By The Alzheimer’s Association June 14, 2022, Towson, Md.—The Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore becomes a classroom on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m., when the Alzheimer’s Association hosts the African American Town Hall on Memory Loss. The museum is located at 830 East Pratt Street. To encourage participation, registration is free. […]
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AFRO Archives spark creativity at Coppin Academy
By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern Through a partnership with AFRO Charities and Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), 15 students from the Coppin Academy were given the opportunity to explore the history of Black Baltimore and its impact on art. Teaching artist Unique Robinson, of LTYC, worked with 15 students from the Academy over […]
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Teachers brace for summer months amid wave of violence
By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO Summer is coming. And while that means cookouts, road trips and snowballs for many, it sometimes means something else for teachers. Gun violence is rampant across the United States and neither Baltimore City nor its students are spared in the damage. Though […]
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Baltimore prepares for AFRAM festival
By AFRO Staff The AFRAM festival will return to Baltimore on Juneteenth this year. This year’s AFRAM will be the 45th year the festival has been in existence. For two days Druid Hill Park will be the scene of Charm City’s biggest celebration of African American culture. “I am incredibly excited to be welcoming residents […]
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The Moore Report: “Summer’s comin’ Blues”
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. I have lived in Baltimore City for 70 years now. I left briefly right after college, getting a community organizing job in Buffalo, N.Y. I returned to Baltimore at the end of that summer of ‘74 to take a teaching job; I didn’t want to be in Buffalo, N.Y. during […]
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Enoch Pratt Free Library workers call for recognition of employee union
By AFRO Staff Workers of the Enoch Pratt Free Library system in Baltimore are now calling for employees to unionize. On June 8 the Pratt Workers United (PWU) attended an EPFL board meeting and demanded union recognition for Baltimore City’s library workers. The group is made up of a mix of part-time and full-time workers, […]
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Maryland Democratic candidates talk crime, integrity, gas prices in gubernatorial debate – fail to address COVID concerns in public schools
By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO In a televised debate on June 6, eight of 10 democratic candidates for Maryland’s gubernatorial race met to debate ahead of the primary election on July 19. The hour-long debate for the upcoming gubernatorial election was recorded by Maryland Public Television. No audience was present besides the MPT […]
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SOWEBO Art and Music Festival 2022
By AFRO Staff The SOWEBO Art and Music Festival once again returned to Baltimore on May 29th, with a mix of interesting offerings for all ages. SOWEBO, which stands for South West Baltimore, is an annual festival that brings music, vendors, food and residents together for a day of fun. Black businesses and artists were […]
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Governor Hogan and Mayor Scott war over Baltimore’s crime
By AFRO Staff Governor Larry Hogan and Mayor Brandon Scott recently exchanged words over Baltimore’s crime and efforts to get it under control. In a blistering letter to Scott, Governor Hogan requested a progress report on Mayor Scott’s crime plan and how the money set aside to fix the problem was being used. Mayor Scott […]
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Report for America Corp Member: Meet Tashi McQueen, new AFRO Politics Writer
By AFRO Staff The AFRO is happy to welcome Tashi McQueen as the new political writer. McQueen will serve as the second writer to join our team from Report for America (RFA). She joins our business writer, RFA intern Megan Sayles, who has filled out our coverage with excellence. McQueen is currently a graduate student […]
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General Assembly passes legislation to increase funding for Commission on African American History and Culture
By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern History was made recently when the Maryland General Assembly passed two bills that will delegate or increase funding to the Commission on African American History and Culture and the African American Heritage Preservation Grant Fund. “As the Chair of this historic commission, I am truly honored to be at […]
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Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg named a finalist for John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award
By Special to the AFRO Coppin State’s Jordan Hamberg of South Plainfield, N.J. has been named one of five finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, it was announced by the College Baseball Foundation on May 31. Hamberg is joined by Georgia State’s Cameron Jones, Devin Ortiz of University of Virginia, […]
