By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com As Maryland recognizes its veterans for their service to the state and the nation, it is important to highlight what work is being done to support veterans on the legislative level. Legislative support means creation of laws and funding that help uphold or initiate aid for Maryland’s veterans […]
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Four ways veterans can find funding as entrepreneurs
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, veterans are 45 percent more likely than non-veterans to be self-employed. According to BLS numbers, veterans are more suited as entrepreneurs because of the discipline, tenacity and adaptability they develop while serving in the military. But, because veterans spend much of […]
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Spend with those who serve: four Black, veteran-owned businesses to support today
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Veterans owned more than 1.9 million businesses and employed more than 5.2 million Americans in 2018, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA). As they have devoted their lives to serving their country, it’s only right that the country in turn patronizes their businesses. “Veterans are sometimes forgotten […]
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A time to remember: ‘This is Our War’
By Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher When my grandfather, Carl J. Murphy, Ph. D., wrote of World War II as “our war,” it was an acknowledgement of how near the global conflict was to the Black community. This book was originally published in 1945, just months after the Allied victory, when the ripple […]
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Meet the Pastor: Bishop Donté Hickman
By Special to the AFRO Ministry: Pastor of Southern Baptist Church East Baltimore, Harford County and West Baltimore. “I have been a minister for 33 years and served as pastor of Southern now for over 21 years,” he said. Education: High School – Edmondson High School, Baltimore, Md. Undergraduate – Bachelor of Arts, Wiley College […]
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Baltimore police shooting prompts criticism of specialized gun squads
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — After a corruption scandal led the Baltimore Police Department to disband its plainclothes gun squad in 2017, the embattled agency pledged to increase oversight while remaining focused on seizing illegal weapons and curbing rampant violence. But several years later, two recent police shootings involving the department’s […]
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AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: Maryland Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead and her legacy of service
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor, afields@afro.com Along the beaten path that lays on the stretch of land between two exits off Route 113 lives one family’s long-lasting legacy of service. The road measures at two miles and carries the namesake of Fannie Birckhead. A local leader who cultivated the side plot of greenery that […]
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An AFRO salute: Honoring Black veterans by telling their stories
AFRO reprints book ‘This is Our War’ By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com On Nov. 7, members of the community came out to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore to honor generations of Black veterans and recognize three veterans who truly embody what it means to answer the call to service. Maj.Gen. Janeen […]
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Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the money to buy two Florida homes. A federal jury convicted […]
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Baltimore’s Chief Equity Officer shares all you need to know about the Office of Equity and Civil Rights
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Director of the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights Dana P. Moore is leader of a small office with a huge impact on Charm City. On Oct. 30, the office held their 30th Civil Rights Brunch where several individuals and local organizations–including the AFRO– were given […]
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Baltimore Development Corporation holds Baltimore Together Summit as the city makes headway in economic development
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) hosted the second annual Baltimore Together Summit on Oct. 20. The event was a time to share the progress made on the city’s comprehensive economic development strategy, Baltimore Together, which was adopted in 2021. The plan’s overarching goals include creating an equitable economy, supporting […]
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The Moore Report: War is not the answer
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO My wife, Dana, and I spent 10 days in Israel in 2001. She was a guest of a Baltimore Jewish Council program, and I didn’t want her to go alone. Without getting into the long, tortured history and politics of the Middle East and the war […]
