By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO The Mayor’s Office announced a partnership with two Baltimore universities Dec. 14. Morgan State University and University of Baltimore (UBalt) will be partnering with the Mayor’s Office of Recovery to ensure the impactful, equitable and effective distribution of $641 million the city received in American Rescue Plan […]
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The Capitol Breach: One year later
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO The one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is here. The occasion will be marked by speeches from the president, vice-president, members of Congress and the U.S. Attorney General. Lawmakers will convene in the Capitol’s Cannon Caucus room to share their stories of […]
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Two arrested in ambush of Officer Keona Holley, community cherishes their ‘good cop’
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore’s Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of two men that they suspect in the shooting of Officer Keona Holley, Dec. 17. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison claimed to have confessions from the two suspects, but no motive. Officer Holley was shot as she sat in her patrol […]
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Two arrested in ambush of Officer Keona Holley, community cherishes their ‘good cop’
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore’s Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of two men that they suspect in the shooting of Officer Keona Holley, Dec. 17. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison claimed to have confessions from the two suspects, but no motive. Officer Holley was shot as she sat in her patrol […]
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Nationwide push to shop small and local
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott encourages city residents to shop local and shop small. “We know that they’ve been hit tough and hard by the pandemic,” the Mayor said during a Small Business Saturday Kickoff event. “We know that we have to try and find ways to […]
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Omicron: The new COVID variant
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO A new COVID-19 variant has been identified and named Omicron. The new variant was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Nov. 24 and was deemed a “variant of concern.” The organization gave the variant its name, Omicron, on Nov. 26. “Variants of concern” are those […]
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Baltimore reaches 300 homicides with death of 5-year-old, mayor responds
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore City crossed the 300 homicide threshold last week. The count is imprecise, but many accounts name 5-year-old Nivea Anderson the 300th victim of violence. This is the seventh consecutive year Baltimore has counted more than 300 homicides. Police say they found Nivea unresponsive in the 2800 […]
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DOJ reaches $88M settlement with Charleston massacre survivors, families
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Fourteen survivors of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting have come to an $88 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ announced the settlement in an Oct. 28 release. The parceled out payments range from $6 million to $7.5 million dollars for victims […]
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Black civil rights leaders, professionals side with Howard student protestors
Howard University (Courtesy Image/Logo) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO The student protests at Howard University have entered its third week. The student struggle at the nation’s foremost HBCU, is now receiving reinforcements as it draws growing national attention. Hundreds of Howard students have occupied the Armour J. Blackburn University Center and have […]
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Biden in Baltimore: President doubles down on vaccine mandate, obscure on voting rights passage
President Joe Biden greets people during a break as he participates in a CNN town hall at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO President Biden, at a one-hour town hall, Oct. 21, before Baltimore City and metropolitan area […]
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Baltimore FOP fights Mayor’s vaccine mandate
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s employee COVID vaccination mandate went into effect Oct. 18. The city counts 14,000 employees on its roster, the mandate requires COVID full vaccination for every city employee or weekly COVID testing for those that refuse vaccination […]
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Local community organizations take action to prevent ‘twindemic’
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Park Heights, one of several communities in Baltimore City lagging in COVID vaccinations, continues its campaign. As temperatures drop and winter approaches, flu vaccinations have also become another priority. COVID infections make the infected more vulnerable to flu and vice-versa. Park Heights Renaissance, a community revitalization organization, […]