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Maryland Chamber Foundation’s externship program fosters collaboration between local businesses and educators to better expose students to livable wage careers 

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJune 12, 2023June 13, 2023

By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com  This July, roughly 23 local public school educators are set to participate in the Maryland Chamber Foundation’s Teacher Externship Program.  The four-week program, running […]

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Teens Make History With 3rd Consecutive Win at Harvard Debate Competition

by BlackNews.ComJuly 17, 2020January 25, 2022

Nationwide via Blacknews.com — For the third year in a row, a team of African American students known as The Atlanta Great Debaters, defended and won the championship title for […]

Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore Government, Baltimore News, High School, NEWS, POLITICS

Wallace Announces Independent Campaign for Mayor

by AFRO StaffMay 21, 2020January 25, 2022

By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The process of counting the votes to determine who the Democratic nominee to be the next Mayor of Baltimore officially begins with the […]

Posted inD.C Sports, High School, NEWS, Sports, Washington D.C. News

DCIAA Review: Gonzaga Beats Wilson For DC State Title

by Mark F. GrayMarch 5, 2020January 25, 2022

By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The D.C. State Athletic Association Class AA boys’ basketball championship game gave Wilson High School a chance to erase the memory of […]

Posted inBaltimore News, High School, NEWS, Sports

Poly Teams Win City Titles

by Special to the AFROMarch 5, 2020January 25, 2022

By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO After its boys and girls basketball teams were once again victorious in the city championships, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute continues to reign as a […]

Posted inHigh School, Maryland Sports, Sports

High School Basketball: This Season at a Glimpse

by Special to the AFROFebruary 27, 2020January 25, 2022

By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The 2019-20 basketball season proved that Baltimore City is home to one of the richest sports cultures in the region, and the highly […]

Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News, High School, LIFE & STYLE, Living, NEWS, Religion

Oblate Sisters of Providence

by Special to the AFROAugust 29, 2019January 25, 2022

By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO The Oblate Sisters of Providence are celebrating 190 years of service this year and are still going strong. I first met them […]

Posted inHigh School, Maryland Sports, National Sports, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Sports

Riverdale Baptist Wins Another Baseball Championship

by Special to the AFROMay 25, 2019January 25, 2022

By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com For as much success as the Riverdale Baptist high school baseball program has enjoyed over the past 40 years, this year’s championship […]

Posted inHigh School, Maryland Sports, National Sports, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Sports

Graves Blends Teams At Riverdale Baptist

by Special to the AFROMay 17, 2019January 25, 2022

By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com In an alternate universe, Riverdale Baptist first-year baseball coach Aaron “Hercules” Graves has made a name for himself mixing beats as a national satellite radio […]

Posted inHBCU, High School, NEWS, Washington D.C. News

37 D.M.V. High School Students Receive $2,500 UNCF Scholarship

by AFRO StaffMay 2, 2019January 25, 2022

By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) continued to celebrate its 75th anniversary this week by giving away 37 scholarships, worth $2,500 each, to D.M.V. […]

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Baltimore Students March Against Gun Violence

by Sean YoesMarch 6, 2018January 25, 2022

Hundreds of students from area high schools walked out of their classrooms today and took to the streets of East Baltimore to protest gun violence. Students from schools including Paul […]

Posted inHigh School, Sports

St. Johns, Georgetown Visitation Take Home Washington D.C. High School Titles

by Stephanie CornishMarch 14, 2015January 25, 2022

With just under than five minutes left in the D.C. State Athletic Association (DCSAA) boys’ basketball championship game, and St. John’s trailing Gonzaga by two points, Jeffrey Dowtin Jr.  knew […]

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