By Jessica Dortch, AFRO Staff, jdortch@afro.com Being Black in America is hard. In the 50s and 60s, it was even harder. A group of Blacks in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area were interested in boating on the Chesapeake Bay, but, unfortunately, the color of their skin restricted their access to premier boating products and supplies. Thus, […]
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Kids in Bahamas Stranded With Schools Damaged by Hurricane
By MELISSA HERNANDEZ of Fresh Take Florida news service Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida GREAT ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — As unimaginable winds from Hurricane Dorian pushed the Atlantic Ocean into inland neighborhoods far from the seashore in parts of the Bahamas, homes and schools flooded beneath a wall […]
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BSO Concert Season Begins
By AFRO Staff The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (BSO) and members of the Orchestra and the Musicians’ Association of Metropolitan Baltimore, a local 40-543, announced at a joint press conference that they have reached a one-year agreement and will open the Orchestra’s 2019-20 concert season this weekend. At the beginning of the press conference, the […]
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Kampala: The Party Capital of East Africa
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Disclaimer: In my other life I am a House Music impresario and my foundation in House was built at two legendary dance clubs: Odell’s and Paradox. I’ve also clubbed extensively in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles; my pedigree is inescapable. Therefore, I may not be the most forgiving judge […]
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Bowie Man Looks to Expand Historically Black Motorcycle Club
By RACHAEL PACELLA, The Capital BOWIE, Md. (AP) — As a chapter president in one of the nation’s oldest African American motorcycle clubs, Rodney “Rhodes” Yancey covers a lot of road. It’s called the State Burner’s Motorcycle Club — as in burning rubber in multiple states. The club was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, and […]
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AFRAM, Baltimore’s African American Festival Returns August 10-11, 2019
Baltimore’s AFRAM festival returns to Druid Hill Park August 10-11 starting at 12 p.m. each day. The festival is a celebration of African American life, music and culture and is free and open to the public. Hometown favorite Dru Hill will be performing at this year’s AFRAM. (Courtesy Photo/baltimore.org/article/baltimores-afram-african-american-festival) This family-oriented event is filled with […]
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Organization Sparks ‘Year of Return’
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO With 2019 marking the 400 year anniversary of the first recorded slave ships docking on Western Shores, The United States Congress recently put into motion, H.R. 1242, a bill also known as “400 Years of African-American History Commission Act.” This initiative is an umbrella for a number of different […]
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Tryp Rideshare
By Black News PR Everybody knows about Uber and Lyft, but there’s a new rideshare company called Tryp that is becoming especially popular with Black and other minority entrepreneurs. It’s the only rideshare platform that allows drivers to keep 100 percent of their fares plus tips. An increasing number of Uber and Lyft drivers are […]
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Driving While Black: Police Continue to Profile, Stop and Search African American Drivers
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Two new recently published reports show that racial profiling – particularly “Driving While Black” – remains a crisis in America. A recent report issued by Missouri’s attorney general Eric Schmitt revealed that black drivers across that state are 91 percent more likely than white motorists to get pulled over […]
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‘Survive, Not Enjoy’: Heat, Humidity Gripping Half the US
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races, chased baseball fans out of their seats and pushed New York City to order steps to avoid straining the electrical system. The National Weather Service […]
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What do you love about Baltimore?
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware, Special to the AFRO No one would deny Baltimore is a city with its own unique challenges, but it is so much more than tally-marks in negative columns. Ask any Baltimorean, native or transplant. Baltimore rises above continually and it’s because of the people, the neighborhoods, the indomitable spirit of the […]
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Group Grants $1.6M For Places That Are Part Of Black History
By Chevel Johnson, The Associated Press More than $1.6 million in grants are going to 22 sites and organizations to help preserve Black history. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the grants Friday during the 25th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. In this June 13, 2007 file photo, a youth walks by the Langston […]