BALTIMORE — As its final meeting of 2021, the Board of Directors for the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce voted Kimberly Castle Royster to serve as the new chairwoman for a two-year term. Royster is owner and CFO of Kimberly Services LLC, a boutique accounting firm offering tax, accounting and CFO services. Since high school, […]
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Building COVID-19 vaccine confidence: Encouraging others to get vaccinated
By Eddye Bullock, MD, Assistant Chief of Adult and Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente As we begin a new year, we are in a very different place than we were when this pandemic began. Thanks to unprecedented collaboration and funding, we have three safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines approved in the U.S., which have allowed us […]
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News editor named AFRO Team Member of the Year
By AFRO Staff Since the start of the pandemic, the AFRO has made it a priority to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of its team members through the AFRO Team Member of the Year honor. For the year 2021, AFRO News Editor Jessica Dortch was selected by her peers as deserving of the honor. […]
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Morgan State, UBalt to oversee $641M in ARPA funds
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO The Mayor’s Office announced a partnership with two Baltimore universities Dec. 14. Morgan State University and University of Baltimore (UBalt) will be partnering with the Mayor’s Office of Recovery to ensure the impactful, equitable and effective distribution of $641 million the city received in American Rescue Plan […]
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Black-owned Media Rhythm Institute wins $25,000 from The Lewis Prize for Music
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Media Rhythm Institute (MRI), a Baltimore-based media arts organization, was recently recognized as a finalist for the 2022 Accelerator Awards from The Lewis Prize for Music, a philanthropic organization focused on investing in music education for young people. Out of over 100 creative […]
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BPD announces public viewing for slain Officer Keona Holley
By AFRO Staff Almost a month ago, Baltimore City Police Officer Keona Holley was ambushed as she sat in her patrol car on Dec. 16. She was immediately taken to Maryland Shock Trauma and remained in critical condition until she was taken off life support one week later, on Dec. 23. Those in the Cutis […]
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Hogan declares 30-day state of emergency due to virus surge
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a 30-day state of emergency on Tuesday to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, mobilizing 1,000 members of the Maryland National Guard to help state and local health officials. Hogan made the announcement as Maryland hit 3,057 hospitalizations for COVID-19 — […]
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Coppin State mourns the passing of Reggie Smith
BALTIMORE – The Coppin State University department of athletics mourns the passing of former Eagle baseball coach Reginald (Reggie) E. Smith. Smith battled with illness for two years and transitioned on December 30, 2021. Smith was Coppin’s head baseball coach from 1984-1987 achieving an overall record of 46-106-1. He helped transition Coppin from NAIA to […]
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Health Commissioner declares first Code Blue Extreme Cold alert of the season
BALTIMORE, MD (January 3, 2022)— With winter weather throughout the area today and temperatures predicted to fall into the teens with wind chill, Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa today issued a Code Blue Extreme Cold declaration for Baltimore City beginning Monday afternoon, January 3 through Tuesday morning, January 4. This is the first Code Blue Extreme […]
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‘The Slow Hustle’ examines peculiar death of Baltimore detective Sean Suiter
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO There are much easier ways to commit suicide (and make it look like a homicide) than shooting oneself in the head outdoors in a busy neighborhood, while on the job as a police officer. That’s why it is so hard for many Baltimoreans, and others attuned to the […]
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Baltimore native Ivy Wells, one of many women of color in trucking
By J.J. McQueen Special to the AFRO With a record number of female drivers flocking to the trucking industry, more women are hitting the road and leveling the playing field in a male-dominated industry. The influx of Black women in the industry is paving the way for other women of color and has historically done […]
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PCR, rapid tests and COVID vaccines now available at Tuerk House in Baltimore
The Andre Kennedy Center for Integrated Behavioral Health and Urgent Care at Tuerk House Now Open; Offering COVID-19 Testing Walk-ins welcome for rapid and PCR COVID-19 tests; New addition to Tuerk House main campus in West Baltimore offers outpatient treatment for mental health disorders and non-emergent illnesses and injuries Baltimore (January 3, 2022) – As of […]