By Lisa Snowden-McCray, Special to the AFRO Matt Prestbury says when he started gathering together groups of Black fathers, it was because he was a newly-single dad, looking for other people like him. “I began to look around for outlets and opportunities to bring fathers together, and I began to create them because there wasn’t really […]
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More GTTF Cops Sentenced
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Two more members of the now disbanded Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) were sentenced June 8. Former Baltimore Police Detectives Evodio Hendrix and Maurice Ward were given credit by prosecutors for cooperating against their former colleagues with the notorious GTTF, charged with crimes ranging from planting evidence, to selling drugs, […]
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Hogan Honored at Langston Hughes Community Center
Governor Larry Hogan (2nd from left) is joined by (Left to right) Betsy Simon, Director Z-Hap; Karen Hammond, President & CEO KHD Performance Analysis Solutions; George E. Mitchell, Executive Director Langston Hughes Community, Business & Resource Center; and Gwendolyn S. Woody, Wellness WERKS 8 at a dedication of a Library and Computer Lab named in […]
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Following Court Loss, Ervin Keeps Options Open
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO All options are still on the table for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin as the days wind down before the start of early voting on June 14 and Maryland’s primary June 26. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge William C. Mulford II, handed down a decision this week denying the […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
Hello everyone, how are you? Let all of us say it together! `Rain, rain, go away, please come back another day!’ Terrible situation! Yes, our summer is here and we have a lot of free concerts, outdoor festivals and fundraisers going on in Baltimore and other parts of Maryland. It is so exciting! I just […]
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Rehoboth Light of the World Church Offers Memorable Summer Experience
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO The 2017-2018 school year is just about done. In a couple of weeks, the school bell will ring for the last time, and children will excitedly begin their summer break. Even though children are happy to be done with school, parents will need something for them to do. Many […]
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Honoring Fallen BCPS Students
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Recently, scores of parents, students, school employees and school board members and political officials stopped for a few brief moments as the names of nine Baltimore City Public School Students who died this year from gun violence were read. The names of those fallen students are: Rashad Parks, Stefon […]
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Min. John Battle, a Sandtown Fixture Dies at 75
By AFRO Staff Min. John Battle, a longtime master barber and the father of former AFRO reporter and Baltimore playwright Ursula Battle, died May 27. He was 75 The viewing for Minister Battle will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Howell Funeral Home, located at 4600 […]
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Larry Young Hosts Gubernatorial Debate
WOLB radio host Larry Young hosted a gubernatorial debate between Democrats on June 5. From left: Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, Jim Shea, Rich Madaleno, Alec Ross, Rushern Baker, Valerie Ervin and Ben Jealous (not pictured). (Twitter photo)
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Howard and Harvard Grad Comes Home to Baltimore
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A Baltimore native has returned home from Harvard Law School. D’Sean Williams-Brown, 25, is now studying for his bar exam after graduating in Harvard’s 2018 class. After studying at Howard University and Harvard Law School, D’Sean Williams-Brown is back in his hometown. (Courtesy photo) Born in 1993, Williams-Brown […]
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St. Frances Football Team Calls Racial Foul Play as Three Different Schools Refuse to Face Them This Year
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com The principal of St. Frances Academy in Baltimore has accused its fellow neighboring private schools of racism after at least three schools recently announced their refusal to play St. Frances’ football team this upcoming season in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. St. Frances Academy, the only private catholic school in […]
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Bill Pushes for Greater Racial Equity in Baltimore
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Baltimore is one small step closer to addressing generations of inequity inherent in how city government does business, thanks to legislation currently moving through City Council. The Equity Assessment Program (CCB #18-0223) was unanimously approved by the Baltimore Planning Commission this week. The legislation is a super-sized municipal equity […]