By David Ginsburg Associated Press Soaked to the core after standing the rain for well over three hours, coach John Harbaugh smiled broadly once the Baltimore Ravens wrapped up the finest regular season in franchise history by playing hard and effectively in a game that had absolutely no bearing on the team’s playoff stature. “That […]
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Lois Evans, wife of Dr. Tony Evans, Dies
In the midst of myriad prayers, the Evans family has had to say goodbye to its matriarch, Lois Evans, wife of Dr. Tony Evans, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. The family has freely shared its pain and asked for prayers, all the while praising the Lord for every day they had […]
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Davis Stops Gamboa in 12th, Wins WBA Lightweight Title
By GEORGE HENRY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Gervonta Davis could tell early on that Yuriorkis Gamboa wouldn’t go down easily, so Davis decided to be patient and wear him down. “I wasn’t pressed for the knockout,” Davis said. “Once I seen I was hurting him and he wasn’t getting out of there, I just […]
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First Black Schools Chief in Maryland County Dies at 71
By The Associated Press Joe A. Hairston, who as the first Black superintendent of the Baltimore County public schools pressed for achievement for students across the socioeconomic spectrum, has died at age 71, a family member said. Hairston’s wife, Lillian, told The Baltimore Sun that he died on Dec. 27 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore from […]
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Matthew Henson Community Development Corporation: 2019 Kwanzaa Event Calendar
The mission of the Matthew Henson Community Development Corporation (MHCDC) is to be a catalyst for suitable and affordable housing for low to moderate income residents and to stimulate economic development within neighborhoods immediately adjacent to CSU through the establishment of social, economic, educational and affordable housing development initiatives that collectively increase the stability and […]
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THE RUN DOWN – EDDIE MURPHY ON SNL
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks on EDDIE MURPHY ON SNL and the trending topics in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
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Sustainability and Climate Change in Architecture Schools
By Jazmin Conner and Maris Medina Capital News Service/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Nicole Ponce, a senior architecture student at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), visited a freshwater lake in the Netherlands as part of a class last summer. Her assignment was to envision sustainable housing and commercial uses for the site. She […]
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Hogan Declares Christmas Eve State Holiday
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Maryland Governor Larry Hogan might not be Santa Claus, but he shared a special gift for state government employees: time off. On Dec. 20, Hogan announced that Maryland state offices and agencies would be closed on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) in addition to the Christmas Day observance. “I am […]
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Pugh’s Latest Charge Could Add 10 years
By Brian White Associated Press Baltimore’s disgraced ex-mayor has been charged with perjury for failing to disclose her business interests in a self-published children’s book, Maryland’s state prosecutor announced on Dec. 18. Catherine Pugh, a Democrat who has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to her “Healthy Holly” books, failed to disclose her business interests […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Pocomoke Settles With Former Chief Sewell
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham Special to the AFRO The city of Pocomoke has entered a consent decree with its former Black police chief, who alleged discrimination when he was fired abruptly in 2015. The agreement, which was filed in federal court earlier this month, calls for the city to formally end discriminatory practices […]
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Baltimore’s Nancy P Does It Again
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com When President Barack Obama moved to provide healthcare for tens of millions of Americans (an accomplishment that eluded several presidents for about a century) during his first term, he literally put his money on Baltimore native Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the United States House of […]
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Scott, A Matriarch of Ashburton Dies, 77
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Beatrice Odom Scott, a stalwart member of the venerable Ashburton community of Northwest Baltimore and a teacher in the Baltimore City Public Schools for decades died recently. According to friends she was 77. Scott, a native of Richmond, Va., was married to Patrick “Pat” Scott, a longtime political […]