The Girl Scouts program is about empowerment and leadership development. All of the organization’s programs are centered around discovering, learning, connecting and taking action in the community. (Courtesy of Girl Scouts of Central Maryland) By Marnita Coleman Special to the AFRO Nestled in Seton Business Park in Northwest Baltimore is an organization that has been […]
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Black and Missing and More: Message by Managing Editor ReShonda Tate
BY RESHONDA TATE BILLINGSLEY, Defender Network Black and missing Let me be clear. The story of Gabrielle Petito is heartbreaking. And I am so glad her family can get a semblance of closure now that her body has been found. But I would be lying if I didn’t say I felt some kind of way about the around-the-clock […]
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National Urban League President and CEO says misconduct of Louisiana trooper charged by DOJ underscores needs for police accountability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice bringing charges against former Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Brown: “The incident with former Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Brown in which he assaulted an unarmed Black man with a flashlight more than […]
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100 Black Men of Washington D.C. receives $50K from enterprise
Enterprise Awards $50,000 to 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C. Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward and 100 Black Men Advancing Social and Racial Equity in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2021) – 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C. received $50,000 from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation to advance social and racial equity in the community. 100 Black Men will put the […]
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Pandemic stressing Americans’ mental health, data suggests
A sign at the end of the New Carrollton Metro Station showing the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on Sept. 18, 2021. (Kelly Livingston/Capital News Service) By KELLY LIVINGSTON Capital News Service WASHINGTON – A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and health organizations are still trying to determine the extent of its […]
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WITH PANDEMIC RELIEF SET TO EXPIRE — CREATING UNCERTAINTY FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE — FOUNDATION URGES PERMANENT REFORMS
The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Comprehensive Policy Reforms Needed to Support Youth and Young Adults Transitioning from Foster Care With a national moratorium on youth aging out of foster care set to expire on Sept. 30 — leading to thousands of young people facing eviction from the foster care system and further uncertainty — the […]
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ASALH is hosting its 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic preventing an in-person gathering, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is in the middle of its 106th annual meeting, under the 2021 theme: “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.” “In these […]
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NAACP president’s statement on Haitian refugee attack
Derrick Johnson serves as President and CEO of the NAACP. (Courtesy Photo/naacp.org) By Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, released the following statement regarding the images and videos of U.S. border patrol attacking Haitian refugees with whips: “This cruelty is utterly sickening. The events that took place today are […]
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Black Wealth Summit (BWS) launches HBCU Business Case Competition
HBCU’s may compete for up to $30K in prizes Live event to be held October 21st during BWS inclusive, wealth building, virtual event (BALTIMORE) – Creating generational wealth for Black people is one of the foundations of the ground-breaking, virtual Black Wealth Summit™ (BWS) being held October 20 – 22. In keeping with that, BWS will be hosting […]
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A cultural, principled and comical legacy
A young Wayne Dawkins, left, with his mother, Tompkins Park, Brooklyn, circa 1956. (Courtesy photo) By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Here is a centennial story. She never learned to drive a car and didn’t try. Yet she traveled far and near, all over tri-state metropolitan New York, to Panama and to Canada, by […]
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The diverse group of citizens of Talbot County and “The night they drove Old Dixie down”
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. A vote was taken at the September 14 Talbot County Council meeting, in Easton, Md., to decide whether the statue of the Talbot Boys, the last Confederate monument on public land, should be taken down. There were five council members who voted that night: Frank Divilo Peter Lesher, VP Chuck […]
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Pfizer announces COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
(AP Photo/David Goldman, File) By J.K. Schmid and Jessica Dortch Special to the AFRO Pfizer has completed trials for a children’s COVID-19 vaccine regimen, the pharmaceutical giant announced Sept. 20. The company reports positive results for children aged five to 11 years. The vaccine, administered in two doses, 21 days apart, shows “robust neutralizing antibody […]