The park where a Confederate monument once stood has now been officially renamed after Harriet Tubman. (Courtesy of Twitter @LewisMuseum) By Reginald Allen II AFRO Business Writer Cailin McGough and the Friends of Wyman Park Dell made Harriet Tubman Grove official by dedicating the space centered on the former abolitionist and slave. McGough, president of […]
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Op-Ed: The Roost Tribute
(Courtesy Photo) By Keyia Yalcin When I think about The Roost (aka Lake Trout), which was located on Reisterstown Road for over 25 years, the first things that come to mind are the lines. They always stretched around the side of the building, but people willingly waited. I would argue that folks waited for a […]
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Award-Winning Black Journalists Launch News And Social Justice Podcast With Inaugural Episode On The Breonna Taylor Case
The Rev. Carl L. Washington Sr., founding pastor, St. Timothy’s Christiann Baptist Church. (Courtesy Photo) New York, NY (Wednesday, September 23, 2020) Four-time Emmy Award winning journalist Mara Schiavocampo, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Wesley Lowery, and former magazine editor and sportswriter Keith Reed have announced the launch of a news and social justice podcast entitled […]
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Morgan State University Serves Baltimore Voters As 2020 Early Voting and Election Day Voting Center
(Photos Courtesy of Morgan State University) Morgan State University Designated As 2020 Early Voting and Election Day Voting Center University to Serve as One of Only Eight Early Voting Sites and One of 24 Election Day Voting Locations in Baltimore City BALTIMORE — As part of an effort to expand access to voting this fall, the Baltimore […]
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Tech Solutions Address Justice, Blight and Youth Workforce
Nneka Nnamdi, founder and CEO of Fight Blight Bmore. (Courtesy Photo/fightblightbmore.com) By AFRO Staff Three HACK Baltimore teams have been selected for the 2020 AccelerateBaltimore cohort. Five companies in total have been selected to participate in its AccelerateBaltimore 2020 program, each receiving $50,000 in seed funding from the Abell Foundation. The three HACK Baltimore teams […]
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Morgan State Wins Ford HBC Challenge
Morgan State University’s Food Resource and Expanded Shuttle for Healthy Living Year-round (FRESHLY) Program secures first place in the Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Talladega College wins second place and $10,000 to produce raised sidewalks with truncated domes that assist the visually impaired in partnership with the Alabama Institute […]
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SBLC Appoints Sid Wilson Executive Director
Sid Wilson (Courtesy Photo) Baltimore, Md., — SBLC, a Baltimore nonprofit that for 30 years has provided adults with functional literacy, life skills training, career preparation services and several pathways to a high school diploma, has appointed Sid Wilson as executive director. Wilson’s professional background includes expertise in workforce development, education, individual and corporate relationship […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Mosby on COVID-19: ‘We Have a Lot of Challenges’
State Del. Nick Mosby credits Baltimore Mayor Jack Young and Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa for bringing the city through the coronavirus pandemic without the catastrophic outcomes other cities have endured. By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com As COVID-19 began to rage in America back in April, State Delegate Nick Mosby and his […]
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Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee Seeks Male Applicants
BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE SEEKS MALE APPLICANTS The current BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE (BCDSCC), known as the Baltimore County Democratic Party, was elected June 26, 2018 during the Democratic Primary Election. Elected BCDSCC members were sworn-in at a ceremony on August 4, 2018 and will serve until the Primary Election in 2022. […]
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VTC Graduates Youth, Returning Citizens, Homeless Vets
Richard Whelchel, automotive student, shares his experience at the Vocational Training Center and his excitement to have a job at Honda. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff The Herbert J. Hoelter Vocational Training Center (VTC), located in Little Italy, celebrated its most recent cohort of students with a graduation ceremony on Sept.10. The cohort, made up […]
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Diversion Works: Criminal Justice Reform Will Rebuild Communities
Imhotep Simba addressing UMBC Choice Program Alumni. (Photo Courtesy of US Department of Education) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO More than 70 percent of Maryland’s prison population is Black, despite Blacks making up just under 30 percent of Maryland’s population. The disparities in equity and justice can be attributed to any and […]
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Police Reform Pioneer Seeks Breakthrough Legislation
State Senator Jill P. Carter will continue her fight to repeal laws that grand Maryland police officers special protections. (Courtesy photo) By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham Special to the AFRO During a break from a round of intense hearings in 2015 before the House Judiciary Committee in Annapolis, State Senator Jill P. Carter recalls […]
