Category: AFRO Black History 2016: Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories

Fern Scotland, an inspiration for blacks. (AFRO Archives Photo) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local heroes from the paper’s archives. This week […]

Ramone and Andrew Messam, of Kno-Effort, offer young people the chance to work on their musical skills. (Courtesy Photo) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles […]

For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local heroes from the archives. This week we spotlight Fredrick M. A. Pitcher, who was the first […]

John W. “Johnnie” Greene (Courtesy Photo) For Black History Month, the ‘AFRO’ presents a series of articles highlighting important community heroes. This week we sit with the College Park Aviation […]

Carla A. Reid is the first Black woman to be CEO of the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission. (Courtesy Photo) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles […]

For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local heroes from the paper’s archives. This week’s heroes are ex-slaves who started a National Guard unit […]

Kwame Rose is trying to make a difference in Baltimore and the entire country. (Courtesy photo) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local […]

Robert Coleman, despite being blind, published ‘The First Colored Directory of Baltimore City.’ (AFRO file photo) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local […]

David Bowers (Courtesy Photo) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local heroes from the community. This week we sit with David Bowers, a […]

For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local heroes from the paper’s archives. This week’s hero is Robert DeKine, a young man who started […]

For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series of articles highlighting important local heroes from the paper’s archives. This week, the obituary of the Rev. Mrs. Nannie Gibbs, a […]