By Special to the AFRO Peak summer travel season is underway, with more busy summer weekends ahead. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Air service and passenger traffic continues to grow, with new airlines and the return of several domestic and international routes. “There is a high demand for air travel this summer; we are working […]
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Posted inPolitics
Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits Thomas
By Hope Yen, The Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee said on July 24, it will interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role. Lawmakers said […]
Posted inWord In Black
#WordinBlack: Access to tobacco products, including vapes, and proximity of retailers pose challenge for youth
By Bree Tomlinson and Amyah Davis, Youthcast Media Group™ East of Baltimore in Essex, Md., middle and high school kids gather after school around a small corner store one block away from Kenwood High School and Stemmers Run Middle School. Underneath the store sign, a banner highlights some of the staples for sale within – […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Concentric Educational Solutions puts students at the center of its work, bridging the gap between school and home
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afrocom David Heiber founded Concentric Educational Solutions (CES) in 2010 to bridge the gap between home and the classroom. The word “concentric” means having a common center, and under Heiber’s direction, students are at the center of all of the company’s efforts. The organization’s mission […]
Posted inBaltimore News
New report shows 50 percent of Marylanders with disabilities face financial hardships
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) residents who also have a disability are experiencing financial hardships at a rate much higher than what the federal poverty data reports. According to a new report from United Way of Central Maryland and United for ALICE, only 16 percent of Maryland […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Maryland Food Bank report: one-third of Marylanders are facing food insecurity
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Food Bank released a special report on July 14 regarding food insecurity in Maryland, and how residents experience food hardships. The goal of this report is to look at data from a variety of resources to see how factors such as housing and wages have an […]
Posted inNational News
Fed set to impose another big rate hike to fight inflation
By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press Conflicting signs about the health of the U.S. economy have thrust the Federal Reserve (the Fed) into a difficult spot. With inflation raging at a four-decade high, the job market strong and consumer spending still solid, the Fed is under pressure to raise interest rates aggressively. But other signs […]
Posted inNEWS
Black women clergy speak across the spectrum: from disappointment to rage at the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO The fallout continues from the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe V. Wade on June 24. Black clergy women across denominations in the metropolitan D.C. area have joined women from all backgrounds in expressing a spectrum of thought – from disappointment […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Anthony A. Anderson, creator of ‘Anacostia’ series, nominated at 2022 Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards
By Cara Williams, Special To the AFRO Anthony A. Anderson, son of Southeast Washington, D.C., transformed his “East of the River” childhood experiences into his hit series, “Anacostia,” an acclaimed new show that has gotten him nominated for a 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama in both the […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. City Council passes legislation giving rights to homeless: first legislation in U.S. seeking to lift stigma of homelessness
By H. R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Last month, the D.C. City Council passed the Human Rights Enhancement Amendment Act to amend the Human Rights Act of 1977. The bill makes it harder to discriminate against those living with homelessness, thus making homelessness a protected class in Washington, D.C. Homeless advocates and members of […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
As counties become more diverse, new voices need to be at the table
Reporters Notebook: Inclusive civic engagement By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The National Association of Counties (NAC) just ended their annual conference on Inclusive Civic Engagement in Colorado this week. County Executives and officials across America are finding out, like all of us who live in counties, that the regions surrounding our major metropolitan cities […]
Posted inNational News
Freedom Riders from 1961 honored
By Ariama C. Long, Report for America Corps Member This year marks the 61st anniversary of the 1961 Freedom rides through the segregated South, aimed at dismantling the Jim Crow system looming over the transportation industry at the time. Freedom Riders risked life and limb protesting illegal and often violent racial segregation throughout the South. […]