By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that $16.4 million will be spread amongst 113 nonprofit organizations to expand opportunities […]
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Mayor Bowser lays out plans for her third term after re-election
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member tmcqueen@afro.com D.C. will keep their Mayor another four years. Mayor Muriel Bowser won her third term this election cycle […]
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Black Girls Vote continues to inspire at their fifth annual ball
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Black Girls Vote (BGV) held its fifth annual ball on Nov. 18 at Martin’s West in Baltimore County. […]
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Maryland Black Caucus Foundation holds 27th annual legislative weekend conference
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation held its 27th Legislative Weekend over the weekend, highlighting the Black agenda and […]
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Community leaders and JHU students reflect on the midterm election results
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski recently joined forces with Stephanie Young, executive director of the nonpartisan organization, When We […]
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Are you prepared to fight ransomware? Tech experts weigh in on the most popular form of cyberattack
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As the world becomes more technologically savvy, so comes with it the threat of online crime. One of […]
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Improve your mood: how technology is helping Black Americans address mental health
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The American healthcare system is unaffordable for the average uninsured American these days. Additional health services that help […]
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D.C. City Council members discuss resources for senior citizens, women and the health of local waterways
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com On Nov. 9, At-Large City Councilwoman Anita Bonds (D-DC) put four bills before the Committee on Housing and […]
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Baltimore City Council members discuss violence prevention initiatives and changing the landscape of Baltimore in quarterly public safety hearing
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The City Council’s Public Safety and Government Operations Committee recently held its quarterly crime statistics and violence prevention […]
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School-based violence prevention program aims to help public school students
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon Scott and his team are forging ahead with a new violence prevention plan aimed at reducing […]
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Black men of Baltimore respond to election of first Black governor in Maryland
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The day after the historical win for then-Democratic candidate Wes Moore, Black male Baltimoreans weighed in on the […]
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Election Day is here, and so are the voters
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Nov. 8 will be remembered as more than election day in the middle of President Joe Biden’s first […]