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 […]
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Opioid use, fentanyl deaths spike amid pandemic
By CALLAN TANSILL-SUDDATH Capital News Service Annapolis Bureau Preliminary data from 2020 reveals a dramatic increase in deaths linked with opioids in Maryland, particularly fentanyl; health officials blame the pandemic. The number of unintentional intoxication overdoses — those involving all drugs and alcohol — rose 18.7% to 2,773 in 2020 from 2,379 in 2019, according […]
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Agreement reached, millions for Maryland HBCUs
Local HBCUs Howard, Bowie State, Coppin State, Morgan State and Maryland Eastern Shore. (Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO An agreement has been reached to settle a 15-year old lawsuit that will bring millions of dollars to Maryland’s four HBCUs beginning in 2024. “This settlement marks an historic investment in Maryland’s Historically […]
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#WordinBlack: Observations continue for teachers during pandemic
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that 3.2 million Americans were employed as educators in a public school district last year. In many states, teachers depend on evaluations to gain access to pay increases based on performance. (Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO The spring observation season […]
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Kamala Harris to visit Baltimore to mark 100 days in office
Vice President Kamala Harris meets virtually with Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei, Monday, April 26, 2021, from her ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Baltimore this week, 100 days after she and […]
