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Category: Baltimore Events

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Baltimore AFRO Tea April 22nd

by Dana PeckJanuary 5, 2023March 20, 2023

We invite you to attend the 5th Annual Baltimore Tea that will be held at Martin’s West on Saturday April 22, 2023. Attendees will enjoy great food, music and of […]

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Slutty Vegan visionary Pinky Cole returns to Baltimore for North American book tour

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterDecember 2, 2022December 11, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Pinky Cole, the founder, and CEO of Slutty Vegan, comes back home this weekend.  The philanthropist and entrepreneur […]

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Celebrating 130 years

by Dana PeckAugust 17, 2022December 23, 2022

The AFRO’s Celebration Gala brought together and recognized the Founders, Leaders, and Supporters of The AFRO News, who share a demonstrated commitment to the achievements made by The AFRO News […]

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Leadership Baltimore County hosts initiative to discuss the impact of COVID -19 on the local community

by Special to the AFROFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Communities are at their best when pulling together for a common cause. Leadership Baltimore County (LBC) is a community leadership program with a […]

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Relax! Tru Facts on the Vax

by Dana PeckJuly 10, 2021January 25, 2022

Johns Hopkins Medicine with their Managed Care Organization, Priority Partners is sponsoring Relax! Tru Facts on the Vax A light and entertaining discussion held dispelling common (and not so common) […]

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AFRO Community Connections

by AFRO StaffApril 10, 2019January 25, 2022

Blackout Poetry Celebrate National Poetry Month.  Create your own poem! No writing required. Instead of starting with a blank page, start with a page full of words and cross out […]

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Expunging Cannabis Offenses

by Special to the AFROOctober 17, 2018January 25, 2022

By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO In the wave of marijuana legalization, the war on drugs is left in its wake.  Thousands of people remain incarcerated for cannabis convictions while […]

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