By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business WriterReport for America Corps Membermsayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday announced that it would give $5 million over the next three years to Baltimore City’s Prioritizing Our Women’s Economic Rise Collaborative (POWER), which will generate wealth-building opportunities for Black, Latina and Hispanic women residing in the 21223 zip code and surrounding […]
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It’s personal: COVID attacked my family
By Wayne Dawkins For those who say they don’t want to mask or vax against coronavirus, please listen to this personal story. While out of town for work, I received a midnight text from my wife. Her youngest brother, she said, tested positive for COVID despite being vaccinated. She rushed him to an urgent care […]
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Baltimore’s Children: Too many citizens killed at an early age
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. AFRONewsAtNoon It was shocking to read about it! A recent report from a panel of city officials under the direction of the Baltimore City Health Department reported that “the leading cause of ‘unexpected or unusual’ death among children in Baltimore is homicide,” There is a study done every five years […]
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King C. Gillette gifts $50,000 to Baltimore nonprofit Sharp Dressed Man
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business WriterReport for America Corps Member “As a brand that encourages men to master their style to look and feel their best, King C. Gillette is thrilled to contribute to the growth of an organization like Sharp Dressed Man,” said Alexander Prounis, brand director of Gillette North America New Brands & […]
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AFRO Exclusive: House Speaker Jones responds to Hogan’s FY 2023 budget proposal
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Speaker of the House, Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) says the Governor’s recently issued $58.2 billion FY 2023 budget doesn’t go far enough to support critical needs of Marylanders with respect to K-12 education and infrastructure. Hogan released his final budget as governor this month to the Maryland General […]
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Chief: 3 Baltimore firefighters killed in vacant home blaze
By JULIO CORTEZ, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Three Baltimore firefighters were killed and a fourth was injured when part of a vacant home collapsed while they were battling a blaze early Monday, the city’s fire chief said. The Baltimore City Fire Department said in a tweet that firefighters were responding to a blaze at […]
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Baltimore Receives millions to improve water system
By Deborah Bailey,Special to the AFRO Baltimore recently received $396 million in water infrastructure financing from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund modernization of the city’s outdated substructure. “Baltimore’s WIFIA funding will enable the city to proactively implement projects improving the reliability and resiliency of more than 37 miles of aging pipes” said […]
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Baltimore County school wins $1,500 NFL Play 60 grant
BALTIMORE, Md., — Reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity is key to immediate and long-term health for children. That is why the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, the National Football League (NFL) and Baltimore Ravens have awarded a $1,500 Get Moving Grant to […]
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I Want to Live and Not Die, The Streets Coming Together
By J.J. McQueen Special to the AFRO Before sunrise of the new year, Baltimore City recorded its first homicide; a cover story familiar to many families across the city. However, it’s a story that does not define the potential of communities who are in rebuild mode. Much like anything else in life worth saving, rebuilding […]
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Clea Event Productions educates and empowers Black people
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report For America Corps Member msayles@afro.com There are various attributes of Chantel Clea that make her an exemplary event producer. The Baltimore native is first born in her family, so she took initiative to monitor her siblings’ homework assignments, make sure they stayed out of trouble and help out […]
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Commentary: The Media is Trying to Benefit Financially from Bleeding Marilyn Mosby’s Story: What Ever Happened to Being Objective or Even Fairness?
The MOORE Report By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. Ever since Marilyn Mosby was indicted by a federal grand jury, January 13, on two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements on loan applications for the purchase of two vacation homes in Florida, the likes of Fox 45 News and a local newspaper […]
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Founder of Speak Black Woman recognized as future maker by AT&T
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report For America Corps Member msayles@afro.com If Quinn Conyers was a superhero, her power would be her voice. She may only be five feet tall, but when the professional speaker and energetic emcee opens her mouth, she feels herself grow into a giant. Recently, Conyers employed her superpower to […]