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 […]
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Candidates for Maryland Governor Debate Policing, Flooding
By The Associated Press Maryland’s Democratic candidates for governor focused much of their second televised debate Wednesday on painful recent events in the state, including the death of a Baltimore County police officer and devastating flooding in Ellicott City. Panelists in the debate hosted by Sinclair Broadcasting asked the nine candidates about what they think […]
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ABC Political Forum: Moving From Protest to Policy
On May 29, Associated Black Charities (ABC), sponsored the forum, “Moving From Protest to Policy: Making Advocacy Count,” which focused on the substance of the recently concluded Maryland General Assembly’s Legislative Session. The forum was produced by ABC in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work and was held at the School […]
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`Racial Firestorm’ in Baltimore County Has Long Smoldered
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com The Baltimore Sun’s Jean Marbella posted a story May 25 with the headline, “Baltimore County Police Officer’s Death Ignites a Racial Firestorm,” in reference to the death of Baltimore County Police Officer First Class Amy Caprio, 29, who died after being run over by a Jeep allegedly driven by Dawnta […]
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Ervin Sues to Get on the Ballot
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland State Board of Elections to get the ticket of her and running mate Marisol Johnson on the ballot in time for the Democratic Primary on June 26. Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin (right) and running mate, Marisol Johnson […]
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Young Named One of ‘Talkers Heavy Hundred’ Sixth Year In a Row
Larry Young, the venerable Baltimore radio host was named one of the most important radio talk show hosts in the nation, by Talkers Magazine, known as, “the Bible of Talk Radio and the new Talk Media. Young, the host of the Larry Young Morning Show on WOLB Talk 1010, was ranked in the top 50 […]
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and […]
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Body Found of Maryland Man Who Disappeared Helping Others During Flood
By The Associated Press Searchers scouring a riverbed near a Maryland town ravaged by destructive flash flooding have found the body of a missing Black man last seen being carried away by raging waters racing down a historic main street. Crews had been hunting for 39-year-old Eddison Hermond, who was reported missing Sunday following torrential […]
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Verletta White Supporters Confront State Pushback
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Supporters of embattled Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) Interim Superintendent Verletta White came out in force to this week’s State School Board meeting. More than 40 administrators, principals and other Baltimore County school officials packed the Nancy Grasmick State Education Building in downtown Baltimore urging State Superintendent Karen […]
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Baltimore County’s Message After Death of Officer Caprio is Unmistakable
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com On May 21, Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio was doing her job when she confronted a male in a Jeep suspected of being part of a burglary in the Perry Hall community of Baltimore County. Caprio ordered the driver of the car, 16-year old Dawnta Harris to exit the […]
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How Morning Star Baptist Church is Celebrating 122 Years
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO If you have driven along Woodlawn Drive in the past four months, you may have noticed a beautiful, new church building that recently opened. That building is the home of Morning Star Baptist Church (MSBC), which moved from the city to Baltimore County in December of 2017. Morning Star […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
Hello my friends, how are you? Well, I hope. I am doing great, thanks for asking. However, I have been going to so many funerals in the past few weeks and they’re still going. Every week I write my column it seems that I have to write a death notice. It’s a terrible situation! For […]