(By Good luck images_Shutterstock) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Even as HR7120, known as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act sits in the Senate after passing out of the House on March 3, advocates for real law enforcement reform in Maryland are fighting for perhaps the most comprehensive legislation to combat police […]
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Fast food and fast cars go together?
(Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO With a big dispute in northwest Baltimore, the facts are these: a lot at 2600 Gwynn Falls Parkway has been unused for 10 years, a gasoline station previously occupied that location, an elementary school is located nearby, thousands of traffic citations have been issued […]
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From pain to purpose: There is a balm in Roberta’s House
Annette March-Grier is the founder of Roberta’s House. (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Between rampant gun violence and raging coronavirus, there is tremendous grief and trauma in Baltimore. Unattended and unresolved the twin scourges could lead to the downfall of safe, secure living anywhere in Baltimore. “I have witnessed […]
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AFRO speaks: One year into the pandemic, how do you feel?
(Photo/Aliaksey Dobrolinski_Shutterstock) We’ve crossed the threshold of one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and while we’ve lost many on the way, we have also come into a deeper appreciation of life and our loved ones. “A year later, I am amazed at how my mask collection has grown. I have to leave some in my […]
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Race and Politics: My Black barbershop odyssey
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Our country has been through a lot over the past year, so of course, that means Black people have been through a lot, times 10. In a country that has terrorized us since 1619, our 401st year (2020) truly was one for the history books chronicling our collective […]
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The Pratt Library Stands Against Hate
The Pratt Library Stands Against Hate Words have power. The Enoch Pratt Free Library condemns the increasing attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. As information professionals, we categorically denounce the disinformation about the coronavirus that has given rise to the xenophobic and racist assaults against the AAPI community. We stand in solidarity with our […]
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House calls: A way of life
Dr. Jether M. Jones Jr By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO Often when asked what kind of doctor my dad, the late Dr. Jether M. Jones Jr., was, I responded, “My dad was a doctor who made house calls.” As a youngster, his house calls (along with patients’ visits to our home) were […]
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State of the city: Mayor Scott’s first 100 days
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com When Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott took his oath of office in December he was immediately confronted with dual crises: the city’s towering murder rate and a global pandemic that had killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. On March 18, at the 100 […]
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COVID diary: `I started to tear up…I don’t want to die’
Mona Diallo, a West Baltimore community activist and advocate utilizes a catheter at home as she continues her recovery from COVID 19. (Courtesy Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com For Mona Diallo, a community activist and advocate based in West Baltimore, community truly is everything. And many of the members of the community […]
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COVID Diary: Dr. James Wood shares experience as a survivor
Dr. James Wood is a retired orthopedic surgeon who tested positive for COVID-19 in August 2020 and survived. (Courtesy photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO In August 2020, retired orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Wood, tested positive for coronavirus. He and his family have what he described as a “pod” of family members that […]
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‘Dr. Kizzy’ helped save the day
Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (Photo courtesy Black Health Matters) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center’s (VRC) Coronavirus Team, a young Black woman known affectionately as “Dr. Kizzy” […]
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Mayor Scott to appoint Jason Mitchell Department of Public Works Director
Jason Mitchell has been appointed to lead the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. (Courtesy Photo) Longtime Public Servant and Transformational Leader, Mitchell to Lead Major Reforms of DPW BALTIMORE, MD (Thursday, March 18, 2021) — Fulfilling one of his top 100-day priorities, Mayor Brandon M. Scott is announcing the appointment of longtime public servant […]