By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A 16-year court battle between the State of Maryland and its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) may be coming to an end with the passage of the HBCU Funding Bill out of the Maryland Legislature with a price tag of $577 million. “This lawsuit has been going […]
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Hill Harper to Keynote CSU’s 2021 Commencement
Actor and Author, Hill Harper (Courtesy Photo) Humanitarian, Actor and Author, Hill Harper to Keynote CSU’s 2021 Commencement BALTIMORE — Humanitarian, award-winning actor, best-selling author and entrepreneur, Hill Harper will be the keynote speaker for Coppin State University’s (CSU) 2021 commencement event, on May 14. Harper, also a health and wellness ambassador/educator and philanthropist, stars in ABC’s […]
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Mayor Scott eases COVID-19 restrictions following four-week evaluation
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) Restrictions to Now be Reevaluated on a Two Week Basis BALTIMORE, MD (Wednesday, March 17, 2021) — This afternoon, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa announced that Baltimore City will further ease its COVID-19 mandates following consultation with public health partners and sustained […]
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How Black Greek Letter organizations have furthered the cause of a people
Derek Davis, former Polaris (president) of the Chicago Alumni Chapter, helps induct U.S. Congressman and former Black Panther Bobby Rush into Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. in 1997. (Photo by Dwayne Dixon) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO It is near impossible to examine the advancement of Black people without discussing Black greek letter […]
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Firefly brings Southern, comfort food with a twist to Dupont
Firefly Kitchen+Bar brings a heightened dining experience to comfort food such as in their thyme scented with jalapeño honey butter Chicken & Waffles, and the ir Smoking Carrot cocktail. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter was invited to a media brunch at the newly revamped Firefly Kitchen+Bar in […]
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From Freddie Gray to George Floyd, will this time be different?
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On May 1, 2015, as parts of the city still smoldered, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged the six cops who arrested Freddie Gray. The move sent seismic shockwaves throughout law enforcement agencies across the nation. Then three weeks later, a grand jury indicted those […]
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Too dark for royalty?
Prince Harry and Meghan sat down with Oprah Winfrey in a tell-all interview, March 7, that spotlighted instances of severe racism and colorism within the Royal family that drove the Duchess to contimplate suicide while she was pregnant with her son Archie, shown above. During the interview, Meghan recalled conversations involving her husband and concerned […]
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New Covid-19 relief legislation and support for families with children
(By Monkey Business Images_Shutterstock) COVID cash to change the caliber of children’s lives By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Tucked into President Biden’s historic 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package is a “game changer” according to the American Academy of Sciences, The US Conference of Mayors, The National Urban League, economists, child-advocates and a chorus […]
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Marshall Latimore editor for African American community newspaper Atlanta Voice dies at 36
Marshall Latimore, Executive Editor and Chief Content Officer for the Atlanta Voice Newspaper. ATLANTA — A beloved leader at the Atlanta Voice newspaper has died. He was 36. Marshall A. Latimore was the Executive Editor and Chief Content Officer of the largest audited African American community newspaper in Georgia. He died suddenly on Tuesday night, the publisher, Janis Ware, confirmed […]
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Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gov. Larry Hogan (Courtesy Photo) AMENDING AND RESTATING THE ORDER OF FEBRUARY 23, 2021, REGULATING CERTAIN BUSINESSES AND FACILITIES AND GENERALLY REQUIRING USE OF FACE COVERINGS WHEREAS, A state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency was proclaimed on March 5, 2020, and renewed on March 17, April 10, May 6, June 3, July 1, July […]
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THREE HISTORY-MAKING FIRSTS: An International Women’s Day tribute to Kamala Harris, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Deborah Kayembe Buba.
(l-r) Kamala Harris, first woman Vice President of the United States; Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, first woman Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO), and Deborah Kayembe Buba, first refugee woman to be Lord Rector (President) of University of Edinburgh, Scotland. By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma As we celebrate WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH (in the USA), it is […]
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Bloody Sunday memorial to honor late civil rights giants
In this March 7, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was beaten during “Bloody Sunday,” as the then-first family and others including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left of Obama, walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., for the 50th anniversary of “Bloody […]