(Photo by Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO The Maryland State Board of Education voted this week to adopt emergency regulations requiring all public school students and teachers to wear masks or face coverings while in school. School board members decided it was time to step away from Governor Larry […]
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#WordinBlack: White House experts: Vaccination key in protecting students and keeping variants at bay
“Everybody who is 12 or up has to be vaccinated so that they can protect themselves, protect their school and protect their communities,” said White House Vaccinations Coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair. “We have to do everything we can to create a safe environment and protect the twelve and under who aren’t eligible yet to get […]
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#WordinBlack: Tutors fill virtual deficits for public school students during the pandemic
(Photo by Ralston Smith on Unsplash) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Lynette Jasper Edwards knew it was time to do something. The disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic had come into sharp focus for classroom teachers and parents in Fall 2020. And she was both. Some students weren’t adapting well to the virtual […]
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Mother confesses to murdering her two young children in Southwest Baltimore
Twenty-eight year old Jameria Hall confessed to the murder of her two young children, 6-year-old Da’Neria Thomas and her brother 8-year-old Davin Thomas, less than a day after the children’s decomposing bodies were found at Coventry Manor Apartments in Southwest Baltimore. (Courtesy photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Tragedy has struck the city […]
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BMore Than Dance founder featured in Issa Rae-produced Netflix doc
Erigh Laboo, aka “Neek,” founder of B More Than Dance, who appears in Issa Rae-producer Netflix doc “Dark City Beneath The Beat”. By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Errigh LaBoo, commonly known as Neek, was a 14-year old music geek and “club head” when he met legendary Baltimore deejay K-Swift. “Meeting her,” he stated, […]
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Bowie State University boasts new entrepreneurship living learning community
The Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community will open its doors for Bowie State University students this semester. The new facility will house the university’s Entrepreneurship Academy and the Bowie Business Innovation Center. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Bowie State University student entrepreneurs now have a new home […]
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Morgan State doctoral student is Baltimore County Public Schools’ ‘Teacher of the Year’
Brianna Ross (Photo courtesy Morgan State University) _________________ Sponsored Content __________________ Recently, a surprise visit to Deer Park Middle Magnet School in Randallstown, Maryland, from Baltimore County Public School (BCPS) Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams and other county leaders would reveal the type of career-affirming recognition many long to receive. In the case of history […]
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID
In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson receives the Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kiran Chekka, Covid Administration Physician at the Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 according to a statement Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. […]
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5 minutes with Aarin Carver, the first Miss HBCU Teen from Baltimore
Aarin Carver, is a Freshman at Alabama State University, majoring in Business and Dance. After college, she plans to move back to Baltimore to help run and expand her family’s business, Studio “A” Modeling Etiquette & Dance Academy. (Courtesy photo) By Taylor Peck Special to the AFRO AFRO: How did you get into pageantry? Aarin […]
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HBCUs filled the educational gap that racism demanded
Dr. Frances “Toni” Murphy Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher (Courtesy Photo) Although the Supreme Court ruled in 1954 (Brown v Board of Education) that laws establishing racial segregation in public schools were illegal even if the segregated schools were equal in quality, it neither provided funds and protections to facilitate enactment; nor did it provide […]
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Facebook launches its first ever #BuyBlack Summit
After the murder of George Floyd, Rachael Hawk, marketing manager at Facebook, decided she wanted to do more for Black businesses in her work at the social network. The #BuyBlack Summit became a passion project for her. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com August is recognized as […]
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Housing Insecurity is Inhumane
Congressman Kweisi Mfume By Congressman Kweisi Mfume On August 3rd the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines for a new eviction moratorium. Although this is a step in the right direction, it isn’t as expansive as the last one. For this reason, our government needs to do more to ensure that all […]