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 […]
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Randallstown NAACP calls out Baltimore County Police Dept. for lack of diversity in new report
By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO “Research has shown that diversity in a police department has a positive influence on reducing police brutality,” said Ryan Coleman, president of the Randallstown Chapter of the NAACP. Coleman was referencing the Official Report Diversity in the Baltimore County Police Department . Coleman said the report was recently […]
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Safe Haven Infant Laws: No questions asked
By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO Fewer news stories have been more horrifying than those about babies abandoned and left to die. Like Melissa Drexler of New Jersey who in 1997, after concealing her pregnancy from family, friends and her boyfriend, gave birth in the bathroom stall at her high school prom. She smothered […]
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Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Johns Hopkins VP, Alicia Wilson to Kick-off Small Business Saturday and Visit Selected Local Businesses
Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Johns Hopkins VP, Alicia Wilson to Kick-off Small Business Saturday and Visit Selected Local Businesses Saturday, November 27, 2021 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Come join Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Alicia Wilson, Vice President of Economic Development, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System as they kick-off Small […]
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The Moore Report: ‘A man was lynched yesterday’ and likely another will be lynched today and tomorrow
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Be careful out there. There are three trials resolving in America these days that remind one of the lynching of the bad ole days: Kyle Rittenhouse at 17 years old took his gun with him driven by his mother to a demonstration. He went to attend a protest against a […]
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Metropolitan United Methodist Church to celebrate 196 years of ministry
By Joi Thomas Faith Community Correspondent #AFRONewsAtNoon When Metropolitan United Methodist Church gathers for worship this coming weekend, the congregation will joyously celebrate 196 years of ministry, at least 93 of them in its current location at 1121 W. Lanvale Street. Their story began, according to their website, https://metropolitanumc.org/, with the Rev. Truman Pratt, a […]
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University of Maryland Medicine to eliminate race from kidney function estimates
Under a new race-neutral assessment, thousands of Black people living with chronic kidney disease could gain access to specialty treatment or transplantation for the first time BALTIMORE (November 22, 2021) – University of Maryland Medicine, comprised of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has announced […]
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Fulton Bank opens Federal Hill Financial Center in Baltimore
(November 22, 2021) BALTIMORE, MD – Fulton Bank has opened a new financial center in Federal Hill at 1100 Light Street, part of an ongoing expansion in Baltimore. Over the last few years, Fulton Bank has opened its Yard 56 Financial Center at 5715 Eastern Avenue, a financial center at 929 North Wolfe Street, and […]
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Mayor Scott revamps squeegee outreach efforts with focus on supporting disconnected youth and improving public safety
Scott Administration Releases 90 Day Squeegee Action Plan to Connect Youth with Employment Opportunities and Develop City’s Long-term Strategy BALTIMORE, MD (Tuesday, November 23, 2021) – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, along with the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success (MOCFS) and the Mayor’s Office of African American Male Engagement (MOAAME), announced a 90 […]
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Baltimore Community Foundation invests $1 million in Black-led nonprofits and organizations that support majority-Black communities
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com #AFRONews@Noon The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) recently used a $1 million investment from Facebook to distribute grants to 20 nonprofits that directly support the resiliency of majority-Black communities. The West x Northwest Baltimore Impacts Grant program expands on the place-based investments that BCF […]
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Homeless, Anxious, Depressed and Young
By Julianne Hill, Caitlyn Hutabarat and Amira Horowitz Urban Health Media Project After Jordan DeVega’s grandmother died when he was 16, leaving him without a legal guardian, he was moved in and out of foster care and group homes in New York City for several months. When members of his extended family learned of his […]
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Baltimore reaches 300 homicides with death of 5-year-old, mayor responds
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore City crossed the 300 homicide threshold last week. The count is imprecise, but many accounts name 5-year-old Nivea Anderson the 300th victim of violence. This is the seventh consecutive year Baltimore has counted more than 300 homicides. Police say they found Nivea unresponsive in the 2800 […]