By AFRO Staff Morgan State University (MSU) officials have decided to cancel or postpone all events related to the 2023 homecoming season. In a message to the MSU community on […]
Category: Living for the Weekend
AFRO Columnist Steps Down
The AFRO social columnist has been an integral part in the newspaper’s success since it’s rise to dominance in the 1930’s, and the social columnist still plays an important role […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “Back when I was a child before life removed all the innocence, my father would lift me high and dance with my mother […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “I believe in liberty for all men; the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “Relationships with parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings were important to me when I was young and have remained so throughout my life. Our […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you, but not […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Frailing, Special to the AFRO “My daddy has paid the rent and the insurance man is gone and the lights is back on and my Uncle Brud has […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “Every time, I feel how life goes by, I recall the scenes that never die. One fine day one fine night you loving […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO What the world needs now is love, sweet love it’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs […]