By Samantha Hawkins, Capital News Service Marking the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings last week, community leaders, elected officials and friends gathered together on the evening of Oct. 23 to honor the former congressman at Morgan State University, where Cummings served as a member of the Board of Regents for 19 years. “I have lost a […]
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Elijah Eugene Cummings: A Friend Indeed
Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper AFRO CEO and Publisher Baltimore is a unique city. It’s a city of firsts. It’s a city of neighborhoods. It’s a city of distinct landmarks. It is a city of tremendous pride. It is a city where many residents are defined not by where or if they went to a particular […]
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`Transformational Leader’ Cummings Lies In State at U.S. Capitol
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO According to AFRO sources, Rep. Cummings’ funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore Oct. 25, will be attended by former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden. The body of Congressman and lifelong […]
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EXCLUSIVE: President Trump to Deliver Keynote at Benedict College Criminal Justice Reform Event
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent President Donald Trump will travel to Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 25, to deliver the keynote address at the 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum, NNPA Newswire has learned exclusively. Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, a nonprofit founded by a bipartisan group of African-American leaders from across the […]
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Elijah Cummings Memories
This photo was taken at the Howard University Charter Day gala in March 2016. Elijah and I came from Baltimore to Howard as freshman the same year. What a champion and warrior! He fought a good fight, he finished his course, he kept the faith; there is laid up for him a crown of righteousness. […]
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Bowie State Breaks Ground
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Those who showed up for Bowie State University homecoming festivities were late to a different party of sorts. The sprawling Prince George’s County campus continued its expansion that will benefit Maryland’s oldest Historically Black College and its corporate community. A group of state, county, and local officials participated in […]
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D.C. Speaks: Howard Homecoming, Yardfest
By Imani Wj Wright, Special to the AFRO While spending time in both Baltimore and D.C. last week, there was one question I consistently heard being asked amongst folk- in barbershops, my neighborhood, restaurants I was attending, etc.. Maybe you even found yourself last week asking someone: “Are you going to Howard’s Homecoming?” Howard University is […]
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MSU Homecoming: We Are the Bears!
By Christel York, AFRO Staff There is nothing like an HBCU Homecoming and this past weekend there were three in the Baltimore and Washington D.C metropolitan area: Morgan State University (MSU), Bowie State University (BSU) and Howard University (HU). Between these three, there’s an unspoken battle of who has the best and biggest homecoming and […]
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Md. Governor Offers Final Settlement to State’s HBCUs
By WI Web Staff via BlackPressUSA.com To the ire of his state’s lawmakers, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has offered a final proposal of $200 million to settle a 13-year-old lawsuit over inequitable funding of the state’s four historically black colleges and universities — less than half of the sought amount. Hogan’s administration made the […]
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HBCU Lives Matter
By Kevin Daniels, Special to the AFRO In the wake of the 152th Morgan State University’s (MSU) Homecoming, several students and alumni across HBCU campuses in the state of Maryland met to reflect upon the history of HBCUs in the country since the 1837 opening of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. This happened before the Civil War, […]
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MACRO X Howard Summit Joins Homecoming Lineup on Oct. 8
PRNewswire — Howard University presents the first-ever MACRO X Howard Summit, a day-long series of screenings and panel discussions for students interested in careers within the entertainment industry, on Oct. 8 in Cramton Auditorium. Powered by MACRO, a leading media company led by Howard University alumnus Charles D. King, the Summit brings Hollywood to Howard […]
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Newton Announces Plans To Transfer From Howard
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard University could be losing another all-American student- athlete with eligibility remaining. Sources close to the program tell the AFRO that junior quarterback Caylin Newton, the reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, may have played his final game with the Bison. Newton, who reportedly is on track to […]
