This photo provided by Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa shows crowds of people watching fires during the June 1, 1921, Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Okla. (Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa via AP) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO They were children […]
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The Moss Disability Group won’t let you go it alone
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Anyone who’s ever applied for full disability benefits knows it can be difficult to be successful without a lot of help. The application process and paperwork required by Social Security Administration can give thoughts of possibly giving up. It’s easy to see that help is required […]
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Will COVID-19 kill church attendance?
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Church membership has declined below 50% among American adults for the first time in the 80 years since the Gallup Poll started keeping track. Only 47% responded yes, down from the 50% of 2018, when asked, “Do you belong to a church, synagogue or mosque?” And […]
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Upton Mansion has deep roots in Baltimore
A rendering of the Upton Mansion, site of the new AFRO Headquarters. (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO The AFRO-American Newspaper will be moving to a former mansion on a once 10-acre plantation. The Upton Mansion at 811 W. Lanvale Street in West Baltimore will house the AFRO News, AFRO […]
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Spare the bullets and save the child
(By Lightspring_Shutterstock) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO When a stray bullet struck and killed three year old McKenzie Elliott on August 1, 2014 as she played on her mother’s porch, Baltimore was in shock. Then-Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called it a “very, very painful time in our city.” Terrell Plummer, age 29, […]
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A shrewd businessman and a proud son of Morgan State University
Earl Graves Sr. turned to business after the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, for whom he’d been an administrative assistant. (Courtesy of Morgan State University) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO When Earl Graves Sr. left this world a year ago, it was a little bit wealthier for Black people […]
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“A Weekend from Hell’ in a lifetime of remarkable achievements
Walter Massey (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Sept. 12-14, 2008, was once described as “the weekend from hell” by a man born years earlier in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi of 1938. Walter Massey grew up to be a “go to man for all reasons.” After completing his study of theoretical […]
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Fast food and fast cars go together?
(Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO With a big dispute in northwest Baltimore, the facts are these: a lot at 2600 Gwynn Falls Parkway has been unused for 10 years, a gasoline station previously occupied that location, an elementary school is located nearby, thousands of traffic citations have been issued […]
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From pain to purpose: There is a balm in Roberta’s House
Annette March-Grier is the founder of Roberta’s House. (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Between rampant gun violence and raging coronavirus, there is tremendous grief and trauma in Baltimore. Unattended and unresolved the twin scourges could lead to the downfall of safe, secure living anywhere in Baltimore. “I have witnessed […]