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 […]
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Honor military families and caregivers beyond the holiday
By Edna W. Cummings, Col. (Ret.) U.S. Army Army Reserve Ambassador, Maryland November launches the holiday season as a time to fellowship with families and friends by celebrating Thanksgiving and preparing for several December observances. This year, Veterans Day, Nov. 11, also marks the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Since 1921, the […]
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Word of Life Church moves to higher heights
By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO When the Rev. Dr. Jermaine Johnson established Word of Life Christian Community Church in 2011, he knew God was going to use him and his congregation to do wonderous things for Christ in the community. But for the past five years, in addition to fulfilling the mantle on […]
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Op-ed: Veterans Day: We said we’d never forget: Will we?
By Joseph Reagan For the first time in 20 years, we celebrate Veterans Day in relative peace. On Nov. 11, 1918, Ralph Lindsey wrote from his hospital bed in France “Armistice signed at 11 o’clock. Grand celebration all over France. War is at last over and I am still alive!” Later in life if you […]
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New OurBus route from Baltimore to NYC to benefit students, residents
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO OurBus, a technology platform specializing in intercity travel, has announced a newly launched direct bus route running between Baltimore and New York City. It’s the only direct bus route with service between downtown Baltimore to Manhattan in addition to Wilmington/Newark, Del., to Manhattan, the company said in a […]
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Baltimore Convention Center field hospital offers crucial COVID treatment for high risk groups
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Many people moved during the COVID shutdown because working remotely made it possible for them to do so. Some moved back to their hometowns to be closer to family. For 27-year old Baltimorean Christopher Trotman, he had to move because with his pre-existing condition, COVID made living with […]
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Hundreds injured, 9 dead, 9-year old remains in critical condition
(Updated 11/12/2021) – More chilling details have come to light, since the criminal investigation was launched into rapper Travis Scott’s Nov. 5 Astroworld festival at NRG park in Houston, Texas. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance and hundreds of concertgoers reported injuries sustained while navigating the large masses. Since learning of the tragic scenes, […]
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Tenor Lawrence Brownlee talks return to live theatre, Blacks in classical music
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On Nov. 6, the Kennedy Center’s Washington National Opera (WNO) opened its doors for audiences and performers alike to “Come Home.” Celebrating the return to live opera and the life and contributions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Come Home: A Celebration of Return,” is a show […]
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We care about Black Businesses: The AFRO launches its first podcast
By India Bookhart Howard University News Service After 129 years the AFRO, as another way to connect with the people of Baltimore has incorporated podcasting into their publication. ‘Pleasure Doing Business With You,’ hosted by Megan Sayles, the AFRO’s business writer and member of the Report for America Corps, said when it comes to Black […]