaders and medical experts for meaningful conversation around the emerging Delta Variant and COVD-19’s impact on […]
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U.S. women’s basketball wins 7th straight gold, women’s volleyball clinches 1st-ever gold
United States players pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for women’s basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The dynamic trio of Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson led the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team to its seventh straight […]
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Gwen Levi uses newfound freedom and voice to engender change
(l-r) Sharufa Walker, MiAngel Cody, Mayor Brandon Scott, Gwen Levi, Founder and Executive Director The Ladies Of Hope Ministries(THE LOHM) Topeka K. Sam, Deputy Mayor for Equity, Health and Human Services Faith Leach and Levi’s attorney Sapna Mirchandani. (Photo by James Fields) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Gwendolyn Levi, a Baltimore woman who […]
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American swimmers make history, Va. boxer advances to quarterfinals
Katie Ledecky, of the United States, swims to the gold medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle final in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Adding to her list of Olympic accomplishments, Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle with a time of eight minutes, 12.57 seconds to become the first […]
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CSU’s Salma Gonzalez wins MEAC’s 2021 Woman of the Year Award
Student-athlete Salma Gonzalez is the first CSU student to win the MEAC’s 2021 Woman of the Year Award in seven years. (Photo courtesy of Coppin State University) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The noteworthy contributions of a local HBCU student-athlete have not gone unnoticed. Salma Gonzalez, a Coppin State University volleyball player, has […]
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East Baltimore affordable housing redevelopment starts with Johnston Square
The affordable housing units, named “Greenmount & Chase,” signified the beginning of a $160 million transformation of Johnston Square. Vacant houses and a vacant lot occupied the space where the new building now sits. (Courtesy photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Local political leaders joined ReBUILD Metro, Ingerman and the Johnston Square Partners […]
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#AFROCoversOlympics: USA basketball clinches bounce-back win, boxer Duke Regan aims to erase 20-year drought
United States’ Damian Lillard (6) shoots over Iran’s Mohammadsina Vahedi (3) during a men’s basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (Charlie Neibergall/Pool Photo via AP) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The United States men’s basketball team rebounded from an upset loss to France […]
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Tokyo Olympics Roundup: Biles withdraws from competition, Lydia Jacoby leads the way for women’s swimming
Simone Biles said she wasn’t in the right “headspace” to compete and withdrew from the gymnastics team final to protect herself. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles left the team final due to a medical issue, according to USA Gymnastics, on July 27. The U.S. team […]
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Simone Biles is ‘killing it,’ making history every day
It is no coincidence that Simone Biles, the Texas native and “4-foot-8 giant,” has become one of the most dominatingathletes in the world of sports. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO A number of athletes are the subject of considerable publicity at the moment, but none have garnered as much global […]
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‘Grant us a franchise’ says Globetrotters in open letter to the NBA
Announcement for a Harlem Globetrotter’s Exhibition from the AFRO Archives. By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Around this time every year, the sports world is tuned into a series of games that culminates the basketball season known as the NBA Finals. The NBA, widely considered the most prominent and competitive professional basketball league in […]
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Larger-than-life icon stages the greatest comeback in and out of the ring
1974: World Heavyweight champion George Foreman knocks down Ken Norton in the second round of their world title bout in the Poliedro Arena in Caracas, Venezuela. The fight lasted less than two rounds with Foreman scoring his third consecutive knockout victory to retain his heavyweight title. (AP Photo, File) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the […]