By AFRO Staff A national, nonpartisan nonprofit is partnering with seven Baltimore Starbucks to educate and register new voters ahead of the Maryland primary election April 28. Black Girls Vote, founded by Nykidra Robinson, works towards a “mission to engage, educate, and empower women of color, especially those ages 18-25, to use the political process. […]
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THE RUN DOWN – The Afro Acquires Upton Mansion
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks on The Afro’s new headquarters (The Upton Mansion) and the trending topics in the Afro American Newspaper.
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Black History Month 2020: You. Are. Still. Here.
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead Special to the AFRO In hindsight, Black History Month probably should have been canceled this year. From the collective grieving over the tragic deaths of Kobe and Gianna Bryant to the misogynistic attack by Snoop Dogg on Gayle King, it has indeed been the worst of times. It is a palpable […]
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The Black Vote Mural Project
By J. K. Schmid Special to AFRO Annapolis’s Banneker-Douglass Museum held the Grand Opening for “The Black Vote Mural Project” on Feb. 15. Set to run through to the end of December, the project will be exhibiting “Public Art + Black Voices + Civil Rights,” during a new election year where mainstream media narratives increasingly […]
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BWI Marshall Airport and Fraport Maryland Welcome New Pop-Up Shops
For Immediate Release Contact: Jonathan Dean February 27, 2020 […]
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Young Announces AFRO Award
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com In 1892, the AFRO American Newspaper, then known as the Afro-American Ledger, was founded and headquartered in the Upton community of Old West Baltimore. 130 years later, the AFRO has its eyes on the future and the Upton community again as the newspaper begins the process of developing […]
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Former Baltimore Mayor Sentenced to 3 years in Book Scheme
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday for arranging fraudulent sales of her self-published children’s books to nonprofits and foundations to promote her political career and fund her run for the city’s highest office. The scandal has shaken Maryland’s largest […]
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Where is the Bottom for Black Baltimore?
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com There have been two reported school shootings in Baltimore City since 2000 and both of them happened last year. In Feb. 2019, a 25-year old man was approached by a member of Frederick Douglass High School’s staff, who inquired about his presence in the school and the intruder […]
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Union Baptist to Develop Historic School
By AFRO Staff Erected in what was Old West Baltimore in 1877, historic Henry Highland Garnet School (PS 103), was named after the abolitionist and minister. Now almost 150 years later another city institution rooted in Old West Baltimore is tasked with the redevelopment of PS 103. Beloved Community Services CDC is an affiliate of […]
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Sewell Continues Fight for Justice
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO State prosecutors attempted to silence a key defense witness to hide evidence their case was tainted, according to an appeal filed last month to contest the misconduct conviction of Pocomoke City’s first Black police chief. That revelation is part of a 90-page brief filed on behalf of Kelvin […]
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Man Gets Life For Stabbing Wife 55 Times
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Amit Kumar, 40, of the 6700 block of Holabird Avenue in South Baltimore, was convicted of first degree murder and possession of a dangerous weapon after killing his wife Ankita Verma, 39. According to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, on January 11, 2019, at 5:06 p.m. Kumar […]
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RAMBLING ROSE: Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society Launches Great Music
By Rosa Pryor Mildred “Millie” Battle well-known jazz advocate and President of Left Bank Jazz Society and Board Member of Jazz Expressways Foundation, Inc passed away on Friday, February 21st from bladder cancer at Meadow Park Rehabilitation & Health Care Center on Rolling Road. Funeral Arrangements were not made by press deadline. For more information […]