(BALTIMORE) — Gov. Larry Hogan announced today a new special enrollment period in which all uninsured Maryland residents have the opportunity to enroll in health coverage now due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent rise in the positivity rate throughout the state. The enrollment period begins immediately and will run until March 15. […]
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Baltimore Station, Crowne Plaza partner to provide housing in pandemic
By Reginald Allen II Special to the AFRO Founded in 1987 to support local homeless veterans, Baltimore Station had the challenge of supporting their residents in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. John Friedel, executive director of Baltimore Station, said the issue was their dormitory-style accommodations would pose a vulnerability during the pandemic. Friedel said that […]
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Ujima: Tendea Family’s first Kwanzaa celebration
By AFRO Staff The Tendea Family, a grassroots community organization, hosted its first annual Kwanzaa celebration at the Eubie Blake Center on Dec. 27. The event featured entertainment and games along with the organization’s 4th annual Black Book Giveaway. The Tendea Family focuses on advancing Baltimore’s Black community through initiatives to improve literacy, racial identity […]
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Raiders to Ravens: old glory to new glory
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Recently I had to offer a Facebook mea culpa to Baltimore Ravens fans on behalf of my woeful Las Vegas Raiders. Last weekend the Ravens were looking for a little help to increase their playoff chances. And the Raiders were in position to offer that help […]
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2020: a year that tried but did not break us
Dr. Kaye Whitehead (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. Kaye Whitehead There are moments in your life that are so overwhelming that they take your breath away. Moments that when you look back, you remember every detail like it just happened. My mother remembers the day that Dr. King was assassinated. She had just made dinner and […]
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How I won in 2020
Morine and I at the Grand Canyon as we neared the end of our cross-country adventure in the midst of a pandemic. (Photo: Morine Lewis) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On Dec. 30, with less than 48 hours left in perhaps the most catastrophic year in America in more than a century all […]
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How I won in 2020
AFRO News Editor Jessica Dortch poses with her fluffy friend Sadie. (Courtesy Photo) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor It is rare that I share the details of my personal life. Unfortunately, certain experiences have taught me to quietly celebrate my victories and move on. This year, however, I joined the millions of Americans who […]
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Former Baltimore Ravens Lorenzo Taliafero dies at 28
Lorenzo Taliafero (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff Former Baltimore Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliafero did not live to see Christmas, dying Dec. 23 from a reported heart attack at the age of 28. According to news reports, medics responded to a call for medical attention at a residence in Williamsburg, Va., Taliafero’s hometown. The patient, […]
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Baltimore organization boosts homeownership among Black women
Shelley Halstead, Founder of Black Women Build (Photo Credit/ Black Women Build website) By Nadine Matthews Shelley Halstead told the AFRO some sobering statistics. “Black women have the least amount of wealth of anyone, zero to $100, which is pretty abysmal. If Black women have children, it’s even less. It’s negative.” It’s a reality that […]
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Season’s greetings to our loyal readers, subscribers and advertisers
This year has been, as Charles Dickens eloquently wrote over 160 years ago, “the best of times and the worst of times.” A deadly pandemic, massive protests, and a contentious presidential election will forever be etched in our collective memories as defining moments of 2020. We mourn with the families of the nearly two million […]
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How I won in 2020
A highlight of my year was encountering my preaching professor from Wesley Theological Seminary, Dr. William Bobby McClain, a joyful ending to a delicious meal at Cracker Barrel. We might have spoken a little longer had either of us known it would be the last time. What a choice between singing, which he loved, and […]
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A year after Harrison murder, murders of women rising
One year ago, Destiny Harrison, the dynamic East Baltimore hair stylist, was gunned down in the N. Milton Street salon she owned. Her killer is still at large. (Courtesy photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Dec. 21, marked one year since Destiny Da’sha Harrison, the charismatic and indefatigable hair stylist and salon owner […]