The purpose of the New Timbuktu Community Education Institute is to provide high quality professional development that is based on and draws from methodologies that are derived from the bodies of work and community based institutions that have traditionally been marginalized. NTCEI will provide a variety of African Centered, Liberation Focused, Community Empowerment tools that […]
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Mayor Announces Plan to Comprehensively Reform Tax Sale Process
While Outlining Plans for Equitable Reform, City Will Purchase Liens of Owner-Occupied Tax Sale Properties BALTIMORE, MD. (Thursday, September 23, 2021) – Following up on his May action to remove new owner-occupied property liens from the tax sale, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the City’s short- and long-term strategy for reforming Baltimore’s tax lien certificate […]
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Morgan “froshmores” adjust to campus living after year of virtual learning
By Chloe Johnson Special to the AFRO As a sophomore screenwriting and animation major, Reina Finch began her first year at college at home on her HP laptop. When the university announced that it would resume in-person classes this fall, she raced to move into the dorms like most incoming freshmen, yearning to experience campus […]
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Black-owned Baltimore cookie shop renders signature butter crunch taste
Kelly Simmons, Baltimore native, garnered her love for baking from her grandmother. She opened her own cookie shop after students in her class praised the taste of her culinary creations. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com It was Kelly Simmons’ grandmother who inspired her affinity for baking. […]
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FDIC’s McWilliams launches game changing USD 1bn “Shark Tank” fund for Baltimore food deserts, black business #SecuringTheBag
By PK Semler, Special to the AFRO The powerful chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Jelena McWilliams, last week launched a USD 120m investment fund targeting businesses and investments in underserved Black America and minority communities through FDIC insured minority-owned banks and financial institutions. During the press conference call, September 16, to […]
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Empowerment Temple welcomes new pastor, Rev. Dr. Robert R.A. Turner
(Courtesy Empowerment Temple) By AFRO Staff There’s a new pastor in town and he’s beginning his tenure at Empowerment Temple’s 9:30 worship service this Sunday. The Second Episcopal District of The African Methodist Episcopal Church recently announced the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Robert R.A. Turner as the new pastor of the West Baltimore megachurch. […]
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Baltimore’s Voxel returns to in-person showings with Blast of Funk and Black Futurism
Presented by the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, “Funktopia – A Super Afro Intergalactic Tribute To Hip Hop And Funk” features Baltimore-based hip-hop artists Meek S. Blaylock and Dre “Drizzy Tha Don” Thompson. (Photo: Facebook, Baltimore Rock Opera Society) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO The Voxel has reopened to in-person shows with a blast […]
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The diverse group of citizens of Talbot County and “The night they drove Old Dixie down”
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. A vote was taken at the September 14 Talbot County Council meeting, in Easton, Md., to decide whether the statue of the Talbot Boys, the last Confederate monument on public land, should be taken down. There were five council members who voted that night: Frank Divilo Peter Lesher, VP Chuck […]
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Baltimore Iotas ‘party with a purpose’ for founder’s day
The local alumni chapters of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Alpha Omega and Gamma Omicron Omega, came together on Sept. 18 to raise money for a cause and celebrate the organizations 58th anniversary, which came the following day. (Photo by Lukey Lenz) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Local chapters of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, […]
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Coppin State University Class 2025 ‘Trajectory is North’
By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, president, and the faculty and staff of Coppin State University welcomed the Class of 2025 during the September 16 Fall Convocation. Convocation fosters kinship. It is one of the few times of the year where most of the campus community, including students, administrators, and […]
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Department of Defense awards Morgan State University $7.5-million to create Center for Advanced Electro-Photonics with 2D Materials
The Department of Defense grant that was awarded to Morgan State University to establish the new center is the first of its kind. With the funding, Morgan students will be a part of groundbreaking research that will provide various technologies to the defense sector and clean energy solutions to protect the environment. (Photo Courtesy of […]
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AKAs Observe National HBCU Week with free COVID vaccines, test, mammograms
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has been dedicated to the fight against breast cancer and COVID-19 and, since its inception, has emphasized the importance of education. As part of of National History Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Week, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) are working […]
