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Posted inStop Killing Us

Civil rights groups to work through the summer on the national agenda to combat White supremacy

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorMay 22, 2022May 25, 2022

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 […]

Posted inHBCU

Not too late to find an HBCU summer camp for your kids

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorMay 21, 2022May 21, 2022

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 WriterMay 20, 2022May 21, 2022

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 Toni Draper AFRO PublisherMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

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. WitmyerMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

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 WriterMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

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 AFROMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022

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 Associated PressMay 17, 2022May 18, 2022

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 Batey Special to the AFROMay 16, 2022May 16, 2022

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 Associated PressMay 15, 2022May 15, 2022

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 Associated PressMay 15, 2022May 15, 2022

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 Special to the AFROMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

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 […]

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