Board Diversity: Pathways to Making It Happen Join the Greater Baltimore Committee and Executive Alliance for this tactical discussion. Diverse boards of directors are more effective. Diversity brings economic benefits and innovation to boards. How can businesses bring different perspectives, especially those of women and women of color, to their current boards? Panelists include: Frances […]
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MLB legend Cal Ripken Jr. shares story of prostate cancer survivorship
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Baltimore Orioles icon Cal Ripken Jr. recently announced his full recovery from prostate cancer. (Ripken Baseball Academy) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Many sports fans know Cal Ripken Jr. as the “iron man” of baseball, an esteemed shortstop Hall of Famer and Baltimore Orioles icon, but […]
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Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gov. Larry Hogan (Courtesy Photo) AMENDING AND RESTATING THE ORDER OF FEBRUARY 23, 2021, REGULATING CERTAIN BUSINESSES AND FACILITIES AND GENERALLY REQUIRING USE OF FACE COVERINGS WHEREAS, A state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency was proclaimed on March 5, 2020, and renewed on March 17, April 10, May 6, June 3, July 1, July […]
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Mayor Brandon M. Scott launches My Digital Data Locker to help vulnerable residents maintain vital documents
BALTIMORE, MD (Tuesday, March 9, 2021) — To better meet the needs of Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents, Mayor Brandon M. Scott has announced that the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) and Baltimore’s Continuum of Care (CoC) have launched My Digital Data Locker Baltimore – a web-based tool that gives people experiencing homelessness a secure […]
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Mayor Scott takes first step in reforming Baltimore’s procurement process with focus on equity
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) Mayor Issues Request for Proposals for Comprehensive Assessment of Procurement Policies and Practices BALTIMORE, MD (Monday, March 8, 2021) — In his latest effort to modernize Baltimore City government and improve equitable outcomes, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced plans for a full reform of the procurement system. Baltimore’s procurement […]
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Expansion of Baltimore’s Roberta’s House makes history
Covid-19 has only magnified the systemic inequalities that persist in the United States and nonwhite Americans, especially African Americans, have been hit hard on nearly every front. Helping Maryland children and families to heal in the midst of the pandemic and prepared to serve as we recover. BALTIMORE, MD (March 1, 2021)— Since the first […]
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Cardin says the American Rescue Plan will bring needed relief to Marylanders
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) (Courtesy Photo) “Emergencies like this are when government can best bring together the resources that will make a positive difference in people’s lives.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the […]
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Maryland’s first Black women in government
Through their life and work, the following Black women have made an impact in the State of Maryland through their leadership in state and local government. (l-r) Verda Welcome, Lena K. Lee, Sheila Dixon, and Adrienne Jones. (AFRO Archives and Courtesy Photos) Civil rights leader and former Maryland State Sen. Verda Welcome, was the second […]
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Morgan State University graduate hits the ground sprinting
By AFRO Staff Naomi James-Snead, structural engineer, is representing Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington for Engineers Week. She serves at the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) Support Office located at Naval Support Activity Annapolis. James-Snead has served with NAVFAC Washington for just one year but has made an incredible impact in that […]
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Women’s History Month: A tribute to my sister: Honoring the memory of Dr. Debra Antoinette (Bass) Dudley
Dr. Debra Antoinette (Bass) Dudley (1952-2013) was the first Black woman to graduate from University of Maryland Dental School in 1977. (Courtesy photo) By Kim Williams Special to the AFRO Shattering glass ceilings, breaking down barriers, overcoming insurmountable challenges and beating the odds describes my older sister’s accomplishments. Dr. Debra Antoinette (Bass) Dudley was the […]
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Cosmetologist drops a bomb on Baltimore
Jessica Kidd is the founder, creative director and master artist of House of Bombshell in Baltimore. (Photo by Shalia Watts) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Hair. Skin. Nails. Oh my! There’s no better feeling than going to the salon and walking out with a fresh ‘do or a fresh mani/pedi and feeling like […]
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Not his-tory, our-story
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com I stopped “celebrating” Black History Month decades ago in lieu of an ongoing observation and chronicling of Black excellence personally and professionally. It was Ossie Davis who, during the eulogy of Malcolm X, declared, “Malcolm had stopped being “negro” years ago. It had become too small, […]
