By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Single mother Em Hunt was void of self-confidence and hope until she found out she was pregnant with […]
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Price Rite Marketplace in Pigtown set to close next month
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Price Rite Marketplace of West Pratt Street has served West Baltimore for 10 years. Now, just days before families are set […]
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Baltimore Museum of Art hosts new exhibit, A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
By Beverly Richards, Special to the AFRO The Baltimore Museum of Art recently hosted a packed auditorium as journalist, author and the Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson discussed her book, “The […]
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Black Girls Vote continues to inspire at their fifth annual ball
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Black Girls Vote (BGV) held its fifth annual ball on Nov. 18 at Martin’s West in Baltimore County […]
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Maryland Black Caucus Foundation holds 27th annual legislative weekend conference
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation held its 27th Legislative Weekend over the weekend, highlighting the Black agenda and […]
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Community leaders and JHU students reflect on the midterm election results
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski recently joined forces with Stephanie Young, executive director of the nonpartisan organization, When We […]
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The Moore Report: the best baseball players and all center fielders in the league
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Pardon my name dropping, but I mentioned to Adam Jones in a Zoom meeting the other day that all my favorite […]
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Sensory overload: are tech devices affecting your sleep?
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Kimberly Maker, 53, used to be skeptical about the world of sleep study. In the beginning she didn’t believe in it– thinking […]
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Baltimore entrepreneurs integrate technology and fashion
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO What is the solution for a jogger who runs at night and fears being hit by a passing car? What can help athletes […]
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And the beat goes on…The beautiful struggle will be televised
By Tiffany C. Ginyard, Special to the AFRO Finally…The governor of Maryland is Black; The State is still blue.Echoes of warm words woo voters long after the moment,While the AFRO […]
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Black Girls Vote responds to Maryland’s ‘historic moment’ and other election outcomes
By Tiffany C. Ginyard, Special to the AFRO Black voters gathered at RYMKS Bar and Grille on election night to network and socialize for a watch party on the evening […]
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Tina Turner musical shimmies into Charm City
By Ama Brown, Special to the AFRO The Hippodrome Theatre has hosted the national touring cast for the hit Broadway show TINA – The Tina Turner Musical all week. The […]