By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor On May 14, much of the nation froze in shock and horror as televised replays of the murder of 10 innocent black lives at an East Buffalo New York grocery store. The constant reports still are still unwrapping the story of an intentional mass shooting targeted at black people […]
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Morgan State University’s Peter Iwuh, designated ‘HBCU Student of the Year’
By AFRO Staff When Peter Iwuh walks across the graduation stage, May 21, at Morgan State University, he will take with him more than a handshake and a degree. The Strategic Communication major from Hyattsville leaves Morgan as a national award winner. PRNEWS, the leading source and trusted voice within the communications and marketing community […]
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison announce SMART policing initiative
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor In efforts to free up resources and improve community relations, the Baltimore Police Department has announced a plan to use Strategic Management and Alternative Response Tactics, or SMART policing. In a 45-minute conversation with the AFRO, Mayor Brandon Scott and Commissioner Michael Harrison spoke about what the four-pronged SMART […]
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Morgan State University to Recognize Vanguards of Social Justice and the African American Experience During 2022 Commencement Exercises
BALTIMORE — Morgan State University President David K. Wilson today announced that three exemplary vanguards of social justice and the African-American experience will be awarded honorary degrees during the 145th Spring Commencement ceremony taking place at Hughes Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 21. At the ceremony, the University will bestow honorary degrees to acclaimed Morgan […]
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Baltimore Native Supports TOPGUN while serving with Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach FALLON, Nev.– A Baltimore, Maryland, native is serving with Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center supporting TOPGUN aviators at the Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training center. Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Shaw is a 2012 Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School graduate. “The lessons I learned from my hometown […]
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Civil rights exhibit on Maryland’s pivotal role to open this Spring
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Center for History and Culture will open its new exhibit, “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” on May 20. In the exhibition, historic moments in the ongoing civil rights movement are told through the words and voices of those who lived it. […]
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Dewmore Baltimore celebrates 10 years, crowns new Grand Slam Youth Poetry winner
By AFRO Staff Dewmore Baltimore, the city’s premier community-based organization focused on “using art and community organizing as tools to increase community engagement” is celebrating a decade in service this year. The organization recently held their Baltimore Youth Grand Slam at the Baltimore Design School in East Baltimore. Participants aged 13 to 19 were eligible […]
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Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds late May 15 into the following morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and […]
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AFRO EXCLUSIVE: Former Mayor Catherine Pugh breaks her silence, months after quiet return to Baltimore
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor Catherine Pugh has lived many lives. The former Maryland State Senator and Baltimore City Councilwoman turned Mayor has always had many stories to tell, and these days she has a lot more to say. In an hour-long sit down with the AFRO American Newspapers, Pugh talked about her faith, […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie named Interim President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ (NCC)
By Special to the AFRO May 10, 2022, Washington, DC – Today, the Governing Board of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) welcomed Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie to her first business meeting of the NCC Governing Board as Interim President and General Secretary. Bishop McKenzie started in the position on […]
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Kingdom fellowship breaks ground on new community care center – serving human needs in Prince George’s, Montgomery and Howard Counties
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor “Thy kingdom come” is a familiar phrase that will soon take on a whole new meaning in the upper northwest corner of Prince George’s County. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Prince Georges and Montgomery County elected officials recently joined Kingdom Fellowship Pastor Matthew Watley […]
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Karine Jean-Pierre appointed to White House press secretary
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to White House Press Secretary and Assistant to the President, the White House announced today. She will replace Jen Psaki, the current White House Press Secretary when Psaki steps down from the position on May 13. In a White House statement issued May 5, […]
