The Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C., and the Bertelsmann Foundation collaborated to air “Out to Vote,” a special online screening that documented get-out-the-vote efforts in Baltimore in the weeks leading up to the 2020 national election. (Courtesy photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In many major American cities, the issue of voting rights […]
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Angel investors to launch business plan competition for HBCU students
(L-R) Akin Akinhanmi, Joe Akoun, Emeka Igwilo, Obi Obiaka and Sanmi Kalesanwo founded BearWay Capital to invest in minority-owned businesses by providing them with access to funding and networking opportunities. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com On Aug. 1 BearWay Capital will commence its HBCU New Venture […]
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Davis ascends two weight classes, defeats Barrios with 11th-round TKO in action-packed thriller
Gervonta Davis knocks Mario Barrios down during the WBA Super Lightweight world championship boxing match on June 26, in Atlanta. Davis won. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In a highly anticipated clash between two of boxing’s burgeoning superstars in Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios, many didn’t expect […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Ron Daniels’ tenure as Johns Hopkins University president extended through 2029
Ron Daniels (Courtesy Photo) The university’s board of trustees votes unanimously to add a new five-year term to Daniels’ presidency, a renewal that will make him the second longest-serving president in the university’s history By AFRO Staff Johns Hopkins University’s board of trustees has voted unanimously to add a new five-year term to the presidential […]
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The Good Deacon
(Photo by J.J. McQueen) By J.J. McQueen On the weekend of his 100th birthday, Deacon Willis C. Williams Sr. was celebrated by his family and friends with a drive-by parade. A native of Wallace-Rose Hill, North Carolina, Deacon Williams migrated to Baltimore with his late wife and family following his military career. With just an […]
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Tierra A. Dorsey, Central Scholarship’s first African-American president
Tierra A. Dorsey By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO A little over two years ago, Tierra A. Dorsey found herself seated beside then president of Central Scholarship, Jan Wagner, while attending a scholarship kickoff event. Dorsey, an experienced higher education fund raiser and Goucher College’s executive director of development at the time, was […]
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Baltimore native Keanu Hogan takes the heat in Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns
Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns contestant Keanu Hogan is a Baltimore native and chose to follow her culinary passion after graduating from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. (Photo Credit: Fox Television Media Relations) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Yes, that’s how she got her name. “I was expected to be a boy and my mother […]
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U.S. Olympic team takes shape: Run Sha’Carri Run
Sha’Carri Richardson has been trending all week since her winning 100-meter run at the June 19 Olympic trials. The 21-year-old out of Louisiana State University (LSU) leftcompetitors in the dust and blew spectators away with a performance that secured the first spot in the U.S. Olympic team. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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#SecuringtheBag: Arabbers fill food void in Baltimore
The Baltimore tradition of arabbers (pronounced: A-rabbers) dates back shortly after the city’s founding in 1729 and today’s closely knit group of arabbers are the last door-to-door food merchants in urban America. (Courtesy photo) By PK Semler Special to The AFRO Baltimore’s iconic arabbers, a multigenerational group of city natives who use horse drawn carts […]
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Pedestrians and drivers in N.E. evade potential mass tragedy, roads back open
A truck sits under a collapsed pedestrian bridge along Kenilworth Avenue & Polk Street Northeast in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Just before noon on Wednesday, a boom truck left a construction site on Kenilworth Avenue N.E. and entered the flow of […]
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AFRO Exclusive!!!: Councilman and activist Will Jawando endorses Wes Moore for Governor
Wes Moore (Courtesy Photo) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Attorney, activist and Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando endorsed Wes Moore for Governor of Maryland at Loyalty Book Store in Silver Spring today. Jawando, the first African American elected countywide to the Montgomery County Council in 30 years, is a well respected public servant and […]
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Stevie Wonder: The artist, the activist, the Wonder(ful)
Stevie Wonder cemented his place in history as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century in the 1970’s with multiple chart-topping hits and timeless albums such as the still highly lauded {Songs in the Key of Life} (1976). (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Stevland Hardaway Morris’ achievements […]