By Tiffany C. Ginyard, Special to the AFRO Finally…The governor of Maryland is Black; The State is still blue.Echoes of warm words woo voters long after the moment,While the AFRO […]
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Black Girls Vote responds to Maryland’s ‘historic moment’ and other election outcomes
By Tiffany C. Ginyard, Special to the AFRO Black voters gathered at RYMKS Bar and Grille on election night to network and socialize for a watch party on the evening […]
Power52 Prepares Citizens for Work in Solar Industry
By Tiffany Ginyard, AFRO Managing Editor Ten individuals from Baltimore City and surrounding counties recently graduated from Power52 Energy Institute poised for a life of sustained success and self-sufficiency. The institute […]
AFRO Exclusive: Pugh Resigns
By Tiffany C. Ginyard, AFRO Managing Editor In a one-on-one conversation with AFRO Publisher and CEO the Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper on Wednesday, May 1, Mayor Catherine E. Pugh said she […]
Black Male Journalists Speak
By Tiffany C. Ginyard, AFRO Managing Editor, tginyard@afro.com This week, the AFRO concludes its special Black History Month coverage “Honoring the Black Press: Past and Future.” In week one, we recognized the […]
Youth Explorers Help Restore Trust Between Police, People
The Northwestern Wildcats played in the Baltimore City Police Department’s 1st Annual Unity Game, a fundraiser that supports the BPD’s Explorers program for youth 14-21, earlier this year. (Courtesy photo) […]
Kweisi Mfume to Head National Medical Association
Kweisi Mfume, former U.S. congressman and past president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was named chief executive officer of the National Medical […]
Celebrity Fit Club’s Harvey Walden Supporting “Let’s Move”
VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club” fitness instructor Harvey Walden said he will do whatever he can to support first lady Michelle Obama’s national “Let’s Move” campaign to combat childhood obesity, announced […]
Black Animator Thrives at Disney
Though it took Disney decades to give the world an African-American princess, the company has been casting African-Americans in leading roles in its business for quite some time now. One […]