Dr. Kaye Whitehead (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. Kaye Whitehead Now that we are at the end of Donald Trump’s reign and we can feel the collective temperature of our nation begin to drop, we should probably take a moment to look back at what we have learned before the whitewashing of history begins. It is […]
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Baltimore mourns Dante `Tater’ Barksdale
Dante “Tater” Barksdale, the leader of Safe Streets Baltimore, a violence prevention program died from a gunshot wound to the head on Jan. 17 in Southeast Baltimore. His death has devastated many in the community he served, as well as his fellow warriors in the battle against murder and mayhem. (AP Photo/PATRICK-SEMANSKY ) By Sean […]
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Attorney Brown comes through, again
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com University of Maryland law professor Larry S. Gibson is the unquestioned authority on the history of Maryland’s Black lawyers. And he chronicled part of that history in his seminal biography of Thurgood Marshall’s early years, Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice. In it […]
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Tendea family impacts Baltimore community
Tendea Family members Nicolas Fullard, left, Briahna Jackson, Tasin Muhammad, Founder Elijah Miles and Iheanyi Nwosu Jr. (Courtesy of the Tendea Family) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO There is something special about people who invoke change in the communities they grew up in and the Tendea Family embodies what it means to give […]
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‘Chucks & Pearls:’ the force behind Madame VP Kamala Harris
“Chucks and Pearls” (Courtesy Photo) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO “We’re going to stroll to the polls, ‘Skee-Wee’ at the Inauguration and turn the White House pink and green.” That’s just one of the statements made by members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in reference to Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. Harris is the […]
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AFRO brings Black Business Matters Expo
The 2021 Virtual Black Business Matters Expo will be hosted on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The AFRO has been walking and talking Black businesses since its founding in 1892 and almost 129 years later, the publication is hosting the inaugural Black Business Matters Expo on Feb. […]
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TCR breaking news: Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie to participate in virtual presidential inaugural service on January 21
Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie Today, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) and Washington National Cathedral announced the Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service on Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 AM ET. Then-President Joe Biden will join the virtual event hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, and the service will be live-streamed at https://bideninaugural.org/watch and https://cathedral.org with closed […]
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Southwest Partnership appoints new executive director
Anthony Scott, Executive Director at Southwest Partnership of Baltimore (Courtesy Photo) Baltimore, MD (Friday, January 15, 2021) —Southwest Partnership President Richard Parker and the Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Scott as the organization’s next Executive Director. Scott joined the partnership in 2018 after working in the Baltimore Mayor’s Office […]
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Dr. Felder: ‘Every student can do it’
Dr. Theresa B. Felder (Courtesy Photo) By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO When Dr. Theresa B. Felder officially began serving her appointment as president of Harford Community College (HCC) on Jan. 1, she stepped into a position for which she’d been acquiring knowledge and experience throughout the past 20 years. Additionally, she unknowingly […]
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Speaker Jones Announces Racial and Economic Justice Agenda
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (Courtesy Photo/msa.maryland.gov/) Annapolis, MD – Today, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced the nation’s first comprehensive legislative package dedicated to closing race-based economic and health gaps for minority communities. “Our country had a moment of reckoning this summer when thousands of protesters, in every state, demanded that we address the […]
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Capitol in Crisis: A look inside the minds of extremists, how Blacks can cope
Dr. La Keita D. Carter, owner and CEO of the Institute for HEALing in Owings Mills, Md. (Courtesy photo) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor It did not take long for 2021 to go off track. On Jan. 6, while our lawmakers were officiating the presidential election, Trump supporters, now deemed the “MAGA mob,” stormed […]
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NAFEO celebrates life and legacy of former NAFEO CEO, Dr. Samuel L. Myers; calls on Maryland to settle coalition of equity & excellence vs. State of Maryland in his honor
Dr. Samuel L. Myers (Photo/NAFEO) The NAFEO Nation– the 106 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and 80 Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) celebrates the life and rich legacy of Dr. Samuel L. Myers, NAFEO President (1977-1995) who passed on January 8, 2021 in his 101st year of life. Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO of […]
