By Joi Thomas AFRO Faith Community Correspondent Many people look forward to going to church on Sunday mornings. They like to hear the choir sing, the preacher preach and to fellowship with others. In March of 2020, with the onslaught of COVID-19, everything changed. For the first time in most people’s lives, the doors of […]
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The Moore Report: Technology makes us better, but at what cost?
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. It seems for most of us things are constantly changing. There was a time that if you wanted to make a phone call, you did it from home in a telephone wired to one place on the kitchen wall. Then, there were coin-operated phone booths on street corners and finally […]
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This digital immigrant loves technology
By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper CEO and Publisher Let me say from the outset that I love technology. Some might even call me an early adopter, and I’ve been told by my Gen X children and Gen Z grands that I’m tech-savvy. But, make no mistake about it, I am a digital immigrant (more about […]
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AFRO Newspaper technology through the years…
By Dana Peck Director of Digital Solutions Technology is a change catalyst and the methods we use to create, consume and distribute the news have been significantly advanced over the past 50 years. I sat down with two of our staff members that have been with us since 1976; Wanda Pearson, receptionist and circulation assistant […]
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Baltimore native awarded Navy Civilian Service Commendation medal
Story By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler NAPLES, Italy—Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander, Navy Region EURAFCENT, awarded Oana Brodnicki and Karl Marshall with the Navy Civilian Service Commendation medal in front of their colleagues, for their inspiring leadership and personal initiative in aiding their colleague, Nov. 9, 2021. The words “reflect credit […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Get the Facts
Featured Expert: Kaiser Permanente Kwame Akoto, MD, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group The COVID-19 vaccine offers the best way to bring the ongoing pandemic to an end. Yet, much conflicting information is circulating about the vaccine, causing hesitancy and confusion, so it’s important to know the facts. Dr. Kwame Akoto, a Permanente Medicine family medicine physician […]
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#WordinBlack: School bus driver shortage compounds pandemic school challenges, overwhelmed drivers demand change
By Alexis Taylor, Special to the AFRO The school bus driver shortage sweeping the nation gave way to tense operations in Baltimore County this week. Parents and guardians woke up to an alarming email over the weekend, warning that “Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) bus drivers and bus attendants may organize a ‘call out’ that will […]
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Innovation Works battles Baltimore’s racial wealth divide by advancing social entrepreneurship
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com A social entrepreneur is a person interested in starting a business for the benefit of the community, not just for the sake of turning a profit. Social enterprises foster social change that addresses unmet needs, and Baltimore-based Innovation Works seeks to reduce the […]
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McDaniel College senior selected among top college DJs in the nation
McDANIEL COLLEGE SENIOR KEKUTA BAH OF SILVER SPRING SELECTED AMONG TOP COLLEGE DJs IN THE NCPA™ COLLEGE DJ CHAMPIONSHIP WESTMINSTER, Md. – The inaugural National Collegiate Performing Arts (NCPA)™ College DJ Championship has selected Kekuta Bah, a senior at McDaniel College, majoring in accounting economics and business administration, among the top 32 college DJs in the nation. […]
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The U.S. House of Representatives is hard at work
The Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Act are recent examples By Congressman Kweisi Mfume President Joe Biden has been to Baltimore twice in the last four weeks. This is unusual frequency for presidential visits. First, he hosted a town hall meeting in our Congressional District which was broadcast live to the nation on television. […]
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A Plus Taylor’s Martial Arts & Fitness: Life lessons & fitness for the community
By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO The Covid-19 global pandemic introduced us to the term “social distancing,” which has meant so many different things. Working from home. Virtual school. Less travel if any at all. Virtual birthday parties, weddings and happy hours. Less fitness and gym time. For me, it has also meant working […]
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The Guardians: Reshaping history: Exhibition honors 13 Black female Baltimore community leaders
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro #AFRONews@Noon Among Baltimore City’s greatest resources are the neighbors who assume the roles of community leaders by working tirelessly to uplift and improve the lives of residents and correct negative conditions within its 250 neighborhoods. At times, the work is carried out with little or no recognition, […]