2019 AFRAM Festival at Druid Hill Park (Photo credit: BCRP) Baltimore AFRAM Festival to Return in August The Cultural Festival Is Back for a Week-long Hybrid Experience BALTIMORE, MD – Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) and their partners are excited to announce the return of the Baltimore AFRAM Festival. The […]
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Abandoned row home in West Baltimore set to become a home for the arts
Workers finishing up the demolition of row-home space in West Baltimore, soon to be CHICA. Photo Courtesy of Dalila Muir By Abigail Matthews Special to The Afro West Baltimore is about to get a new home to help the homeless through the arts. The Coppin Heights Industrial Complex for the Arts (CHICA) in the 1700 […]
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Morgan Commencement: Pomp and circumstance returns to the national treasure
(Photos Courtesy of Office of Morgan State University) Graduates Reaped the Rewards of Resilience at Morgan’s Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremonies More Than 1,500 Return to the National Treasure for the Long-Anticipated Reprise of ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ (Photos Courtesy of Office of Morgan State University) BALTIMORE — May afforded the Morgan State University (MSU) family a break […]
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Self-taught engineer and veteran becomes first-generation college graduate
In addition to being a first-generation college student, Edwin Gonzalez will also be the first college graduate in his family. (Courtesy photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Of all the triumph and adversity that veteran Edwin Gonzalez has experienced, one guiding principle that he live by, drives his success in life: hard work […]
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Coppin State University awards degrees to ‘20 and ‘21 graduates
Top row l-r: Essence Vinson, Charde Rogers, Tabria Cephas, Helen Abebe, Ikechukwu Nduka; middle row l-r: Osazim Ojukwu, Taylor Ibrahim, Zariah Lewis, Daryn Young, James Ikegwu; bottom row l-r: Katrice Pratt, Viktor Martynov, Myesha Jones, Kennedy Ojinnaka, Eric Nelson. (Photos by Michael Davenport)
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Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm creates oasis in a food desert
Richard “Farmer Chippy” Francis, Director of The Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm. (Courtesy photo) By Nicole Batey Special to the AFRO If you drive by too quickly, you might just miss it. In an area slightly hidden from street view, amongst dilapidated buildings along Park Heights Avenue, there sitting atop a hill is an oasis. […]
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Black and Brown women held without bail: The ongoing ordeal of ‘Ms. Mary’
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com “Ms. Mary” is a 50-year old Black woman riddled with mental and physical infirmities, who resides on the streets of downtown Baltimore typically in the posh Harbor East community. And although the AFRO is not using her full name to protect her identity, she is at once anonymous […]
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PUSH honors civil rights leader Laura Murphy
Laura Murphy (Courtesy Photo) By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Laura Murphy, civil rights leader, diversity policy strategist, and member of the family that publishes the AFRO, was among five honorees May 12 at the 6th annual PUSH Tech Diversity & Inclusion Summit. “She is recognized for working two decades with PUSH for civil […]
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Howard alumna Phylicia Rashad appointed Dean of HU College of Fine Arts
Howard University alumna and award winning actress Phylicia Rashad will serve as dean of the institution’s College of Fine Arts. (AP Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Howard University’s College of Fine Arts will now be led by one of the institution’s most famous graduates, award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad. Rashad, who graduated from […]
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Most restrictions lifted in D.C. May 21, bars and nightclubs fully open June 11
In her situational update on May 10, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that most capacity and time restrictions will be lifted as of May 21 and fully on June 11. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Taking a page from the social media trend as cities reopen- those in the […]
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D.C. Mayor knocks on doors looking for arms to vaccinate
Mayor Muriel Bowser greets a four-month old and mingles in Ward 4 for the “Day of Action,” which was created to influence residents to get the COVID-19 vaccination. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter is working from Chicago, but got a text this weekend that D.C. Mayor Muriel […]
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Atlanta mayor will not seek re-election
Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A stunning announcement by a rising star in the Democratic Party has sent shockwaves throughout the Georgia political arena, reverberating around the nation. Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms announced May 6 that she would not seek re-election. She made in a statement via […]