By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor After meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, representatives from the nation’s civil rights community are developing their own action plans to address the spread […]
Category: News
Posted inHBCU
Not too late to find an HBCU summer camp for your kids
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Summer is the time to introduce the young person in your life to a (Historically Black College and University) HBCU campus. Let’s say you […]
Posted inBaltimore News
University of Maryland, Baltimore’s CURE Scholars Program graduates first cohort of West Baltimore high school seniors
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member. msayles@afro.com The first cohort of University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) CURE Scholars Program recently became graduates. The 20 high […]
Posted inNational News
The Mis-Education of the Negro
By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper, AFRO Publisher In 1933, Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson wrote his seminal, albeit controversial, book The Mis-Education of the Negro. A weekly columnist for the AFRO […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Johns Hopkins University to award Baltimore Artist Joyce J. Scott honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro When Johns Hopkins University holds its 146th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, the University will award an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to […]
Posted inBUSINESS
1st Amazon Construction Services LLC serves as one of the only Black woman-owned construction companies in Baltimore
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com After 18 years in the construction industry, Baltimore native Krystal Walker has one particular project that stands out […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Former Mayor of San Francisco and Speaker of the California State Assembly Hon. Willie L. Brown Jr. Endorses Thiru Vignarajah for Baltimore City State’s Attorney
By Special to the AFRO Baltimore, MD. May 18, 2022 Iconic Democrat Willie Brown Jr., who served 31 years in the California State Assembly including fourteen and one-half years as […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future
By Ashraf Khalil and David Sharp, The Associated Press Supporters of abortion rights took to the streets across America on May 14 to make clear their anger at the prospect […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Civil rights exhibit on Maryland’s pivotal role to open this Spring
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Center for History and Culture will open its new exhibit, “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” on […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, News, NEWS
Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say
By Carolyn Thompson and Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press The White 18-year-old who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket researched the local demographics and arrived a day in […]
Posted inNational News
Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
UDC: An international destination in the nation’s capital
By H. R. Harris, Special to the AFRO The University of the District of Columbia has evolved into an international institution that attracts students, and the school is on sound […]
