By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer February is National Cancer Prevention month. Dr. Ashani Weeraratna is a leading, pioneering Johns Hopkins melanoma researcher and wants everyone to know that melanoma does not discriminate. People of color have traditionally been conditioned to think skin cancer is a White person’s disease, so largely goes ignored in […]
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Meet Gregory S. Smith, Creative Alliance’s new E.D.
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO When Gregory S. Smith, the Creative Alliance’s new executive director, came to Baltimore to interview for the position; he conducted a few interviews of his own. He was completely sold on the diverse programs and work being done in the community by the Creative Alliance (CA), but […]
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What are Bonds, and who do they help?
By J.J. McQueenSpecial to the AFRO As the momentum builds for this legislative session, bills aren’t the only items under review, bonds are also important to this season’s session. What are bonds? A bond is a fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental). It can also be […]
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Supplemental Education Funding submitted in Hogan’s FY 2023 budget request
By Deborah BaileySpecial to the AFRO Bowing to pressure from education advocates and Maryland General Assembly members, Governor Larry Hogan sent a supplemental funding request of $139.9 million to the State’s FY 2023 budget to fully fund the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (Kirwan Commission) Education Reform plan. The majority of Hogan’s supplemental education funding request, […]
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State Board of Education rescinds mask mandate, pending approval from state legislators
By Logan Hill, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland State Board of Education Tuesday lifted the statewide mask mandate for public schools, allowing the state’s 23 county school boards and Baltimore to each decide how they want to handle masking. The board’s decision, which could begin as early as March 1, affects more than […]
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Laura Johnson joins United Way of Central Maryland as Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation and Data Research Officer
Baltimore, MD (February 22, 2022) – United Way of Central Maryland today announced that Laura Johnson has been appointed as senior vice president and chief innovation and data research officer. In this new position, Johnson will be charged with designing and launching a new enterprise to address complex community challenges and accelerate impact across the organization’s core areas […]
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Mayor Scott Announces $90.4 Million Investment in Homeless Services
BALTIMORE, MD. (Tuesday, February 22, 2022) — Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) would receive $75 million from Baltimore’s $641 million allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and $15.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The $90.4 million in combined […]
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Peace Park Learning Center to Bring Resources and Access to Technology to Southwest Baltimore
Baltimore, MD – Stillmeadow Community Fellowship’s Peace Park Learning Center is coming to Baltimore residents this month to promote literacy and access to technology resources in the 21229 zip code and beyond. All are encouraged to join Stillmeadow Community Fellowship and their local partners on Feb. 22, 2022 for an afternoon of exploration and fun. […]
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A Baltimore all-female golf club’s fight for desegregation
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business WriterReport for America Corps Membermsayles@afro.com The Pitch and Putt Golf Club is the second oldest African-American female golf organization in the United States, and yet, many are unaware of its historical significance. Originally a co-ed golf club known as the Pitch and Putters, it was born in Baltimore City in 1938 […]
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At this Baltimore organization, art and healing go hand-in-hand
By Jannette J. WitmyerSpecial to the AFRO Paul Braswell is brimming with excitement about the work his nonprofit organization Art Health & Healing (AH&H) has been doing, using art as a source of healing, and how it all came to be. Actually, it was a natural fit. Braswell, a kidney transplant recipient who spent nine […]
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Alicia Hynson prepares to go from the lab to the delivery room
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Oh, to be young, gifted, Black, unafraid and following your dreams and passions. Alicia Hynson is all of the above. She’s been all over the country and beyond as a traveling health professional, working behind the scenes in the lab. Do you ever wonder where all the different […]
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Diva Day Spa and Healing Center is the first Black-owned day spa in Upperco
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Cindy Tawiah was 16-years-old when she discovered what she wanted to do with her life. While living in Ghana and attending high school, she was failing her chemistry class. Rather than reprimand or penalize her for bad grades, Tawiah’s teacher taught her how […]
