The Women of the Diva’s DISH, from left, Ellen Gee, Brooklynn Parker, Erricka Bridgeford, and Aneesah Morine. In February 2013, four Baltimore women teamed up to create the Diva’s DISH (discussing important situations honestly) podcast. Tackling a diverse range of topics, including relationships, health, systemic racism, and sexism, the women of the DISH bring a […]
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Community Mourns and Reflects After Murder of Three-Year-Old
McKenzie Elliott, the toddler murdered Aug. 1 while playing on her porch in Baltimore City. The 3600 block of Old York Road was quiet on the Monday after McKenzie Elliott was killed, Aug. 1, while playing on her porch. McKenzie had been given permission to play outside by her uncle Charles Coley, who was keeping […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Helps Rapper Nas Find 3rd Great Grandmother
In this photo released by PBS, from left, actor Courtney B. Vance, actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, recording artist Nas, actor Khandi Alexander and host/executive producer/writer/presenter Henry Louis Gates Jr. discuss uncovering family histories during PBS’ “Finding Your Roots 2” session at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverley Hills, Calif. In […]
Posted inNational News
White House Details Costs of Inaction on Climate Change
Some 300 environmental activists yell their support for stricter pollution rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency during a march to the William S. Moorhead Federal Building in downtown Pittsburgh by some 5,000 union members, led by the United Mine Workers of America July 31. It is the first of two days of public hearings […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Researchers Document Role of Race in Shaping Life Outcomes of Urban Poor
In The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood, researchers from Johns Hopkins University document the way racism continues to have a dramatic impact on the life outcomes of poor Blacks when compared to their low-income White counterparts. The book’s three authors, Karl Alexander, Doris Entwisle, and Linda Olson, tracked […]
Posted inSports
Stephen A. Smith Suspended for One Week by ESPN
The actions that landed Ray Rice in court on domestic violence charges for his alleged abuse of his now wife, Janay, by knocking her unconscious in an Atlantic City elevator, have caused trouble for ESPN commentator Stephen Smith (inset photo) too. ESPN announced that Stephen A. Smith, regular commentator and host of the network’s First […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore City Set to Celebrate 90th Birthday of Literary Giant James Baldwin
James Baldwin On August 2, 2014, cities across the country will celebrate James Baldwin’s 90th birthday, honoring a giant of American literature. In Baltimore, the James Baldwin Literary Society will be putting on a weekend of events to celebrate the author’s legacy as well as provide a forum for African-American authors to share their work […]
Posted inBaltimore News, Religion
New United Baptist Convention President Seeks Deeper Community Engagement
The Rev. Dr. Cleveland T.A. Mason II offers prayer in the sanctuary of his church, Perkins Square Baptist on Edmondson Avenue. On July 23, 2014, the Rev. Dr. Cleveland Mason was installed as the president of the United Baptist Missionary Convention, a convention of Baptist African-American churches founded in 1829. Mason brings to the office […]
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Month after AFRO Report of a Rumored Closing, ‘Stop Shop and Save’ Closes Multiple Locations
Workmen breakdown the N. Monroe St. Stop, Shop, and Save location. One month after the AFRO reported on the rumored closing of a the N. Monroe St. location of ‘Stop Shop and Save’, one of Baltimore City’s oldest Black-owned grocery store chains, three ‘Stop Shop and Save’ grocery store locations have closed. As of July 25, […]
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Hayes to Expand Opportunities in the 40th District
Antonio Hayes, one of the three presumptive delegates for Baltimore City’s 40th District in the House of Delegates. Six months before he officially takes office, Antonio Hayes, the presumptive delegate of the 40th District has begun working on behalf of his district. He is assisting Violetville residents in their attempts to revitalize a local park. […]
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Regulations Block Success of Necessary Food Program
At the end of each school year, municipalities throughout the country seek ways to provide for the loss of free meals many children receive and rely on. However, federal regulations governing the programs that fund free meals to low-income children are blocking the success of the effort. Of the approximately 85,000 children attending Baltimore City public schools, 84 percent, or about 71,000 […]
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Report: Racism in BWI’s Concessions Workforce
Sen. Catherine Pugh speaks at a press conference at BWI announcing release of report detailing racial inequality among BWI’s concessions workers. African-Americans are disproportionately represented among fast food workers at Maryland’s BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, while White workers are far more likely to be employed in the often higher paying roles of servers and bartenders, […]