By Wanda Boulware Special to the AFRO The Coronavirus has literally restructured every facet of life worldwide, as well as set the mood in the home of Lakeisha Arthur. Her stance is to go with the flow and count your blessings, and understand that this too shall pass. This single mother with three children, who […]
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Community Lunch at Hotel Revival
By AFRO Staff Hotel Revival will give out free produce and lunch bags, donated by Coastal Sunbelt, Hungry Harvest and Topside restaurant, on April 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is the hotel’s third lunch giveaway since March 27, when they distributed over 500 free lunch bags to the Baltimore community. Each lunch […]
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Coloring Contest for Kids
By AFRO Staff If you are looking for a creative way to entertain your children while in quarantine, look no further! The Waterfront Baltimore partnered with a few other local organizations to create a coloring contest just for kids. Entry is simple: log onto their website, choose a waterfront-themed coloring page like West Shore Park, […]
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Kennedy Krieger Calls on Community for Masks
By AFRO Staff Following recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that suggest individuals should wear face coverings in public settings, Kennedy Krieger Institute recently launched a new protocol making mask-wearing a universal requirement at the Institute. With this new protocol comes the need for all staff, including non-clinical employees who […]
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WYPR Launches The Daily Dose to Highlight Maryland’s Response to COVID-19
By AFRO Staff WYPR, an NPR affiliate, recently launched The Daily Dose, a podcast that highlights Maryland’s response to the current public health crisis. Listeners can stay up to date through the original reporting and analysis from their newsroom along with the On The Record and Midday teams. Danyell Irby, WYPR acting executive director of […]
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RAMBLING ROSE: The Coronavirus Shut Us Down
By Rosa Pryor Special to the AFRO Christopher “Sugar Chris” Tittle, a Baltimore DJ found a way to continue to entertain you during this Coronavirus Pandemic. He will be live for “Happy Hour Party Mix Live” on facebook from 7-10 p.m. Hello everyone, I truly hope you and your family are well. This is an […]
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Mosby Seeks Coronavirus Race Data
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Baltimore City Sen. Nick Mosby is among dozens of members of the Maryland General Assembly, who want to know how the cases of COVID-19 cases and deaths around the state manifest along racial lines. Mosby, who told the AFRO he has been seeking the racial demographics connected to […]
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‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The Living Legend, Louie Vega, arguably the greatest House Music DJ on earth played the Baltimore Soundstage on March 8. Vega was in Baltimore at the invitation of his friend Ultra Nate (another House legend in her own right) for the venerable “Deep Sugar” party hosted by Nate […]
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COVID-19 Update from Governor Larry Hogan: Frequently Asked Questions
The Maryland Departments of Labor and Commerce have established a one-stop portal for businesses and employees impacted by COVID-19 at businessexpress.maryland.gov/coronavirus. Small businesses can apply for federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration. To ensure Marylanders receive access to affordable, ACA-compliant insurance coverage during this emergency, individuals can visit MarylandHealthConnection.gov or download the free […]
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Men’s Shelter Relocated in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore (SVDP) (BALTIMORE, MD) – St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore (SVDP) announced today that, working in partnership with the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, it has relocated all 135 men from SVDP’s men’s shelter located in East Baltimore. This move will allow SVDP to better protect the […]
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Please Let This Change Our World
By Tia Price, Director of Programs, Wide Angle Youth Media We teach our students how to create media one step at a time. Simple skills begin to form a project when stacked on top of each other. Once our students get the hang of their newly learned skills and are walking steady in the groove […]