By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com The Hundred-Seven is on a mission to positively promote the United States’ historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). It features the first and only searchable database of all the academic programs offered by these institutions. In addition to highlighting the history and impact […]
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This digital immigrant loves technology
By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper CEO and Publisher Let me say from the outset that I love technology. Some might even call me an early adopter, and I’ve been told by my Gen X children and Gen Z grands that I’m tech-savvy. But, make no mistake about it, I am a digital immigrant (more about […]
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AFRO Newspaper technology through the years…
By Dana Peck Director of Digital Solutions Technology is a change catalyst and the methods we use to create, consume and distribute the news have been significantly advanced over the past 50 years. I sat down with two of our staff members that have been with us since 1976; Wanda Pearson, receptionist and circulation assistant […]
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Innovation Works battles Baltimore’s racial wealth divide by advancing social entrepreneurship
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com A social entrepreneur is a person interested in starting a business for the benefit of the community, not just for the sake of turning a profit. Social enterprises foster social change that addresses unmet needs, and Baltimore-based Innovation Works seeks to reduce the […]
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The U.S. House of Representatives is hard at work
The Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Act are recent examples By Congressman Kweisi Mfume President Joe Biden has been to Baltimore twice in the last four weeks. This is unusual frequency for presidential visits. First, he hosted a town hall meeting in our Congressional District which was broadcast live to the nation on television. […]
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Rapper Young Dolph shot, killed in Memphis
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Rapper Young Dolph was reportedly shot and killed on Nov. 17 in the place he has called home for more than three decades, and the city that helped put him on to worldwide success- Memphis, Tennessee. The “Get Paid,” rapper, 36, was said to have been […]
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Op-ed: Swaggering, hip, cool, and a master teacher too
By Wayne Dawkins Baltimore native Kip Branch had swagger. He would talk about his friend “Jimmy.” That is James Baldwin to the rest of us. The iconic American novelist befriended Branch and mentored him. The result was “Gnawing in My Soul,” the pupil’s debut novel. Then there was Branch’s other friend, “Chief.” That is Miles […]
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Howard University students end month-long protest
By Ahnayah Hughes, Howard University New Service WASHINGTON — After 34 days of protest and 20 days of negotiations, students at Howard University, one of the nation’s leading historically Black universities, and the school’s administration Monday announced they come to an agreement, officially ending the occupation of the Armour J. Blackburn University Center. The protest, […]
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Black woman-owned medical spa to open in Harbor East
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Baltimore native Keiarna Stewart has never worked in anything other than the beauty industry At age 13, she took a job at her godmother’s hair salon, and just four years later she obtained a cosmetology license. Beauty was the only thing Stewart ever […]
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#WordInBlack: #WeNeedBlackTeachers campaign tackles nationwide shortage
By Laura Onyeneho Houston Defender If you click on the hashtag #WeNeedBlackTeachers on social media, you will see the collective responses of thousands of people describing the ways Black teachers have positively impacted students nationwide. The non-profit the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) is the creator of the national campaign, which strives to raise […]
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SETLC celebrates 20 years of service to city youth
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com After two decades of service to the District and the City’s young people the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (SETLC) celebrated 20 years with a jam-packed evening of entertainment that no one else in the world will ever get to experience again. On Nov. 5, […]
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Happy Birthday!: The AFRO’s oldest subscriber turns 101
By The Willoughby Family Ola Parker Willoughby was born in Reidsville, N.C., on Nov. 14, 1920. and grew up in Wilcoe, W.V. She graduated from Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C. in 1942. Mrs. Willoughby relocated to Arlington, Va. in 1946, with her late husband Sam. She worked for the U.S. Marine Corps as a civilian […]
