Category: Baltimore Community

By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle is not interested in removing the “interim” from his job title. According to a report by the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis told U.S. District Court Judge James K. Bredar this morning Tuggle voluntarily withdrew his name from consideration for the permanent […]

By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Wife. Mother.Teacher.  Philanthropist and supporter of community causes. Loving heart of the Allen family home.  Those were among the titles and accolades showered on Martha P. Allen as she celebrated her 100th birthday among family and friends at Baltimore’s Bright Ideas Studio on Sept. 22. Allen, wife of the […]

By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A Baltimore rising star has been named to the Restore Trust in Policing Commission. The commission, a direct response to the flagrant and rampant corruption of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force, was established at the end of August. Alicia Wilson, is the senior vice president […]

By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO Fort Worthington Elementary in East Baltimore is a school that was designed and built to meet the needs of a new generation.  Teachers are not wasting anytime tapping into what motivates children to learn.   They are using an array of technology to connect with a new generation of students. […]

By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com After torrential rains — the remnant of what was deadly Hurricane Florence — deluged Baltimore the morning of Sept. 18, the sun broke out just in time for members of the Matthew A. Henson Neighborhood Association to have their monthly meeting on the second Tuesday in September. I was […]

By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO As the city continues to debate the findings of an Independent Review Board (IRB), that all but concluded detective Sean Suiter committed suicide in a West Baltimore alley last year, one critical decision by police in the wake of his death remains largely unexplained:  why did the command staff […]

By The Associated Press Some Baltimore residents will soon get some help from City Hall in expunging their records from public inspection. Mayor Catherine Pugh says that because criminal records can prevent people from being called in for a job interview or even being approved for housing, removing certain offenses from databases can greatly improve […]