The near record-high temperature in Baltimore City may have slowed the pace, but, otherwise, the balmy summer-like weather had no ill effect on the celebration of Morgan State University’s 2022 Undergraduate Spring Commencement Exercises, held on campus at Hughes Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 21. The ceremony for the University’s most recent bachelor’s degree recipients […]
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Northeastern Supply’s Sandtown Store & Warehouse valued at $2.2M donated to Resurrection Sandtown Project in support of the community revitalization effort
By AFRO Staff On May 23, the Ames Shalom community announced that the Cook Family, owners of Northeastern Supply, donated Northeastern Supply’s Sandtown location to Ames Shalom Community, in support of The Resurrection Sandtown Project. The donated store, located within the Historic Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts & Entertainment District, along with a nearby warehouse, more […]
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MICA’s MFA Mamas reunite at the Fred Lazarus IV Center
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro If while driving through the 100 block W. North Avenue late Monday (5/9) afternoon you thought you witnessed four Black women seated in encircled chairs in front of the Maryland Institute College of Art Fred Lazarus IV Center, deeply engaged in conversation, you absolutely did. Seated in […]
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Baltimore Masters share wisdom on the ministry of music
By Belinda Merritt, Special to the AFRO Music ministry is considered one of the most important ministries in the local church and should be acknowledged as a sacred office. Your call begins with a longing to be used by God and continues with learning to make an impact in the worship and beyond. Many church […]
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Morton Street Dance Center students danced their way through COVID
By Beverly Richards, Special to the AFRO You can find a cornucopia of dancers of various skin tones and sizes at Morton Street Dance Center (MSDC). Diversity and inclusion have been the cornerstone of the Center since its inception 30 years ago. “We come with many different forms and shapes, and everyone can move,” said […]
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Commentary: HBCU Graduates: We just see the world differently
By Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead It was twenty-five years ago this year that I stood outside of the Elmina Castle in Ghana with a small group of friends and made a joint commitment to fight to help to co-create the type of world that we believe that we needed to live in. We were all […]
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It’s graduation time at area HBCUs – face to face at last
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Graduation at the Washington-Baltimore area’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a standing ovation experience this Spring in the area. All area HBCUs have returned to in-person events this year after many had postponed graduation ceremonies altogether in the early days of Spring 2020. Most campuses held […]
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Not too late to find an HBCU summer camp for your kids
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Summer is the time to introduce the young person in your life to a (Historically Black College and University) HBCU campus. Let’s say you attended an HBCU, and want to instill that priceless HBCU love in your offspring. On the other hand, perhaps, you’ve never stepped foot on one […]
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University of Maryland, Baltimore’s CURE Scholars Program graduates first cohort of West Baltimore high school seniors
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member. msayles@afro.com The first cohort of University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) CURE Scholars Program recently became graduates. The 20 high school seniors, who reside in West Baltimore, joined the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) mentorship program during middle school, and on May 6, they […]
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Remembering Frances L. Murphy, her impact in the classroom and on the streets of Baltimore
By AFRO Staff As the AFRO celebrates education and those who have dedicated their lives to improving educational outcomes, the work of Frances Louise Murphy, I is once again deserving of the spotlight. Murphy was a force to be reckoned with in Baltimore and beyond. Inside the classroom, she was a bright light to students […]
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper, AFRO Publisher In 1933, Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson wrote his seminal, albeit controversial, book The Mis-Education of the Negro. A weekly columnist for the AFRO and other Black publications, Dr. Woodson argued that the education systems of his day were designed to oppress rather than uplift Black children teaching them […]
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Coppin: Touching the community
Originally published October 14, 2010 By Shernay Williams, Special to the AFRO When Linda Kaminkow, 52, of Dundalk stepped into Coppin State University’s community health center in 2005, she quickly fell in love with the friendly smiles, one-on-one attention and positive atmosphere. “The clinic, overall, is a wonder,” she said. “From the lady at the […]