By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msaylesafro.com A 26-year-old woman from Baltimore is the latest victim of fraudsters who hacked her electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cash benefits. While checking her balance on an app, she saw that someone had withdrawn $676 from her EBT account at a PNC Bank in […]
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New Life Recovery: offering a hand to build new lives
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO This week, Vennieth McCormick will do what he has been doing monthly afor almost four years: provide hot meals for as many people as he can, until the food runs out. On Friday, December 23 the meals will be provided inside of his offices at 2017-19 W. Pratt […]
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Single in the City: new year, new you, new boo!
By Ericka Alston-Buck Tis’ the season for many to begin setting New Year Resolutions and proclaiming all of the changes that they plan to make in 2023. Lots of single people like myself, will be more open to the possibility of being in committed relationships. Then there are those that will challenge themselves to jump […]
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The Moore Report: Take control of your life– break those bad habits today
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Many of us have at least one bad habit. Whether it be overeating, oversleeping, overspending, drinking too much or gossiping, we all have that one thing we need to stop or start doing. The question challenging so many of us is, “How do you break a […]
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No New Year’s Resolution for me – it’s one minute at a time
By Frances Murphy “Toni” Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher If a doctor gave you 48 hours to live, what would you do? How would you react? Who would you spend your last days, hours, minutes, or seconds with? Friends? Family? Co-workers? Complete strangers? Would you spend time planning your funeral, putting your affairs in order, […]
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Former UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski donates $200,000 to BEYA STEM programs
By Lango Deen, US Black Engineer But long before this massive six-figure donation, Dr. Hrabowski joined together with the BEYA community to make a big difference in the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Help BEYA continue to give future generations access to STEM, and in turn help shape the future of […]
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The power of setting intentions: becoming a better you in 2023
By AFRO Staff New Year’s Day often kicks off a season of self-improvement. Around the globe, people of all cultures aim to become a better version of themselves– whether it be through improved diet or better spending habits. But resolutions are just lofty notions to mark a new year if they aren’t propelled by a […]
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Department of Public Works begins workforce development program, residents urged to apply
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon Scott and Jason W. Mitchell, director of Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works (DPW), recently unveiled a new workforce development initiative. B’More WISE, the Baltimore Water Infrastructure Strategic Educational program, is targeting youth, veterans and returning citizens for employment within DPW. […]
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Creating space: how Black yogis are increasing access to soul-healing practice
By Marcia Ra-Akbar, Special to the AFRO There is no denying the growing popularity of yoga. With more than 300 million participants worldwide, its integration of mind, body, and soul has created its unique lane in the fitness sector. The benefits of yoga are long documented and widely known, and in an era focused on […]
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Baltimore City teachers salaries fall to lowest in state
BY TIMOTHY E DASHIELL, Capital News Service BALTIMORE — In Baltimore City, the Maryland community with the highest numbers of needy students and the most demand for experienced teachers, the salaries of teachers with a master’s degree decreased from 2010 to 2020 to the lowest in the state, according to data from the Maryland State […]
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Breaking News: Whiting-Turner CEO to break ground on community hub at Mondawmin Mall
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The CEO of Baltimore-based construction company Whiting-Turner, on Dec. 15 will begin groundbreaking on Mondawmin Mall’s Target, which has been vacant since 2018. CEO and President Tim Regan, who is privately funding the project, will also announce the name of the soon-to-be active […]
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School football team makes history
By AFRO Staff On Dec. 3 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Baltimore made a trip to the Annapolis Navy Marine Corps Stadium in search of history. A victory would put them in an elite category of teams that have earned 12 state football championships. Only one other school has accomplished that feat and another victory […]