In this March 7, 1965, file photo, a state trooper swings a billy club at John Lewis, right foreground, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, to break up a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala. The March 7, 2021, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee will be the first without the towering presence of Lewis, […]
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Maryland’s first Black women in government
Through their life and work, the following Black women have made an impact in the State of Maryland through their leadership in state and local government. (l-r) Verda Welcome, Lena K. Lee, Sheila Dixon, and Adrienne Jones. (AFRO Archives and Courtesy Photos) Civil rights leader and former Maryland State Sen. Verda Welcome, was the second […]
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Cosmetologist drops a bomb on Baltimore
Jessica Kidd is the founder, creative director and master artist of House of Bombshell in Baltimore. (Photo by Shalia Watts) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Hair. Skin. Nails. Oh my! There’s no better feeling than going to the salon and walking out with a fresh ‘do or a fresh mani/pedi and feeling like […]
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Women’s History Month: Md’s first Black woman delegate
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 […]