By AFRO Staff On a late August evening, Timothy Alphonso Carter married Cornitra Tache’ Sampson in an elegant ceremony, attended by 700 guests at Carter’s home church, the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. Carter, an applications engineer, is the younger son of New Shiloh’s first couple, the Rev. Monique T. Carter and the Rev. […]
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Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University celebrates two decades of enchantment
By Eric Addison, Morgan State University Morgan State University’s architectural gem at 2201 Argonne Drive, the Murphy Fine Arts Center, was many years in the making. The long timeline began in the early 1990s, when Morgan Director of Bands Melvin Miles Jr., and Gabriel Tenabe, director of the University’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art […]
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Gov. Wes Moore to speak at AFSCME job fair in Baltimore
Reginald Williams Special to the AFRO America’s public service sector is suffering from retention and a chronic shortage in staffing that undermines the effective delivery of public services to its citizens. Nationwide, there are more than 970,000 available jobs. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) launched the Staff the Front Lines […]
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Dunbar football coach arrested, charged with fraud by FBI
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com FBI agents arrested Dunbar High School football coach Lawrence Smith on Sept. 8. He was taken into custody on federal wire fraud charges pertaining to overtime fraud and filing a false tax return. Smith, who is also a police detective for the Baltimore City Public School Police, allegedly […]
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AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: a look at the new generation of Black tennis stars
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor Cori “CoCo” Gauff is the youngest athlete to lead the new wave of Black tennis players and captivate the American sports scene. At 19 years old, she is the most youthful challenger to reach the elite stage of semifinals at the US Open since Serena Williams in 2001. The […]
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AFRO inside look: what to expect at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 52nd Annual Legislative Conference
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com It’s almost time for the 52nd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF). “It is essential that we come together to address the threats to our democracy and protect the hard-fought freedoms we cherish,” said Nicole Austin-Hillery, president of CBCF, in a statement. […]
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Press Forward philanthropy initiative launched to drive local news sustainability
Journalism Funded by Philanthropy Major philanthropy organizations, led by the MacArthur Foundation and the Knight Foundation, will invest at least $500 million in local news over the next five years through the new Press Forward initiative. The details of Press Forward were formally announced on Sept. 7 in news releases from Knight Foundation and from Press Forward. Leaders at the journalism […]
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Former Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon announces 2024 mayoral bid
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Former Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon has announced her bid for mayor. “I love my private life, but I also love the citizens of this city and I know we can do better,” said Dixon at the Gold Street Community Park on Sept. 7. Dixon said that, if […]
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Reginald Haysbert, president of Forum Caterers, dies at 75
By AFRO Staff The Baltimore community was saddened to learn of the sudden death of Reginald Haysbert, president of The Forum Caterers. “Some have been informed and others are just finding out about the passing of our Dad, Reginald Haysbert, last night,” said Comalita Haysbert, via her social media account on Facebook. “We are processing and grieving this abrupt loss. We will find strength in the Lord.” […]
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Baltimore’s Center Stage names Stevie Walker- Webb as new artistic director
By Special ReleaseBaltimore Center Stage altimore Center Stage announced today that Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award winning director Stevie Walker-Webb will join the company as artistic director. Walker-Webb will assume the role Oct. 1, 2023, succeeding Interim Artistic Director Ken-Matt Martin. He joins Adam Frank, BCS’s Managing Director, to form the BCS leadership team. “From […]
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Collective Minds Festival celebrates 20 years of House music
By AFRO Staff House music fans from around the region gathered in Baltimore for the Collective Minds Festival on Sept. 3. The event has been an annual celebration of all things related to House music for 20 years. According to Collective Minds, the community organization that coordinates the event each year, “House Music originated in […]
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Baltimore native plays the piano aboard USS Boxer
Submitted by Navy Office of Community Outreach Airman Issa Sesay, a native of Baltimore, plays the piano in the ship’s chapel aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), Aug. 27, 2023. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.
