Baltimore County Rec Councils Authorized to Hold Youth Sports in Fall with COVID-19 Safety Protocols Plan for youth sports must follow requirements based on guidelines from CDC, County Health Officer TOWSON, MD — The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks today announced that it will authorize rec councils to hold youth sports in the […]
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YPBPC 2020 FREE Youth Photography Camp
Year Three Camp is in Full Swing! All campers have access to Canon Rebel T6 cameras, receive a t-shirt & mask, snacks, and endless knowledge of photography. They will learn the functions of the camera, focus techniques, natural lighting, studio lighting, will be put in a real life photoshoot experiences with professional models, and more. […]
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FOLLOWING UP: Governor Hogan Announces Reopening of Coronavirus Special Enrollment to Uninsured Marylanders as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Governor Hogan Announces Reopening of Coronavirus Special Enrollment to Uninsured Marylanders as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues Maryland Will Offer Nation’s Longest Special Enrollment Period Related to COVID-19 Emergency; More Than 54,000 Enrolled in Health Coverage from March 16 to July 15 ANNAPOLIS, MD—Gov. Larry Hogan was joined today by Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane, insurance companies, and […]
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COMMENTARY: Trump’s Housing Announcement Seen as So Racist, “It’s ‘Not Even A Dog Whistle Anymore’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent President Donald Trump has rolled back a Barack Obama-era housing rule intended to halt racial segregation and eliminate racial disparities in American suburbs. Trump announced on July 29 that he officially eliminated the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that Obama put in place in 2015. The […]
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NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP contends it has also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of color. Rather than addressing those […]
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Photos from the Beekeeping Session with Beyond the Natural Foundation
BALTIMORE – Students in Beyond the Natural Foundation’s (BTNF) free summer music camp soon will learn what the buzz is all about when they visit a local apiary to examine colonies of 120,000 honey bees. Campers in white protective suits with camp coordinator Yorell Tuck (left) and Robert Levine III (right), founding executive director of Beyond […]
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Black Doctor Launches Health App
BLACK DOCTOR LAUNCHES HEALTH PROMOTIONAL APP IN THE MIDST OF CORONAVIRUS & SOCIAL JUSTICE CRISES Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Dr. Sean T. Hubbard, a hospital neurologist in New Jersey, became inspired, when he witnessed conversations happening online, particularly on the most popular social media sites. “If we have to explain that our lives matter, it’s no […]
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OpEd: What Would Jesus Do During a Pandemic?
By Kim Williams Special to the AFRO What would Jesus do during a Pandemic? If Jesus were living during our time, he could heal the sick. Since he healed people infected with leprosy, he surely could heal those infected with the Coronavirus. Well, back at the ranch, our first defense is to rely on our […]
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Meet the Doctor
By Ariel Chrysann Special to the AFRO Urgent treatment is needed for people experiencing a heart attack or stroke, but the act of stepping foot in a hospital in the age of COVID-19 sounds like a death sentence to most during this pandemic. Meet Dr. Wayne Batchelor, M.D., director of the Interventional Heart Program at […]
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PGCPS To Start Classes Virtually
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will open the 2020-2021 school year in a virtual learning environment where students will be in class from home through, at least, December, with hopes to reopen for in-school instruction next spring. A 150-page report was released on June 30 outlining […]
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Meet the Black Veterinary Technician
Interviewed by Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Jessica Tarpley works at Anne Arundel Veterinary Emergency Clinic. AFRO: Tell us what you do and why you’re passionate about your work. JT: Veterinary technicians are the nurses charged with the responsibilities of caring for our beloved animal companions; many of the tasks and responsibilities one would […]
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In Africa, Stigma Surrounding Coronavirus Hinders Response
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a cartoon he drew. It showed a bound prisoner begging for liberation after multiple negative tests, while a health minister demanded to know where […]