By AFRO Staff Park Heights Renaissance, in partnership with Langston Hughes Community Resource Center, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore Health Department and the NAACP, hosted a youth vaccination clinic that was free and open to the public on Oct. 8. At the event, attendees over the age of 12 could receive a COVID vaccine and […]
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Two Bloomberg School faculty among 10 Johns Hopkins researchers elected to National Academy of Medicine
Health economist Darrell Gaskin focuses on health disparities; Tener Veenema works to improve public health emergency preparedness. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Darrell Gaskin, PhD, MS, the William C. and Nancy F. Richardson Professor in Health Policy in the Department of Health Policy and Management, has been elected to the National Academy […]
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Baltimore FOP fights Mayor’s vaccine mandate
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s employee COVID vaccination mandate went into effect Oct. 18. The city counts 14,000 employees on its roster, the mandate requires COVID full vaccination for every city employee or weekly COVID testing for those that refuse vaccination […]
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Local community organizations take action to prevent ‘twindemic’
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Park Heights, one of several communities in Baltimore City lagging in COVID vaccinations, continues its campaign. As temperatures drop and winter approaches, flu vaccinations have also become another priority. COVID infections make the infected more vulnerable to flu and vice-versa. Park Heights Renaissance, a community revitalization organization, […]
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DST awarded $1.1 million to help displaced and underemployed adults continue path to higher education
In September 2021, the Department of Education announced that Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. would once again receive a federal Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) grant of $1.1 million to fund our Maryland Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC). MEOC helps unemployed workers, low-wage workers, and returning high school and college students enter or continue a program of […]
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Baltimore County Fall Restaurant Week 2021 kicks off October 15
(Courtesy Photo) By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro #AFRONews@Noon If all goes according to plan, Baltimore County Fall Restaurant Week 2021, October 15-24, will provide a shot in the arm to area restaurants and the county’s hospitality industry, as they rebound from the ill effects created by COVID-19 and its resulting restrictions. More […]
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Teen male arrested, charged in murder of Ja’Nyi Weeden
Ja’Nyi Weeden died over the summer in Northwest Baltimore. Since then, police have been searching for her killer and announced on Oct. 18 that an arrest and charges have been made. (Courtesy of BPD/@Baltimorepolice) By AFRO Staff #AFRONewsAtNoon The family of Ja’Nyi Weeden is one step closer to getting justice for the tragic death of […]
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The Cube Cowork expands to become the largest Black-woman-owned coworking space in the country
Sister duo Tammira(l) and TeKesha(r) started The Cube Cowork in 2016 to remove the barrier of childcare for mom entrepreneurs. Now, the space has expanded from just 1,200 square feet to 15,000. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Seven years ago, Tammira Lucas was running her own […]
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#SecuringTheBag: “Doc” Cheatham’s “positive rally” at TransAmerica for new supermarket inspires Cherry Hill
Doc Cheatham hosts the “Positive Rally,” at the TransAmerica Corporation’s Tower. (Screenshot) By PK Semler Special to The AFRO Nothing surprised Baltimore business elites more than when they found out Baltimore’s civil rights firebrand Marvin L. “Doc” Cheatham was holding a “Positive Rally” at the TransAmerica Corporation’s Tower thanking the Dutch insurance giant for helping […]
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BPD investigates three shootings, three homicides over deadly weekend
By AFRO Staff Baltimore police are investigating three shootings and three homicides that occurred in a string of incidents Oct. 15-17, according to BPD’s Facebook page. The city reached 250 homicides last month and could possibly hit the 300 homicide mark before the month is over. The Mayor’s Office, in partnership with other offices and […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony begins Morgan’s new era in Health and Human Services
By Eric Addison Enthusiasm and joy were evident as the high-powered group gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for Morgan State University’s (MSU’s) new Health and Human Services Building. The next in a series of spectacular physical additions to Morgan’s campus in Baltimore City, the 208,000-square-foot, $171-million facility is slated to open in 2024 on the […]
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The Seasoned Finisher
Deneen Penny-Rymes said she was “through with a life of destruction,” and declared herself to be a finisher. (Courtesy Photo) By Deneen Penny-Rymes The following passage is an excerpt from the book “Life Happens…But You Can Finish: The Trials, Triumphs and Truths of 12 Amazing Finishers,” by Frances “Toni” Draper and Pam Love. But none […]