A cicada nymph moves in the grass on May 1 in Frederick, Md. Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground. There are many broods of periodic cicadas that appear on rigid schedules in different years, but […]
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Spring breakers can tour the world right in Baltimore
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With the COVID-19 pandemic still plaguing cities across the United States and globe, some families might be reluctant to travel internationally. However, while many in the Washington Metropolitan area, might not consider taking a trip to Baltimore a true vacation, there are plenty sights across Charm City that […]
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Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism
Historical interpreter Robert Watson, center, works a field as a group of visitors watches on the Great Hopes Plantation at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Va., on May 19, 2005. Colonial Williamsburg is an immersive living-history museum where costumed interpreters of history reenact scenes and portray figures from that period. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) By CHRISTINE […]
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Traditional healing in contemporary context
A traditional healer attends Freedom Day celebrations in Kwa-Thema Township (near Johannesburg) in South Africa on April 27, 2019. Traditional African healing practices are still used to this day and considered as a means of treatment by the World Health Organization (WHO). (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As a spiritual, […]
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Traditional healing vs. western medicine in the African continent
South Africa suspended, on Feb. 7, plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn’t effective in preventing mild to moderate illness from the variant dominant in the country. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO As a new […]
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National Cherry Blossom Festival goes virtual
The National Cherry Blossom Festival will take place this year from March 20- April 11. (Courtesy Photo) By Sharece Crawford Special to the AFRO The AFRO got a behind the scenes look at some of the 2021 featured Cherry Blossom experiences. The global tourist attraction, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, is now taking place virtually […]
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BWI Marshall Airport earns recognition as best North American airport of its size
2020 Airport Service Quality Award Reflects Passenger Feedback on Service Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was named as the top North American airport in its size category in the 2020 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. The annual awards are presented by Airports Council International World (ACI World), a leading airport industry organization. The ASQ program […]
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Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail announces Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan
High-Speed Train Developer Sets Goals to Ensure Minorities and Women Reap Economic Benefits of Construction and Long-Term Operations Annapolis, Md. – Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), the developer of the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev (SCMaglev) Project, today announced ambitious goals that would deliver billions of dollars of economic benefits to communities of color, women, and their businesses in constructing and operating […]
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Mayor hopes to return D.C. to tourist destination
Destination DC president and CEO Elliott Ferguson said that his organization, the Mayor and the local hotel and restaurant associations are working hard to ensure D.C. can safely return to a tourist destination, after taking precautions by dissuading visitors for the inauguration. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While District of Columbia Mayor […]
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Healing through music
(Photo courtesy Black Health Matters) By Black Health Matters Music therapy may be more than “music to the ears” for stroke survivors. It can: Improve your balance and gait as well as speech, memory, attention and focus. Help organize motor movement if you can’t control your muscles. Encourage you to move spontaneously in ways you […]
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Court ruling on DACA a relief for Marylanders ‘in limbo’
(By NextNewMedia_Shutterstock) By Kaitlyn Francis Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that prevents some residents brought to the United States as children from being deported, is being restored to its former, Obama-era policies after a ruling on Dec. 4 that overturned the Trump administration’s attempt to limit […]
