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 […]
Category: AFRO Black History 2016: Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories
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Ramone Messam Turns Young Dreams Into Reality
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 […]
DC man is first pilot with Western Air Lines
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 […]
Museum Tells History of Local Black Aviators
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 […]
New Suburban Sanitation Commission CEO Pushes for Employee Progress
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 […]
Ex-Slave Vets Started D.C. National Guard Unit
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, a Positive Ignition for Social Change
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 […]
The Blind Man Who Refused To Be Handicapped
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: Warrior for Affordable Housing
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 […]
Horse Taxi Beats the Gas Shortage
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 […]
Haynes Champions the Need for HBCUs
Dr. Leonard Haynes is the senior director for Institutional Service at the Department of Education. (Photo Courtesy of Dept. of Education) For Black History Month, the AFRO presents a series […]
Rev. Mrs. Nannie Gibbs, Leader in Cherry Hill Community, Buried
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 […]