Roundtable is part of a nationwide Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices “Road to Recovery” Tour – On Tuesday, November 30th at 12:00pm, Representative Kweisi Mfume will visit East Baltimore Historical Library for a roundtable discussion with Baltimore small business owners about the challenges they are facing on the road to recovery. Representative Mfume will be […]
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Women of a certain age
By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO The decade between 40 and 50 is a busy season in a woman’s life. She likely has an established career, a family and advanced degrees; all while trying to maintain good health, personal hobbies and interests. It’s also a time of great change for her; there’s empty nest […]
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Crypto Q&A with Maureen Murat, principal at Crowdie Advisors
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Maureen Murat founded Crowdie Advisors in 2016 to help small businesses and startups raise capital. The business educates entrepreneurs about equity crowdfunding, the online offering of private company securities to a group of people for investment. While Murat was recruiting clients, someone asked […]
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Nationwide push to shop small and local
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott encourages city residents to shop local and shop small. “We know that they’ve been hit tough and hard by the pandemic,” the Mayor said during a Small Business Saturday Kickoff event. “We know that we have to try and find ways to […]
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Blacks and Dialysis: A look at kidney disease in the community
By Nicole D. Batey and Jessica Dortch Special to the AFRO The coronavirus pandemic shed light on the disparities in health care at every level, especially for African Americans. While the world unites to continue the fight against deadly virus, in the United States; minorities are grappling with the pressure of yet another health concern […]
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Police: 7 hurt in Baltimore shooting
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Seven people, including a teenage boy, were injured in a shooting in East Baltimore on Sunday afternoon, police said. Officers responded to a report of gunshots on North Montford Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Sunday and found four men in their 20s with multiple gunshot wounds to their body, […]
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UMD School of Medicine doctor urges folks to weigh the risks this holiday season
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO With over half of the U.S. population now fully vaccinated against COVID, this holiday season offers the chance once again, to get together with friends and loved ones. However, Dr. Greg Schranck, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Maryland School of Medicine cautions that we aren’t […]
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Trailblazer Ateira Griffin talks building bridges between mothers and daughters
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO “I saw her in her triumphs as she tried to make sure me and my brother got whatever we needed,” Ateira Griffin said of her mother who raised her and her brother by herself. Something else Griffin witnessed made as much of an impression.”I also saw all the […]
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BCPS student Brooke Monroe Conaway stars in a holiday movie
BECOMING A “LITTLE BIG SHOT” It was just March 2020 when Brooke Monroe Conaway, a BCPS elementary school student, and her dad Cornell Conaway appeared on NBC’s “Little Big Shots” with host actress Melissa McCarthy. It was Brooke’s first appearance on a national television show. The father-daughter duo had been discovered on Instagram in a […]
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Patapsco High students commit to apprenticeship program “This is the start of their careers”
At a ceremony held during what was both American Education Week and National Apprenticeship Week, a group of Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts students signed commitments to the Apprenticeship Maryland program. These students will be involved in construction-trade apprenticeships, such as plumbing, electrical, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). “If they […]
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MD gets failing grade for supporting child sex victims
By Diane Bernard, Maryland News Connection ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new report ranks Maryland as one of the worst states in providing support for young victims of sex trafficking. While Maryland has made some progress in this area, the Shared Hope International report card puts the state near the bottom, at 44th, with a failing grade. It […]
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Unveiled: Science Center’s new, $1 million human body exhibit sponsored by Hopkins
Maryland Science Center Unveils You — The Inside Story Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine New hands-on human body exhibit supported by $1 million State of Maryland grant On Friday, November 19, the Maryland Science Center unveiled its new human body exhibit, You — The Inside Story, Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. The 12,000-square-foot experience features […]