By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO For the past two years we have all lived through the uncertainty of a worldwide pandemic. We have done our best to stay […]
Category: Baltimore Community
Former Maryland Delegate Rev. Emmett C. Burns Jr. dies
By AFRO Staff Former State delegate and civil rights giant Rev. Emmett C. Burns Jr. passed away on March 17 in Lochearn, Md. after a fall that led to complications […]
Thiru Vignarajah announces run for Baltimore City State’s attorney
By Special Report On March 22 at 11:00 a.m., former federal prosecutor and Maryland deputy attorney general Thiru Vignarajah filed to run as a Democrat for State’s Attorney for Baltimore […]
Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative Announces $5.3 Million for Children & Youth Programs
By Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative (the Collaborative) has awarded $5.3 million in grants to support 93 high-quality summer programs for children and youth living […]
Mayor Scott launches application portal for Women’s Commission
Applications Now Open BALTIMORE, MD. (Thursday, March 24, 2022) — Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that the City of Baltimore will be accepting applications for the Baltimore City Commission for Women. […]
Towanda R. Taylor: Using her second chance to give one to others
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO Towanda R. Taylor was suddenly unemployed. After utilizing the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to care for her father, […]
Mentor on the Move: How Alicia Wilson climbs the professional ladder with generations of Baltimore on her back
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor When it comes to mentoring 90 students and young professionals, Alicia Wilson doesn’t have the time- she makes it. The esteemed lawyer and Vice […]
Dana Peterson Moore is Baltimore’s Chief Equity Officer and Director in Office of Equity and Civil Rights
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Dana Petersen Moore, Esq., has been selected as Baltimore’s first chief equity officer. Since January 2021, Moore has served in the dual […]
Black Women Build – Baltimore: How Shelley Halstead Is building better homes- one woman at a time
By Belinda Merritt Relocating to Baltimore from Seattle in 2015, Shelley Halstead understood all too well the meaning of “reinventing yourself.” She had a vision and user experiences as a […]
Diane Bell-McKoy leads Baltimore to bring the Black community together
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Long before the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray ignited Baltimore’s volcano of protracted racial inequity, Diane Bell-McKoy was calling on and calling […]
Ladies of Vision Charities, Inc. 2022 Scholarship Program
By Special to the AFRO Ladies of Vision (LOV) Charities, Inc. ® is pleased to announce our 2022 Scholarship Program. Baltimore County residents enrolled in a public or private school […]
A Church with open arms in South Baltimore
By J.J. McQueen, Special to the AFRO At the turn of each new year the world is always excited about the good things to come. It’s one of those things […]