By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO JPMorgan Chase has launched a new community branch experience in Baltimore, the Mondawmin Community Center Branch, with a $600,000 commitment to empower local small businesses. This commitment by JPMorgan Chase is crucial to an area that experienced major setbacks, with the sudden closing of the Target store […]
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Local centenarian Arthur Green celebrates 106 years
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO It’s not often that a magnificent and inspiring local centenarian marks 106 years of life– with most of it spent in the bustling Baltimore area. On Dec. 9 Arthur Green, the admired veteran who still lives on his own in Baltimore County, celebrated another year of life. Green […]
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Supreme Court update: conservatives seem to embrace religion over all else
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case that could turn back the clock on civil rights as we know it. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Colorado website designer Lorie Smith objects to serving same-sex couples on her website and is suing for the right […]
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‘Team Dream’ launches Oscar campaign for Best Documentary Short, telling the inspiring story of two Black women who returned to swimming in their retirement
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com When Luchina Fisher’s documentary entitled, “Team Dream,” premiered to its first audience at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival in August, it received a standing ovation. The 16-minute documentary, which is a part of the Queen Collective program, followed the story of […]
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WNBA Star Brittney Griner released from Russian prison
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, and Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Members, tmcqueen@afro.com, msayles@afro.com WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a penal colony Dec. 8 after nine months in Russian custody in a prisoner swap for a convicted arms dealer. President Biden announced the release in a Dec. 8 […]
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Alicia Wilson joins JPMorgan Chase as head of North America philanthropy
Alicia Wilson, the vice president for economic development and community partnerships for Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, has been named the first Black woman to head JPMorgan Chase’s North American regional philanthropy, where she will manage the firm’s local philanthropic plans across more than 40 markets in North America.
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Warnock clenches a victory in Georgia U.S. Senate race
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The seesaw race in the Georgia State run-off election for the U.S. Senate handed incumbent Democratic United States Senator Raphael Warnock a victory against former football player and Republican candidate Herschell Walker. According to information released at 12:54 a.m. on Dec. 7 by the Georgia Board of elections, […]
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Thinking About Starting a Business in 2023? Here are Six Steps Before Opening your Doors
Black business ownership is surging, fueled by Black women as the nation’s fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs. In fact, over one million new businesses started over the last decade are owned by entrepreneurs of color. It’s a promising trend, as local Black-owned businesses play a significant role in building wealth, creating job opportunities, and celebrating diverse […]
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Houston authorities make arrest for the death of slain Migos rapper, Takeoff
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor Family, friends and fans of slain rapper Kirsnick Khari Ball, better known by his stage moniker “Takeoff,” finally received answers today. Police arrested and charged Patrick Xavier Clark with murder on Dec. 1 for the shooting that claimed Takeoff’s life in the early morning hours of Nov. 1. According […]
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Slutty Vegan visionary Pinky Cole returns to Baltimore for North American book tour
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Pinky Cole, the founder, and CEO of Slutty Vegan, comes back home this weekend. The philanthropist and entrepreneur brings the Pinky Cole Experience Tour to the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Soundstage on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The event celebrates the release of her […]
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Johns Hopkins’ Baltimore Scholars Program renamed to honor Elijah Cummings
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO A financial aid program offering scholarships to high-achieving Baltimore City and D.C. public school graduates accepted into Johns Hopkins University (JHU) will be renamed to honor the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings. The Baltimore Scholars program, established in 2005, and its recently created D.C. counterpart will become […]
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Muriel Bowser wins 3rd term as Washington, D.C. mayor
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press Mayor Muriel Bowser secured a third term on Nov. 8 after a campaign focused on her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and on her history as one of the faces of Washington’s ongoing quest for statehood. In June, Bowser, 50, defeated a pair of challengers from the District of […]