Category: Baltimore Community

A group of gifted and talented Baltimore high school students recently competed in the NAACP’s 33rd Annual National ACT-SO Competition. The event was part of the 102nd Annual NAACP Convention, held July 20-24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the Wilshire Grand Hotel and was hosted by actress Teala Dunna and Rocsi from the […]

Neither soaring temperatures nor sizzling sidewalks could stay Artscape devotees from their appointed rounds stage to stage, booth to booth to take in the sights and sounds of the nation’s only free art event of this magnitude as it scored its 30th year. Fantasia rocked the waves as always, head back, feet bare, letting loose […]

Arts nonprofit Baltimore Love Project continues to make Baltimore a more loving city as they successfully completed their seventh love-themed mural on June 5. Located at 2313 East North Ave., the mural is their largest to date at more than 30 feet high. They completed the mural during the self-proclaimed “Day of Love,” where volunteers […]

TOWSON, MD. – Baltimore County Public Schools food service officials want to know which community-based programs could benefit from a summer food service that continues to grow. Last summer, the Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Services served a daily average of 3,500 children under the age of 18. Funded by the U.S. […]

James R. Ashby and Terrye Ashby recently presented the James H. Ashby Jr. Award of Excellence to Danny T. Molock Jr. at the recent Morgan State University Senior Awards Banquet. Molock is the highest ranking male graduating senior receiving a bachelor’s degree in social work from Morgan State University. Danny was born and raised in […]

Baltimore County Public Schools has the fourth highest graduation rate among the nation’s 50 largest school districts, according to a report released today by Education Week. The BCPS graduation rate was 77.8 percent for the Class of 2008, according to the Diplomas Count 2011 report titled “Beyond High School, Before Baccalaureate: Meaningful Alternatives to a […]

Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy, has named three Baltimore-area graduating high school seniors Nielsen Scholars. The students will receive a $2,500 scholarship award, as well as a fully-loaded netbook computer. The scholarship award is part of Nielsen’s outreach to diverse communities in the Baltimore region, […]

With over $2 billion in assets, it’s surely safe to say that CEO Eugene Profit’s investment management firm is booming. But the entrepreneur wasn’t always bestowed with prosperity. “I grew up in South Central Los Angeles and we certainly weren’t the wealthiest,” Profit told the AFRO during a recent interview. I remember my experiences and […]

Baltimore City locals now have a new reason to visit their neighborhood libraries, and the cause has nothing to do with what’s in the books. Libraries have long been a source of nourishment, and with the help of the Virtual Supermarket Program (VSP), residents can now place grocery orders online for pick up at Enoch […]

The Garwyn Oaks community in Northwest Baltimore is offering a creative kick-off to the summer with the Arts in the Park festival. On June 11 from noon to 5 p.m., all are invited for a day of fun in the sun at Hanlon Park between Gwynns Falls Parkway and Hilton Street. Arts in the Park […]

Hollywood will arrive in Charm City on June 17 as Baltimore-based {Heart & Soul Magazine kicks off its “Heart & Soul Awards” weekend. The two-day event will spotlight notable African-American women in the community and will feature a bevy of local and national celebrities, all coming together to promote the magazine’s mission of enhancing the […]

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF) recently announced the 2011 Maryland Badges for Baseball program. The program is being implemented in nine Maryland jurisdictions, including eight county Sheriff’s offices. Badges for Baseball partners include: the Sheriff’s offices of Allegany, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, and Prince George’s counties, and Baltimore […]