Mayor Takes Historic Action to Protect Baltimore Residents and Center Equity BALTIMORE, MD (Monday, May 3, 2021) — Affirming his commitment to protecting homeowners during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, Mayor Brandon M. Scott is announcing the removal of all first-time owner-occupied tax sale liens from going to the upcoming tax sale and additional resources […]
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Morgan, Bowie educators garner attention for their work
PRNEWS recognized two Maryland professors for their work in the communications field. Chair of MSU’s Department of Strategic Communications, David Marshall, took the Outstanding HBCU Educator of the Year Award, with Bowie State’s Talisha Dunn-Square receiving an honorable mention. By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Maryland is now home to two of five educators […]
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Conversations with Dr. Kaye: Abolish the damn police
Dr. Kaye Whitehead (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. Kaye Whitehead Like many of you, I counted down the moments, with both trepidation and worry, to the reading of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. As someone who has both studied and witnessed state-sanctioned violence against the Black community, and who grew listening to my father […]
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BMA to open exhibition of recent contemporary acquisitions highlighting multi-year focus on collection diversification
BALTIMORE, MD (April 26, 2021)—The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) charted new territory in 2018 when it deaccessioned seven artworks from its contemporary holdings to create an acquisition fund for purchases of works by artists underrepresented in its collection and within broader art historical narratives. During the past three years, this fund has allowed the BMA […]
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Preakness to be held with fewer fans
Preakness 146 will take place in-person on May 15 at the Pimlico Race Track with strict COVID-19 regulations for social gatherings. This year will be significant for the Park Heights community as the Black Eyed-Susan Stakes will be renamed after George E. Mitchell, a staple in the community and former president and CEO of Langston […]
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Mike Muse breaks down Chauvin trial verdict
Mike Muse is a former music executive, policy expert and a former staff member of President Barack Obama’s National Finance Committee. He was also recognized as one of the youngest persons in America to raise seven figures in one year. (Courtesy photo) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO On Memorial Day 2020, 46-year-old George […]
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Kid’s entrepreneur competition seeking creators in Baltimore
Kierra Perkins is the founder of Kandles by Kierra, a collection of drink and dessert inspired scented candles, and Kids Idea Tank 2020 grand prize winner. (Courtesy photo) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Kids Idea Tank is a summer entrepreneurship competition for kids age 13 years or younger where kids pitch their ideas […]
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Black-woman owned ‘cornerstone brokerage’ emerges
The Home Team (THT) Realty Group CEO and Owner Wyevetra Jordan aims to be a one stop shop in the community housing needs. (Courtesy photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Of the many real estate brokerages in the U.S., a very small percentage are Black-owned. An even smaller percentage are Black-woman owned. Not […]
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Commentary: More red light cameras cause more ‘pain and suffering’
(By Theo Fitzhugh_Shutterstock) By Sylvia Harris and Bill Goodin We are writing to you to address a major issue that affects many of the citizens throughout Baltimore City. We, the citizens, have found ourselves faced with something as never before. We are faced with a pandemic that has left many citizens homeless, jobless and hungry […]
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Real law enforcement reform in Maryland, finally
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Maryland enacted the first and what proved to be the most comprehensive Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights in the nation in 1974 (LEOBOR). And for many law enforcement reform advocates, those protections provided great cover for countless incidents of egregious police misconduct for decades and in myriad […]
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The importance of getting vaccinated
By Congressman Kweisi Mfume For over a year now our country has been struggling with a once-in-a-century pandemic. It has been a heavy burden for us to carry. We have watched as loved ones were taken from us. We have lived in fear that we, or someone else we cared for, would be the next […]
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Killing of Korryn Gaines: Baltimore attorney takes fight to DOJ
Baltimore defense attorney J. Wyndal Gordon has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice on behalf of the family of Korryn Gaines, who was gunned down by Baltimore County police August 1, 2016. By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On Aug. 1, 2016, Korryn Gaines, 23, was gunned down by Baltimore County Police […]