By S. Bruce “Olamina” Stevenson Besides love, the greatest gift a father can give his children is his time. As fathers we need to provide our children with a lifetime […]
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What Fatherhood has taught me
By Christopher L. Maith Sr. Nobody knows when they are a young boy that being a father is one of the most rewarding and sometimes hurtful experiences you will ever […]
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Honoring and celebrating healthy Black fatherhood
By Richard A. Rowe Each year, the third Sunday of June is set aside to pay tribute to the many fathers that are devoted to their families and that have […]
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Encouraging and supporting Black fathers
By David C. Miller Historically, Black fathers continue to be marginalized and depicted as absent, deadbeat, and emotionally disconnected from their children. Within public discourse, these exaggerated portrayals have become […]
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JPMorgan Chase invests $150,000 into D.C. and Baltimore summer youth employment programs
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently announced a new $20 million commitment over five years to support summer youth employment programs […]
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The Moore Report: More bite-sized bits of news and notes…
Celebration of the 120th anniversary of Father John Dorsey’s Ordination By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. Charles Dorsey, Jr. directed the Legal Aid Bureau in Maryland for many years, providing legal […]
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Historic Hosanna School Museum joins Smithsonian transcription project centered on the African American experience during the Reconstruction era
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Hosanna School Museum, a former Freedmen’s Bureau school located in Harford County, recently partnered with the Smithsonian’s […]
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Alzheimer’s Association African American Town Hall on Memory Loss on June 22, 2022, at Reginald F. Lewis Museum
By The Alzheimer’s Association June 14, 2022, Towson, Md.—The Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore becomes a classroom on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m., when the […]
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AFRO Archives spark creativity at Coppin Academy
By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern Through a partnership with AFRO Charities and Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), 15 students from the Coppin Academy were given the opportunity to […]
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Teachers brace for summer months amid wave of violence
By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO Summer is coming. And while that means cookouts, road trips and snowballs for many, it sometimes means […]
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Baltimore prepares for AFRAM festival
By AFRO Staff The AFRAM festival will return to Baltimore on Juneteenth this year. This year’s AFRAM will be the 45th year the festival has been in existence. For two […]
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The Moore Report: “Summer’s comin’ Blues”
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. I have lived in Baltimore City for 70 years now. I left briefly right after college, getting a community organizing job in Buffalo, N.Y. I […]