Albert Pannell possessed no digital knowledge before joining Comcast’s Internet Essentials Partnership Program. In working with staff from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, he learned how to access Zoom and communicate with his relatives. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com National Digital Inclusion Week, which runs from […]
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BPD investigates 5 shootings, 1 homicide
(AP Photo) By J.K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore Police are investigating five shootings and one homicide from over the weekend. Western District patrol officers responded to a 2:08 p.m. “Shot Spotter” report Oct. 9. The responding officers found a 32-year-old man suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the torso in the 2100 block of […]
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Baltimore moves closer to local BPD control
Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott and Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, (www.baltimorecity.gov) By AFRO Staff Baltimore’s Local Control Advisory Board had its first meeting Oct. 27. “After a decade of advocacy in Annapolis, Baltimore City is one step closer to having local control of its police department for the very first time,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon […]
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Jazmin Veney’s footwear brand ARCH NYC caters to the modern woman
Baltimore native Jazmin Veney is the founder and owner of ARCH NYC, a footwear brand she launched in New York City in 2018. (Photo by Bre Johnson/@_bre_johnson) By Tonaé Lee Baltimore native, Jazmin Veney, is stepping into style with her luxury footwear brand, ARCH NYC. Graduating from the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, better known as […]
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Baltimore AKAs host conference on powering past the pandemic
The Baltimore County Upsilon Epsilon Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Ladies of Vision Charities Inc. hosted a virtual conference, “Our Health and Our Wealth: Powering Past The Pandemic,” on Oct. 2. By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO “Health and wealth go together,” asserted Cardiologist Dr. Melissa Burroughts at the recent Baltimore […]
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Civic Works’ Center for Sustainable Careers marks 1,000 graduates trained in family-sustaining careers
The Center for Sustainable Careers offers free job training to Baltimore residents in the solar and construction industries. Graduates of the program are placed in jobs with the center’s employer partners and earn an average wage of $17.50 per hour. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Civic […]
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The Moore Report: And Still I Write…
Ralph E. Moore Jr. By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Let me warn you. I consider myself an activist and a bit of a radical, Black Catholic. I was taught how to read and write by African-American nuns in West Baltimore. That is, at St. Pius V Catholic School in Harlem Park, a kindergarten to eighth […]
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Coppin State University Announces 2021 Inauguration Week and Dr. Anthony Jenkins’ Investiture
Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, Coppin’s eighth president. (Courtesy photo) Next week, Coppin State University (CSU) will officially install President Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D., as the university’s 8th president. Inauguration Week, October 11th-15th, will be filled with celebration, academic discussion, and the reconnection of the university with the Baltimore community. The week’s activities will, formally, mark […]
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Sickle Cell Disease Association holds 49th annual national convention virtually
HANOVER, Md.—The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America will hold its 49th annual national convention virtually this year from Tuesday, Oct. 12, through Saturday, Oct. 16. The five-day multidisciplinary convention addressing sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait draws hundreds of health care professionals, patients, families, community-based organizations, leaders and advocates. “Our lineup of world-class […]
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The city’s plastic bag ban aims high and misses Baltimoreans
Christopher Pennix (l) and Tracey Hawes, both seen outside of the Charles Village Safewa. By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO The Baltimore citywide plastic bag ban went into effect Oct. 1. The ban targets single-use plastic bags, but the burdens of the ban fall on Baltimore residents. From City Hall, the bill’s optics […]
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Safe Alternative promotes representation, leadership among Baltimore youth
After suffering a life-altering injury as a teenager, Van Brooks, center, created the Safe Alternative Foundation for Education to equip youth with the skills they need to prosper, regardless of where life takes them. (Courtesy of Safe Alternative Foundation for Education) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Some things just don’t go as planned and […]
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Maryland residents eligible for free medical equipment
Photo: Janice Joyner in front of the Durable Medical Equipment Re-Use Headquarters in Cheltenham, Maryland, on August 27, 2021. Photo courtesy of Program Director Ian Edwards) By Bethany Probst Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md.– From the moment doctors said she would have to undergo intensive foot surgery, Prince George’s County resident Janice Joyner knew she […]
