Verda Welcome was the first Black woman to be elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate. And despite an assassination attempt in 1964, went on to have a groundbreaking political career that lasted decades. (AFRO Archives Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Verda Welcome was one of the most […]
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HU, D.C. React to Vernon Jordan’s Passing
In this July 27, 1977 file photo, Vernon Jordan, President of the National Urban League, talks to reporters during a press conference in Washington. Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, died Tuesday, March 2, […]
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Death of ‘Coach Dip’ leaves community reeling
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A tragic car accident at Mondawmin Mall earlier this week claimed the life of a beloved youth football coach and left many in the Park Heights community devastated. Garrick Williams Jr., 38, known lovingly as “Coach Dip” grew up playing youth football for the Park Heights Saints of […]
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Mayor Brandon M. Scott to appoint proven leader Ted Carter to serve as Deputy Mayor for Community and Economic Development
Ted Carter (Courtesy Photo) Carter to Lead Scott Administration’s Equitable Economic Growth Agenda BALTIMORE, MD (Tuesday, March 2, 2021) — Mayor Brandon M. Scott is announcing the appointment of Ted Carter to serve as Deputy Mayor for Community and Economic Development in his administration. Carter will manage a portfolio including housing, planning, workforce and community […]
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Fencing and the future
By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO Foil. Sabre. Epee. These are not terms you hear used by the average teenager from East Baltimore. Certainly not the average African-American teenager, well, anywhere. Amir Whitehead has been fencing since the age of 7 or 8, when his father, a former Broadway Shakespearean theater actor, introduced him […]
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DCPS Chancellor says virtual learning options will continue next school year
(By fizkes_Shutterstock) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis Ferebee took to Twitter to offer hints about the 2021-2022 school year, and while there is still a lot unclear about how schools will run, it is clear that virtual learning will be a factor. “While we are […]
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Morgan State’s Winbush contributes to `Judas and the Black Messiah’
Dr. Ray Winbush, director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, provided vital research and historical substance for the critically acclaimed new movie, Judas and the Black Messiah, which chronicles the life of the Black Panther, Fred Hampton. (Courtesy photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com In 1969, America was in […]
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Rodham Institute, former first lady gives back with PPE
The Rodham Institute donated thousands of PPE to the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C., whose founder former First Lady Cora Barry, decided to pay it forward by distributing the items to organizations in need. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As Washingtonians still navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective […]
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500,000 dead and counting: Where are the vaccines?
By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor editor@afro.com A recent AP report said seniors in Washington D.C. are “lagging behind” in vaccination numbers, especially those who live in the poorest and “Blackest” parts of the District. Almost every report says African Americans, as well as other minorities, are significantly behind in vaccination numbers. JHU’s Coronavirus […]
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DC Mayor Bowser’s only sister dies from COVID-19
Mercia Bowser, eldest sister of D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser, died on Feb. 24 after complications from COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As the nation’s capital leadership continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,001 fallen Washingtonians as of Feb. 23, the District of Columbia Mayor is now facing another challenge- […]
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Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., in this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo. Woods was injured Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County and had to be extricated from the vehicle with the […]
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Rosedale Federal Savings & Loan Association appoints Alicia Wilson to its Board of Directors
Rosedale Federal Savings & Loan Association, a locally run, independent mutual savings and loan institution headquartered in Perry Hall, MD, announced that Alicia Wilson will serve as its newest board member. (Courtesy Photo) By Savoystaff Rosedale Federal Savings & Loan Association, a locally run, independent mutual savings and loan institution headquartered in Perry Hall, MD, […]