Dr. Stacey Eadie (left) and Dr. Andrea Goings. (Courtesy photos) By Breonna Randall, Howard University News Service For the first time since March 2020, millions of students, pre-kindergarten to high school seniors, will be attending in-person classes. Aside from attending class, they will be also participating in extracurricular activities, like sports, music and clubs. Parents […]
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Online directory offers a one-stop shop for Black-owned brands
Cara Lawton, founder of Black Owned 365, created the company to make it easy to buy Black. The website offers affordable products with payment plans. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Following the protests after the murder of George Floyd, Cara Lawton noticed a surge in publications […]
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Hurricane Ida ravages New Orleans, leaves thousands without power, resources
In this Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, file photo, people are evacuated from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La. A new report from the United Nations weather agency finds the world is getting several times more weather disasters than in the 1970s. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) By Jessica Dortch and Reginald L. […]
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Baltimore native co-writes star studded romantic drama ‘Really Love’
Isaiah (Kofi Siriboe) and Stevie (Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing) meet cute at an art exhibition in room in romantic drama “Really Love.” (Courtesy photos) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO In the tradition of stories of young love such as Love Jones and Love and Basketball, Director and Co-writer Angel Kristi Williams and Writer Felicia Pride, […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Mayor’s Office to require all city employees to report vaccination status or consent to weekly COVID testing
Mayor Brandon Scott, left, is pictured getting his vaccine shot in March. Mayor Scott announced that effective Oct. 18, all city employees will have to report their vaccination status or submit to weekly COVID testing. (Photo by Mark Dennis) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In the best interests of its employees and in […]
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Local organizations unite to create memorable back-to-school experience for city students
(Photos by JJ McQueen) Divine Light, a local intensive outpatient drug treatment program in Baltimore, partnered with the Black Jeepers of the DMV (BJDMV) with hopes of creating an unforgettable back to school experience, post quarantine for 100 Baltimore City public school students. (Photos by JJ McQueen) “Post Freddie Gray, I wanted to continue to […]
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BLM petitions D.C., demands justice for An’Twan Gilmore
By AFRO Staff Black Lives Matter D.C. demanded justice in the fatal shooting of An’Twan Gilmore. Gilmore, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot by Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police (MPD) early on Aug. 25. He died in an area hospital. Police allegedly approached Gilmore while he was sleeping in his BMW, before firing ten shots at […]
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Thousands descend on Capital on anniversary to demand voting rights protection
Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the march organizers, told the crowd to continue to use their voices to protect voting rights. (Photograph by Gregory L. Coleman, Howard University News Service) By Gregory L. Coleman, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — More than 25,000 people from across the country, some as far […]
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Diverse people with diverse causes from across the nation make up Washington March
Marchers displayed a variety of signs, including “D.C. statehood is racial justice,” “Abolish the filibuster NOW,” “Stop Jim Crow 2.0” and “Protect Voter Rights.” (Photo/HUNS) By Nyah Marshall, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – It would have been hard to miss Brita Filter even if he weren’t at the forefront of the tens of thousands […]
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Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor
AFRO Archive photo. Josephine Baker sent this autographed photo to the AFRO in 1933 By The Associated Press The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the […]
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The Visual voice for the people
Dee Dwyer is a photographer who moves fluidly through creative and political spaces alike, capturing what remains of Washington D.C.’s distinctive Black, arts and culture. (Photo/Ziggy D) By Nyame-Kye Kondo Special to the AFRO Photographers have always played an important role in documenting the happenings of their community. Capturing culture in action, photographers are able […]
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Local NFL Alumni join national campaign encouraging COVID-19 vaccination
NFL Alumni in Baltimore and across the country are supporting COVID-19 vaccination efforts. At a recent event with LifeBridge Health at the Center for Urban Families, an attendee submits her name for a chance to win a prize. By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO NFL Alumni Health has partnered with the Centers for Disease […]