Thursday, October 30, 2025

Medicaid cuts in Republicans’ spending bill threaten rural hospitals, disaster preparedness

The 47th president’s spending bill is preparing to slash Medicaid, putting millions of Americans at […]


Postscript for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Just keep that mammogram appointment

After skipping mammograms for four years, healthcare professional Laurene Scott finally got screened—just as her […]


Annual Masked Ball returns to Charm City

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROkmcneir@afro.com With the assistance of individuals like Baltimore Mayor […]


Baltimore commissioner suspends ‘police powers’ of officer seen attempting to hit man with squad car

Screenshots from a video uploaded to Tik Tok show an officer of the Baltimore Police […]


‘I’m important too’: The role of self-care in postpartum healing

Postpartum recovery isn’t about going back to who you were before motherhood—it’s about rediscovering yourself […]


AI, fear and a bag of chips: How a Maryland teen became the latest victim of a broken system

by Frances Toni Draper, CEO and Publisher of the AFRO I keep thinking about a […]


Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can’t agree on first-degree murder charge

An Illinois jury convicted former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson of second-degree murder in […]


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