By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Special to the AFRO When Judge William Peters declared Jerome Johnson a free man July 2, the circuit court jurist said little to the man who had just spent 30 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. It was perhaps a fitting show of symbolic silence for a […]
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Inaugural Class of Mayor’s Scholars Program at BCCC Begins
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Summer 2018 marks the beginning of a new academic opportunity for Baltimore City Public School (BCPS) graduates. More than 500 high school graduates comprise the inaugural class of the Mayor’s Scholars Program. Close to 540 students and their families descended on the Baltimore City Community College main campus on […]
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Black Male Yoga Initiative Helps Heal Young Brothers One at a Time
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com I spent most of my birthday (July 1) weekend at a “no tech Yoga retreat” at the Bar-T Mountainside Summer Camp, in Urbana, Maryland. For those who know me well, the sight of me at a Yoga retreat is an antithetical narrative; for decades I eschewed the practice of Yoga […]
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84th Annual AFRO Clean Block Kick Off
On June 28, the AFRO Newspapers held the kick off for the 2018 Clean Block campaign where leaders and members of community organizations gathered to continue an 84 year tradition for the city and the venerable newspaper. Community leaders representing their respective neighborhoods included Peggy Scarlet, Roseanne Thomas, Denise Deleaver, Diane Williams, Kevin Dorn, and […]
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Set The Captives Free Outreach Center is Relocating
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO June 25 was a landmark day in the history of Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, of Baltimore County. It was the day the church purchased the building formerly known as Seoul Plaza in Woodlawn. The building at Security Square Mall provides the church with 160,000 square feet to […]
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Former NFL Player Aaron Maybin Uses His Platform To Advocate For Better Schools
By Lisa Snowden-McCray, Special to the AFRO Last week, when primary voting at Patapsco Elementary was moved due to fears that the building was infested with fleas and mice, former NFL linebacker, artist and Baltimore City Schools teacher Aaron Maybin had some thoughts. “Crazy thing about this story isn’t that they shut down and moved […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello my dear fans and readers. How are you? I am doing well, thank you for asking. Honey Child! Have I got something for you that will keep you happy; just check this out. First of all, I want to wish each one of you a very happy […]
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Following Death of Pioneering Founder of Flair Studio, Willia Montague Carries On Legacy
By Lisa Snowden-McCray, Special to the AFRO When Willia Bland decided to start a school to teach Baltimore girls etiquette and self-esteem back in 1968, she was 43 and the nation was in turmoil. “She started her business after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, and she started it because she wanted to empower young girls […]
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Mosby Rolls to Re-Election, But Faces Challenges Ahead
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby withstood the aggressive charge of two opponents in a highly contentious battle to win re-election by more than 20 points over her nearest rival. With nearly all precincts reporting (287 of 296 at press time), Mosby cruised to victory registering 49.2 % of the […]
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McCray’s Upset of Longtime Del. McFadden Ushers in New Era
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Del. Cory McCray rode an aggressive, some would say insurgent, campaign to a decisive victory over Sen. Nathaniel McFadden, the venerable East Baltimore politician who has represented the 45th District since 1995. With nearly all (55 of 58 at press time) precincts reporting, McCray defeated McFadden 58.5% to 41.5% […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing, until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men. Now, […]
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$102M Subsidy Sought for Maryland City Redevelopment Project
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Mayor Catherine E. Pugh is seeking a $102 million subsidy for a nearly $890 million redevelopment project that will include overhauling a public housing complex. Concept drawing of the Perkins Transformation Project (Courtesy Image/Housing Authority of Baltimore City) The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday that the Pugh administration is […]