The whole family can enjoy Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees from the comfort of their home this Thanksgiving weekend. (Courtesy of KennedyKreiger.org) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO “The festival is virtual but the magic is still real.” ‘Tis the season! and for Marylanders that means Kennedy Krieger “Festival of Trees’ is finally […]
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Baltimore artist goes platinum with hit single
Northeast Baltimore native Shordie Shordie latest album went platinum earlier this year. (Courtesy photo) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO There’s a lot of talent in Baltimore but it is usually overshadowed by the day-to-day violence in the city. Rarely do artists get coverage for their talent by local media so when the AFRO […]
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‘Dads United’ changes stereotypes about Black fatherhood
Dads United Organization (D.U.O) was founded in 2015 with a mission of establishing a strong community of Black fathers. (Courtesy photo) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Society feeds us the stereotype that Black men don’t take care of their children, but Dads United Organization (D.U.O.) seeks to dispel that myth by bringing fathers […]
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Inherited Acres Becomes Community Park
By Michelle Richardson Arts & Entertainment Writer There hasn’t been much peace this year, but if there is one place you can find it, it’s at Stillmeadow Community Fellowship. On Oct. 24, Stillmeadow held a grand opening ceremony for their “Peace Park” which sits on the shared nine acres of land with the church. The […]
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First Responders Unite, One Game at a Time
Now in its second year, the Public Safety Basketball League, made up of police officers, state troopers and firefighters, meets at New Era Academy every Sunday for a basketball game. (Courtesy of James Fields) By Michelle Richardson Arts and Entertainment Writer Today, the relationship between first responders, mainly the police, and the community isn’t the […]
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A Perfect Power: Motherhood and African Art at BMA
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) explores motherhood through African art in its latest exhibit. (Courtesy photo) By Michelle Richardson Arts & Entertainment Writer “I am their mother. I gave birth to all the others.” Those words were spoken by Chief Kingange of Kaluma A Mbangu, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1987. There is […]
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Jack & Jill of America Hosts Children’s Rally for Justice
The Greater Baltimore County chapter of Jack & Jill of America hosted a Children’s Rally for Justice in Owings Mills on Sept. 13. (Photo by James Fields) By Michelle Richardson Arts and Entertainment Writer The Greater Baltimore County chapter of Jack & Jill of America hosted a community-wide children’s rally for justice to open their […]
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Virtual Tea Brings Black Women Together
Ivy Tea Company provided 30 tea cups and saucers with the word “powerful” on them at no cost to participants. (Courtesy of Twitter @Ivysteaco) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Nothing says high class like a tea party. Add in Black women and it’s instantly taken to another level. That’s what the Greenmount West […]
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Virtual Back to School Drive Gives Parents Relief
(Courtesy Photo) By Michelle Richarson Special to the AFRO 2020 has been a year of epic highs and tremendous lows in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jobs were lost, the entire country seemed to shut down overnight, and every school district in the state of Maryland turned to virtual learning for the 2019-2020 school […]
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Baltimore Sees Spike In Shootings Over Holiday Weekend
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Twelve people were shot, one fatally, over the holiday weekend according to Baltimore Police. Baltimore is one of several cities to see a rise in violence and shootings over the course of the Fourth of July weekend. Chicago saw nearly 80 people shot and 15 killed while New […]
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Two Arrested In Fatal Stabbing of 67-year-old
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Two men have been charged in the robbery and fatal stabbing of a 67-year-old man at a bus stop early Sunday morning said Baltimore Police. Kenneth Smith, 61, of Baltimore and Brelan Handy, 27, of the 2600 block of Woodhill Drive, Glen Burnie, are both charged with first […]
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Arrest in Murder of Pregnant Woman and 3-year-old Daughter
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Devon Sample, 24, of the 4800 block of Melbourne Road is charged with first degree murder in the shooting deaths of 23-year-old Shiand Miller and her three-year-old daughter Shaniya Gilmore. The bodies of the expectant mother and the toddler were found in a car on June 19, in […]