Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is receiving $229,627,520 in Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the CARES Act. “The funds that my colleagues and I fought for in the CARES Act are critical to ensuring that our first […]
Category: Coronavirus
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Join Mayor Young, Health Commissioner Dzirasa, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison for a Telephone Town Hall this THURSDAY
Join Mayor Jack Young for a Telephone Town Hall, THURSDAY May 21st at 6:30PM to discuss public safety the city’s continued response to the Coronavirus pandemic along with our Health Commissioner Dr. Dzirasa, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. We will be taking your questions live.Call (855) 756-7520 ext. 61166# to participate. […]
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Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program
Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program At least 4,000 youth and young adults to participate in YouthWorks 2020 using remote tools in a safe and virtual environment. BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced a 2020 virtual YouthWorks summer jobs program. The program will begin on July 13 and run […]
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The Light of Inequity Shines Brightly for Blacks
By Dr. Howard Fuller and Shannon Williams He has traveled the world advocating for Black people. From the communities inhabited by poor Black people in Durham, North Carolina to the bush of Mozambique, and throughout his beloved city of Milwaukee. His steadfast determination and absolute refusal to accept the inequities that define so many communities […]
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COVID-19 Forces Cultural Shift in West Africa Weddings
When Micheal Omoh and Godiya Mamza were planning their wedding, they did not know that circumstances would force them to forgo their cultural traditions, as well as much of what they had paid to accommodate hundreds of guests on their special day. Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April […]
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Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department Announce Partnership with Hologic to Provide Increased Testing
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department Announce Partnership with Hologic to Provide Increased Testing Agreement brings 18,000 more tests to the City, and will allow for testing to be run in a Health Department lab BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young and the Baltimore City Health Department announced a partnership […]
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WWII VE Day75 Tribute: The Silent Six Triple Eight
By Col (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings and MSG (Ret.) Elizabeth Helm-Fraizer, US Army As the nation commemorates the 75th anniversary of WWII’s Allied victory in Europe and navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, we celebrate these Six Triple Eight veterans’ birthdays and a COVID-19 survivor. WWII Six Triple Eight veterans. Left to Right: Ms. Elizabeth Barker Johnson, […]
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Trauma and COVID-19
By AFRO Staff The Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights (OECR) invites all Baltimoreans to join a virtual presentation on how the pandemic has impacted and created trauma in communities on May 20. Participants will also learn how to protect mental health during a time of increased stress and uncertainty. The presentation will […]
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Bowser Releases Budget Amid COVID Crisis
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Amid the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the nation’s capital, with 7,434 residents testing positive and 400 lives lost as of May 18, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser released her Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Proposed Budget, which she has named #DCHOPE. Despite the economic concerns surrounding the Mayor’s emergency […]
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Queen Bee Masks
By Myra Owens Queen, Special to the AFRO I posted a selfie, April 26, on Facebook, wearing a mask that I designed and created. The post said “quarantine life made me pull out my sewing machine. I will wear these to cover my surgical mask. #Covid19 Almost immediately I received numerous comments, some asking if […]
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The Impact of the HEROES Act on Black Communities
SPENCER OVERTON / MAY 18, 2020 Last Friday, U.S. House Democrats passed a $3 trillion bill to address economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic—the HEROES Act. Economic Support for Individuals: African American unemployment more than doubled in April alone (from 6.7% in March to 16.7% in April), and the HEROES Act attempts to provide economic relief […]
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LTE: SNAP Delivery Saves Lives
Dear Editor, I am a Single Mom and SNAP recipient, and I am currently driving 25 miles to the nearest SuperWalmart to be able to use my EBT card for curbside pickup. In Maryland, Instacart, Giant, Amazon Prime or NO other food delivery services accept EBT online so I am forced to travel well outside […]
