Months after taking office to replace Catherine Pugh, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young officially enters the race for Mayor. (Courtesy of Facebook) Mayor Young Announces Additional $2 Million Dollar in Funds for Baltimore’s Small Businesses Initiative Provides an additional $2 Million to assist local businesses to support Baltimore’s re-opening and continued recovery BALTIMORE, MD. — […]
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‘My Vote Will Not Change’
Traci Shellman and Ahnyah Phillips. (Courtesy Photos) By Lana Shellman Special to the AFRO During the presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Sept. 30, both candidates went back and forth discussing their stance on six topics as well as trying to convince Americans why the other candidate’s position […]
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Barbers Offer Haircuts, Shaves and Coronavirus Screenings Thanks to LifeBridge Health and Live Chair
New “Buzz” about Fighting COVID-19 at Baltimore-Area Barbershops LifeBridge Health Partners with Live Chair Health to Offer Coronavirus Support And Expansion of Barbershop Health Screening Program Baltimore, MD – A haircut, a shave and a screening for COVID-19. A new partnership between LifeBridge Health and Live Chair Health will expand the program’s innovative health screening […]
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Deneen Richmond Named Acting President of Doctors Community Medical Center
Deneen Richmond (Courtesy Photo) Deneen Richmond Named Acting President of Doctors Community Medical Center (Annapolis and Lanham, Md.) September 28, 2020 — Luminis Health CEO Victoria Bayless announced today the appointment of Deneen Richmond as acting president of Doctors Community Medical Center (formerly Doctors Community Hospital) effective September 25, 2020. Richmond is assuming the position […]
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Celebrate! Announcing our 23rd National Blue Ribbon School — This Week in BCPS
Time to Celebrate! Jacksonville Elementary Becomes the 23rd National Blue Ribbon School in BCPS Please join us in celebrating some great news! Jacksonville Elementary School has been named a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. “We are so proud of Jacksonville Elementary School for this prestigious honor,” said Superintendent Dr. […]
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Black Barbershop Giving Discounted Haircuts When You Register To Vote
3D Stylez owner Darrick Coe gave discounted haircuts to clients who registered to vote. (Courtesy Photo) By Anthony McCarthy Special to the AFRO There are more than 30 newly registered voters in Baltimore thanks to Darrick Coe, owner of 3D Stylez Barbershop on York Road, who offered discounted haircuts, Sept. 26, to customers who also […]
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Op-Ed: City Council President Weighs in on Breonna Taylor Decision
By Brandon Scott An interaction with the police should not be a death sentence. The fact that this has been ongoing for hundreds of years is no excuse. Black people cannot be forced to live in fear of the police. In Baltimore, during my remaining term as council president and as mayor, I will continue […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Former AFRO Employee’s Legal Drama Series Picked Up by UMC
Writer, producer and former AFRO employee Katrina Nelson. (Courtesy Photo) By Jessica Dortch National and Local News Editor Baltimore’s own Katrina Nelson’s latest project “Lace” has been picked up by UMC and is set to begin production in March 2021. This legal drama series centers around a Black L.A. attorney named Lacey as she goes […]
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Former Baltimore Resident Supports Harris With Writing Campaign
Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram (Courtesy) By AFRO Staff The creator of this project, Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram explains the project best, “The Harris Letters: Put The Wind Beneath Her Wings” is a letter campaign powered by women to express their visions for America and to show support and uplift Senator Kamala Harris, the 2020 Democratic vice-presidential nominee. […]
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From the Jackson/Mitchell Files – More about Our Fight for Freedom
Lisa Mitchell Sennaar (Courtesy Photo) By Lisa Mitchell Sennaar “I became convinced that the quickest way to get our constitutional rights is to start sitting in the state legislature and other political bodies as members,” Del. Clarence Mitchell III said in 1964. Clarence Mitchell III taught us that all politics is local and that every […]
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Baltimore Sees Recent Success in Taming COVID-19
One of the keys to containing the spread of the virus is forming strategic partnerships to create mobile testing sites in critical hotspots. (Courtesy Photo) By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO Baltimore often bears the brunt of racking up dubious statistics when it comes to crime rates, poverty, and unemployment. But as the COVID-19 […]
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Race and Politics: If Trump Wins, Blame White Women, Again
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On Jan. 21, 2017, one day after Donald John Trump’s sparsely attended inauguration, millions of women around the world marched in solidarity, to a great extent, against his ascension and all that it represented: a triumph of sexism, racism, misogyny, bigotry and ignorance. In the United […]