There’s a lot to consider in retirement. Where will you live? How will you spend your time? What will you do if your health needs change? Questions like these are common, and some may be surprised to know that many can be answered the same way: A Life Plan Community. Also known as Continuing Care […]
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The Need for a Racially Diverse Public Health Workforce
By Jasmine Leonard, MPH, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield At three years old, I wanted to be a lawyer when I grew up to help my father, who experienced malpractice in healthcare. At four years old, I wanted to become a doctor because I wanted to heal my parents’ disabilities. For most of my adolescence, I ran […]
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A Steady Clymb Helps Students Reach New Heights of Well-Being
Ashley Williams, founder and CEO of Clymb, knows students and their struggles. In her prior role as director of climate and culture at Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Williams developed emotional intelligence and mindfulness curriculum. While she valued the work, Williams found it an impossible task for one person to manage the emotional well-being of 400 […]
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Ne-Yo headlines first day of Baltimore’s 45th AFRAM festival
By Grace Kpetemey and Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO The first day of the historic AFRAM festival in Baltimore concluded on Saturday with a performance from Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo delivered an electric performance to shrieking fans that sang every lyric, evoking 2000s nostalgia with tunes like “Miss Independent.” He also […]
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John Henry Murphy Sr.; Slave. Soldier. Seer. Media maven.
By Tashi McQueen and Kara Thompson, Report for America Corps Member, Political Writer for the AFRO; MDDC Intern John Henry Murphy, Sr. might have been born a slave- but he died a giant of the Black press. The founder of the AFRO American Newspaper was born on Dec. 25, 1840, in Baltimore. Born to Benjamin […]
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On Becoming a Serious Father: Our Roles & Responsibilities
By S. Bruce “Olamina” Stevenson Besides love, the greatest gift a father can give his children is his time. As fathers we need to provide our children with a lifetime of treasured memories. We need to make sacrifices for our children even if it means losing out on something else. How we spend time with […]
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What Fatherhood has taught me
By Christopher L. Maith Sr. Nobody knows when they are a young boy that being a father is one of the most rewarding and sometimes hurtful experiences you will ever have. Who’s job was it to tell me that? Who dropped the ball? Or was it strategic not to inform me and let me figure […]
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Honoring and celebrating healthy Black fatherhood
By Richard A. Rowe Each year, the third Sunday of June is set aside to pay tribute to the many fathers that are devoted to their families and that have embraced fatherhood as an honorable and sacred role unlike any other. Unfortunately, in a number of Black households, this Father’s Day will be and feel […]
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Encouraging and supporting Black fathers
By David C. Miller Historically, Black fathers continue to be marginalized and depicted as absent, deadbeat, and emotionally disconnected from their children. Within public discourse, these exaggerated portrayals have become a self-fulling prophecy in the hearts and minds of too many Black fathers. While father absence remains a significant issue with far-reaching generational implications, imagine […]
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JPMorgan Chase invests $150,000 into D.C. and Baltimore summer youth employment programs
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently announced a new $20 million commitment over five years to support summer youth employment programs across the country, two of which are located in the DMV area. This new effort expands on the firm’s previous summer youth employment investments. Serve […]
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The Moore Report: More bite-sized bits of news and notes…
Celebration of the 120th anniversary of Father John Dorsey’s Ordination By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. Charles Dorsey, Jr. directed the Legal Aid Bureau in Maryland for many years, providing legal assistance and advice to the poor, unable to afford lawyers on their own. In April 1995, he died. The Bureau’s building, near City Hall, is […]
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Historic Hosanna School Museum joins Smithsonian transcription project centered on the African American experience during the Reconstruction era
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Hosanna School Museum, a former Freedmen’s Bureau school located in Harford County, recently partnered with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to participate in a transcription project of more than 1.5 million images files from the Freedmen’s Bureau […]
