Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. Kaye Whitehead Special to the AFRO “America,” Langston Hughes once wrote, “never was America to me. And yet I swear this oath—America will be!” What will it take, I often wonder, for America, the land of the oppressed, home of racist cowards, to be America to me? […]
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Family of Korryn Gaines settles with Baltimore County, continues to fight for full measure of justice
Rhanda Dormeus, mother of Korryn Gaines, stands with family attorney J. Wyndal Gordon, at a press conference Sept. 21. Gordon negotiated a deal that respects the humanity of Korryn Gaines while recognizing the challenges in the law due to the legislatively imposed limitations on damages. (Photo by Briahnna Brown) J. Wyndal Gordon Special to the […]
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Baltimore vigil commemorates Lewis and his unfinished work
Baltimore holds vigil for Representative John Lewis at Jubilee Arts Center, 1947 Pennsylvania Avenue. (Courtesy photo) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO 50 activists gathered in Sandtown-Winchester, July 24. The assembly was one of hundreds of “Good Trouble Vigils,” a nationwide marking of the passing of Georgia Representative John Lewis. “Good trouble” is […]
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Critical race theory, aliens and domestic pranksters
Derrick Bell (Courtesy photo) By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Thirty years ago, there was an HBO movie titled “Comic Slop” that included a wicked segment, “Space Traders.” Aliens entered earth’s atmosphere and broadcast this message to America: We will clean up your pollution and balance your budgets if you give us something valuable […]
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#SecuringtheBag: The AFRO speaks to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on food deserts
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Cauthen appointed interim executive director of the Baltimore School of the Arts
Rosiland Cauthen, head of the Theater Department since 2016, was appointed after an extensive nationwide search. (Courtesy photo by Mary Gardella) The Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Rosiland Cauthen as its Interim Executive Director. Ms. Cauthen will succeed Dr. Chris Ford who retired in June 2021, […]
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Board of Appeals stops Red Maple Place
The Baltimore County Board of Appeals stopped the controversial Red Maple Place Development in Historic East Towson. (Courtesy photo) Will Schwarz President, Maryland Lynching Memorial Project Special to the AFRO I am writing to tell you about an important development in the ongoing saga of the proposed Red Maple Place project in Towson. Earlier today, the […]
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Local non-profits team up to help 5,000 families with free back-to-school event
Martha’s Table, Delivering Good and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation are teaming up for the “Get Ready 4 School Giveaway.” (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, most students in the D.C. area were disrupted from the traditional classroom setting and forced […]
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NBCDI names Dr. Leah Austin as president and CEO in support of its new #50Forward strategy
Dr. Leah Austin will join the National Black Child Development Institute as its president and CEO on August 2, 2021. (Courtesy photo) It’s a New Day at NBCDI! In support of its 50th Anniversary’s #50Forward strategy, the National Black Child Development Institute, Inc. (NBCDI) today announced Dr. Leah Austin as its new President & CEO. […]
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Ravens include the community in their business
Huddle For 100 around downtown Baltimore on September 23, 2019. Lamar Jackson and Willie Snead IV at Webster Kendrick Boys & Girls Club. Chris Moore at St. Vincent De Paul Society. Our Daily Bread with Mark Ingram and Marshal Yanda. Maryland Center for Veterans with Brandon Williams and Chris Wormley. (Photo courtesy of the Baltimore […]
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Relax! Tru Facts on the Vax
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) misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, disease and pandemic with musical selections, person-on-the-street interviews, comedic presentations and factual information. WHEN: July 13, 2021 6pm EST WHERE: […]
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No Cash? Salvation Army Now Accepting Mobile Donations
By KATHLEEN FOODY, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Carolyn Harper made her pitch for donations to the Salvation Army with a smile on her face and a bell in her hand, trying to convince shoppers along Chicago’s busy Michigan Avenue that there was “no line, no wait.” Despite her prodding, half a dozen people apologetically […]