BY LOGAN HILL, Capital News Service BALTIMORE – Just off Frederick Avenue, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship, a small, predominantly Black church five miles west of downtown and surrounded by the Tremont, Westgate and Beechfield neighborhoods, has embarked on a project it hopes will transform its community. Guided by the vision of the Rev. Michael S. Martin, senior […]
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Nation’s first Black-woman led community solar company forges partnership with University of Maryland Medical system to build Baltimore solar farm
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com WeSolar, Inc. (WeSolar) in collaboration with the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) announced a new partnership on Thursday to build a solar farm in Baltimore City that will provide power to UMMS facilities and city residents. UMMS will pay $10,000 per month […]
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More than 100 years of legislative service leaving the General Assembly
By E.A. BREEDEN, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS –Most members of the General Assembly return to the State House annually in January for the next legislative session. Six of the 188 delegates and senators said good-bye to their colleagues at the end of the session for the last time. They are retiring with more than 100 […]
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Relief may be in sight for Maryland residents who owe medical bills
By J.J. McQueen, Special to the AFRO Financial relief is on the horizon for Maryland residents with medical bills. Legislation focused on finding and reimbursing Marylanders who paid for free medical services was approved by the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland State Senate, respectively. The only thing left to do is get a […]
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Over 3,000 Marylanders are waiting for a transplant, register as a donor today during National Donate Life Month
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Currently, there are over 106,000 people in the U.S. on the national transplant waiting list, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration. Every nine minutes, another person is added to that list, and every day, 17 people die while waiting for an […]
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Female founder invests $350K in funding and mentorship for 35 Black women entrepreneurs
By Special to the AFRO Cameka Smith, award-winning entrepreneur and founder of The Boss Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women, has announced the 35 awardees of the 2022 Sage Invest in Progress grants. The funds will support Black women entrepreneurs in their first five years of business. Each of them will receive […]
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How the Baltimore Development Corporation is helping small businesses grow and thrive
By Special to the AFRO Baltimore Together is a public-private initiative led by the city’s economic development arm, Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), to support inclusive economic growth in our city. Over a 2-year period, a range of business leaders, community residents and stakeholders studied the challenges small businesses and especially BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People […]
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New research: 63 percent of Maryland’s Black and Hispanic children lived in financial hardship pre-pandemic
By Special to the AFRO The majority of Maryland’s Black and Hispanic children — 61 percent and 68 percent respectively — lived in households that couldn’t afford the basics in 2019. This statistic was compared to 31 percent of White children who couldn’t afford necessities during the same year, according to a new report from […]
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Financial literacy expert, Jasmine Brewer, explains the top three tax-filing pitfalls
By Stephanie Harper, Special to the AFRO As tax season still looms ahead, taxpayers are feeling the pressure of navigating the ins and outs of the new updates and regulations that have been passed. While some of the tax breaks like the ACTC (Advanced Child Tax Credit) and the EIP (Economic Impact Payment) have benefited […]
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Creating a lasting legacy for your family
By Tony Davis, Esq., Special to The AFRO We are certainly living in exciting times. Obtaining wealth for ourselves and our families is no longer considered an unobtainable dream. Many people are advancing in careers, becoming entrepreneurs, and creating multiple streams of income. This is resulting in incredible financial wealth regardless of age or formal […]
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Coppin State University launches financial literacy partnership with the PNC Bank Mobile Unit
By Special to the AFRO The College of Business (COB) at Coppin State University, a historic Black university in Baltimore, is launching a new partnership with PNC Bank to provide students and community members with expanded access to financial literacy education and banking services. Focused on West Baltimore, the PNC Mobile Branch and Financial Literacy […]
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Where there’s a will, there is always a way: why your family should plan for the future today
By AFRO Staff We’ve all seen it- months, weeks, days- sometimes even hours after a loved one dies, the discussions of “who gets what” begins. Tense conversations are bound to happen when there is no will in place and a parent, partner or young adult child is suddenly laid to rest. But filing a will […]