Submitted by Joanna Rollins, Women’s Ministry Leader, Daughters of Zion Women’s Ministry The first ‘Daughters of Zion Women’s Mini Health Expo’ is being held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 9:00am-3:00pm. This will be a time of education, empowerment, and uplifting all women as we celebrate Women’s History Month. This event will have breakout sessions […]
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Dana Peterson Moore is Baltimore’s Chief Equity Officer and Director in Office of Equity and Civil Rights
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Dana Petersen Moore, Esq., has been selected as Baltimore’s first chief equity officer. Since January 2021, Moore has served in the dual roles of chief equity officer and director of Baltimore’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights. Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott created a cabinet-level position […]
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Black Women Build – Baltimore: How Shelley Halstead Is building better homes- one woman at a time
By Belinda Merritt Relocating to Baltimore from Seattle in 2015, Shelley Halstead understood all too well the meaning of “reinventing yourself.” She had a vision and user experiences as a carpenter, former forest firefighter and corporate attorney to establish Black Women Build – Baltimore, the non-profit which was officially incorporated in 2017. Black Women Build-Baltimore […]
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Women Who Win: How the women publishers of Word in Black keep the Black press going
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor Sonceria “Sonny” Messiah -Jiles had a deal to break. While some young women set their sights on money or marriage, Messiah-Jiles had made up her mind: She would buy a newspaper. Not just any newspaper- a Black-owned publication. A peculiar arrangement was drawn up and the matter was settled-mostly. […]
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Diane Bell-McKoy leads Baltimore to bring the Black community together
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Long before the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray ignited Baltimore’s volcano of protracted racial inequity, Diane Bell-McKoy was calling on and calling out the business community to end policies and programs reinforcing the structural racism that choked the city’s Black population. “Structural racism is borne out by […]
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Pamela Rene Leak keeps the laughs coming as ‘Ms. Maybelle’
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Pamela Rene Leak is one of Baltimore’s best entertainers and unsung heroes. She is known for her comedic personality, “Ms. Maybelle”, a hip, older wise-cracking auntie. Leak, as Ms. Maybelle, is a regular on the Larry Young Morning Show on Radio One’s WOLB Talk 1010 AM and […]
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Maryland drivers celebrate gas price reduction as governor approves fuel tax moratorium
By Stephen Neukam, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS— Maryland drivers saw an immediate reduction in their gas prices Thursday as Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law a 30-day moratorium on the state’s tax on fuel. The 37-cent reduction is one of the first in the nation and one of the rare few since policy makers […]
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Soaring gas prices push Maryland drivers to alter travel, spending decisions
By JOE RYAN, Capital News Service BALTIMORE – Hunter Williams stopped at a BP gas station in south Baltimore this week to add a little bit more to the tank. Normally, Williams, in town from Ohio to visit his daughter, would spend $40 and have a nearly full tank. But not this time. With prices […]
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#FaithWorks: Black Youth Health Experience
by First Baptist Church of Guilford The Young Adults of FBCOG present the first annual Black Health Experience in honor of Kaylah M. Samples. This event will encourage healthy living and self-care! We want to be able to promote awareness to the youth in our community. Guests of the Black Health Experience will be able to […]
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Living Legends: Past presidents of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s first Maryland chapter celebrate the centennial anniversary
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor Lydia Mussenden and Ruth Jones King Pratt have been winning for more than 100 years- and that’s not a combined total. Mussenden, 102, and Pratt, 100, are full of life when they recall the tales of Black life in Old Baltimore. From fancy parties to community organizing; from the […]
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Women who are ‘winning’ and speaking at the AFRO’s Black Business Matters Expo
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com This year the Afro-American Newspapers (AFRO) is highlighting ‘Women Who Win’ at its Black Business Matters Expo, which takes place on March 24. During the celebration, numerous exemplary Black business women will have the chance to talk about their professional journey, offer advice, […]
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A welcome haunting
By Savannah G.M. Wood, Special to the AFRO During the past three years, I have been immersed in the AFRO American Newspapers’ archives. As Executive Director of Afro Charities, I am working with the AFRO to care for this collection and make it more publicly accessible. As a descendant of the AFRO’s founders, I often […]
