By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO During the early part of the twenty-first century, Black-owned farms were in abundance. Over the decades, ownership has depleted immensely. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, BIPOC (Black and Indigenous People of Color)Â farmers and landowners are grossly underrepresented. Black Americans identify as just 1% of rural land […]
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Baltimore officer dies days after being shot in patrol car
By Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer has died after being removed from life support one week after she was shot while sitting in her patrol car. The Baltimore Police Department said Thursday that Officer Keona Holley’s health had been deteriorating in recent days and the family made the difficult decision to […]
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Op-ed: April Ryan to MSU grads: Ready to run the world?
By Wayne Dawkins HBCUs are running the world, Morgan State University alumni April D. Ryan told 500 fall graduates Dec. 17. Hyperbole? Ryan, Class of 1989, has covered the White House for Black-oriented media for at least a quarter century. That’s since the Bill Clinton administration in the 1990s, meaning she has been around Harvard, Yale […]
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How does the plot end for movie theaters?
By JOSH DAVIDSBURG Capital News Service It’s been a rough year for movie theaters. Movie theaters are trying to do what they can to get people into seats. This motion graphics essay looks at the state of the theater industry and if the web of recent blockbusters is enough to save them. Â
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The Moore Report: Reflections over the holidaze
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. In this week between the holidaze of Christmas and New Year (Kwanzaa week), I find myself thinking about things a little more deeply. For example: Otherworldliness and hitting that number Earlier last week, a member of our St. Ann Committee for the first Black saints from the United States, told […]
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Vehicles for Change awards cars to three Maryland families
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Vehicles for Change (VFC), a Maryland-based nonprofit that works to end generational poverty, on Monday gifted new cars, as well as toys, to three Maryland families. This is the second year that the organization is doing holiday car donations. “ is definitely very […]
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HUD, DOE secretaries visit Baltimore to announce more weatherization funding
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In a special trip to Baltimore, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm toured a home weatherization job training site and visited an HUD-assisted multifamily green retrofit program property on Dec. 15, highlighting how President […]
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1,000 Toys for Christmas
By J.J. McQueen, Special to the AFRO After a year of delayed opportunities to support the community, the Rebound Center was the host site for this year’s 1,000 Toys for Christmas giveaway. With families from across Baltimore City in attendance, a large number of community Christmas needs and wishes were met. Director of the Rebound […]
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Two arrested in ambush of Officer Keona Holley, community cherishes their ‘good cop’
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore’s Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of two men that they suspect in the shooting of Officer Keona Holley, Dec. 17. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison claimed to have confessions from the two suspects, but no motive. Officer Holley was shot as she sat in her patrol […]
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The Moore Report: Ribbon-cutting for the new $63M Helping Up Mission building
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Where do you go to get some real help in this town? Homeless and addicted? Male? A woman with children? Who? Where? What? Well, the Baltimore Helping Up Mission at 1029 East Baltimore Street has been helping homeless men for as long as many of us […]
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Christmas Village brings holiday cheer to Baltimore
By AFRO Staff If you’ve visited the Inner Harbor recently, then you were sure to stumble into Christmas Village. The German-style Christmas market features a variety of vendors, selling everything from authentic European goodies to high-quality arts and crafts. Families have come from all over the state to gather under a heated tent and shop […]
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Mrs. Santa says ‘thank you’
By AFRO Staff On Dec. 21, Mrs. Santa held her annual Christmas giveaway at the Forum Caterers in Northwest Baltimore. Mrs. Santa wants to extend a thank you to the Pi Omega chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the Baltimore Old Timers and everyone who gave toys and monetary donations to make this Christmas special […]