By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO “Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds, and Candlebugs: The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott,” an exhibition comprising19 of Scott’s intricately stitched and colorfully adorned fabricated works […]
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Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training gives hope to homeless veterans
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Serving in the U.S. military is an honorable path that many follow for a variety of purposes. Members of the armed forces […]
Edward Garrison Draper’s Maryland Bar acceptance a long time coming
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Sometimes it takes an incredibly long time to right a wrong, as is the case with the late attorney Edward Garrison Draper. […]
National African American Quilt Guild donates quilt to Souls at Sea
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO When Rhonda Masters, co-founder of the National African American Quilt Guild (NAAQG), learned that the Universal Sailing Club (USC), a Baltimore-based organization […]
Joyce Thomas and Charlene Knight prove education is a lifelong pursuit
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Age is nothing but a number for sisters Joyce Thomas and Charlene Knight, two of the proudest members of the 2023 graduating […]
Commentary: On taking a second look at The Embrace
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO The real beauty of art is that its “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Since folks see things differently, it […]
AFRO Agent of Change: how entrepreneur Matthew Reeds is improving health literacy in the Black community
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO During his senior year as an undergraduate at Morgan State University, Matthew Reeds began laying the groundwork for a nonprofit organization. It […]
Baltimore City faces a shortage of election judges for the July 19 primary election
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO As the date for in-person voting in the Maryland Primary Election slated for July 19 rapidly approaches, area election officials are working […]
MICA’s MFA Mamas reunite at the Fred Lazarus IV Center
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro If while driving through the 100 block W. North Avenue late Monday (5/9) afternoon you thought you witnessed four Black women seated […]
Johns Hopkins University to award Baltimore Artist Joyce J. Scott honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro When Johns Hopkins University holds its 146th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, the University will award an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to […]
Towanda R. Taylor: Using her second chance to give one to others
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Towanda R. Taylor was suddenly unemployed. After utilizing the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to care for her father, […]
Meet Gregory S. Smith, Creative Alliance’s new E.D.
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO When Gregory S. Smith, the Creative Alliance’s new executive director, came to Baltimore to interview for the position; he conducted a few […]