(Photo by J.J. McQueen) By J.J. McQueen On the weekend of his 100th birthday, Deacon Willis C. Williams Sr. was celebrated by his family and friends with a drive-by parade. A native of Wallace-Rose Hill, North Carolina, Deacon Williams migrated to Baltimore with his late wife and family following his military career. With just an […]
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New partnership opens the door for Maryland students to attend Morgan State
(Photos Courtesy of Office of Morgan State University) MODERN STATES AND MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ENTER PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND COLLEGE ACCESS TO MARYLAND STUDENTS Fast Start Program at Morgan Marks the Philanthropy’s Newly Launched Commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities BALTIMORE — Modern States, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible […]
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Tierra A. Dorsey, Central Scholarship’s first African-American president
Tierra A. Dorsey By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO A little over two years ago, Tierra A. Dorsey found herself seated beside then president of Central Scholarship, Jan Wagner, while attending a scholarship kickoff event. Dorsey, an experienced higher education fund raiser and Goucher College’s executive director of development at the time, was […]
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Baltimore native Keanu Hogan takes the heat in Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns
Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns contestant Keanu Hogan is a Baltimore native and chose to follow her culinary passion after graduating from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. (Photo Credit: Fox Television Media Relations) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Yes, that’s how she got her name. “I was expected to be a boy and my mother […]
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Made In Baltimore: Accelerator program gives Black-owned startups a boost
Davon Pulliam, owner of Tortuga Kombucha. By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Made In Baltimore, a program of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), has selected 10 Black-owned businesses to participate in their 2021 Home-Run Accelerator Cohort: Tree House Juicery, We Are Maud, Drama Mama Bookshop, Keppel & Kismet, B’more Natural, Slay Naturals, Tortuga Kombucha, […]
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What to a Black mother is your Fourth of July?
Dr. Kaye Whitehead (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. Kaye Whitehead You will never know real fear until you have that moment, the one when you give your Black son the keys to his first car, and he says, “Tell me again what to do when the cops stop me so that they don’t shoot me.” Somewhere, […]
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Dr. Peggy Wall had a ‘crazy faith’ and a loving heart
Dr. Peggy Wall By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware AFRO Managing Editor Dr. Peggy Wall was the kind of woman who’d host a “crazy faith” retreat and dare the women to acknowledge their gifts, ignore their dings and step out — Girlfriend it’s time — on crazy faith and be who they were created to be. […]
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#SecuringtheBag: Arabbers fill food void in Baltimore
The Baltimore tradition of arabbers (pronounced: A-rabbers) dates back shortly after the city’s founding in 1729 and today’s closely knit group of arabbers are the last door-to-door food merchants in urban America. (Courtesy photo) By PK Semler Special to The AFRO Baltimore’s iconic arabbers, a multigenerational group of city natives who use horse drawn carts […]
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Housing Authority of Baltimore City begins demolition of Perkins Homes taking down the 1940s-era public housing site marks major milestone in $1B Perkins Somerset Old Town transformation
Housing Authority of Baltimore City Begins Demolition of Perkins Homes Taking down the 1940s-era public housing site marks major milestone in $1B Perkins Somerset Old Town Transformation (BALTIMORE | June 24, 2021) – The Housing Authority of Baltimore City’s (HABC) 1940’s-era Perkins Homes public housing site is coming down. Demolition of the six buildings that […]
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On Juneteenth: Protest Aims to Remove MD’s Last Confederate Monument
By Diane Bernard, Maryland News Connection EASTON, Md. — President Joe Biden just signed a law creating a federal holiday for Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas. Eastern Shore Marylanders are observing the holiday Saturday with a rally to remove the last Confederate statue in the state. Groups, including the Talbot County […]
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Thank you, Earl Klugh: The soundtrack of our meeting and marriage
Earl Klugh has been nominated for Grammys dozens of times and has sold millions of records. In his lifetime he has recorded 30 albums, including some 23 top ten songs on the jazz charts. (AFRO Archive) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Remember when you could hang out in a record store back in the 70s […]
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AFRO Exclusive!!!: Councilman and activist Will Jawando endorses Wes Moore for Governor
Wes Moore (Courtesy Photo) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Attorney, activist and Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando endorsed Wes Moore for Governor of Maryland at Loyalty Book Store in Silver Spring today. Jawando, the first African American elected countywide to the Montgomery County Council in 30 years, is a well respected public servant and […]