By Savannah Wood AFRO Archive Director Dr. Martha S. Jones is a renowned historian, the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, President of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, and a prolific author. Forthcoming this fall is her new book, Vanguard: How Black Women […]
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The Great Debate: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois
This timeline reflects the founding of some of the world’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities, otherwise known as HBCUs. In 1867, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Alabama State University, Barber-Scotia College, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Saint Augustine’s University and Talladega College were founded in addition to Morgan State University, Howard […]
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The National Urban League
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com On August 13, the National Urban League released its 2020 State of Black America report, the 44th edition of the civil rights organization’s analysis of the plight of the Black community. In the midst of a pandemic that has killed more than 165,000 Americans, with a disproportionate number […]
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The Legacy of CORE
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Walter P. Carter was the Baltimore chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), at the zenith of the group’s power and a giant of the Civil Rights Movement. His daughter State Sen. Jill P. Carter spoke to the AFRO about her father and the legacy of CORE. […]
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Bob Wallace Secures Spot on November Ballot & Names T.J. Smith as Campaign Advisor
Independent Baltimore City Mayoral Candidate Bob Wallace Secures Spot on Ballot in November General Election Independent Candidate Bob Wallace Earns Spot on Ballot and Announces T.J. Smith as Campaign Advisor Baltimore, MD – Independent Baltimore City Mayoral Candidate Bob Wallace today announced that he has officially secured a spot on the ballot in the November General […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Associated Black Charities Film Shows Structural Racism’s Impact on Baltimore’s Black Community
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While the American hustle suggests pulling oneself up by the bootstraps, Associated Black Charities’ (ABC) new film Structural Racism: A Baltimore History, reveals that African Americans can’t as easily achieve the “American Dream,” because of centuries of discriminatory laws and policies that still affect Charm City to this […]
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Mourning the Passing of Morgan Student Joseph Graham
It is with a heavy heart that we regretfully share the unfortunate news of the untimely passing a valued member of our Morgan family. MSU student, Joseph Graham, a rising sophomore pursuing an electrical engineering degree from the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering, was among the casualties of the widely reported gas explosion that took […]
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In Response to Growing Concerns Pertaining to Increases in Positive COVID-19 Cases and Testing Challenges, Morgan State University Shifts to Remote-Only Instruction for Fall Semester
University Board of Regents Votes to Support Measures for Enhanced Safety Plan and Lower Campus Population Density Model BALTIMORE — In the wake of new scientific data on the requirements of testing frequency, increased positive COVID-19 cases locally, and on the advisement of internal and external healthcare professionals, Morgan State University (MSU) has altered its reopening […]
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2 Found Dead in Baltimore Explosion
By Jessica Dortch AFRO Production Editor (Updated 08/11/2020) Firefighters and first responders were called to the 4200 Block of Labyrinth Road early on Aug. 10 due to reports of an explosion. Residents of the neighborhood suspect a gas leak caused the explosion that demolished three row homes, leaving many trapped and one dead. Early on […]
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YPBPC 2020 FREE Youth Photography Camp
Year Three Camp is in Full Swing! All campers have access to Canon Rebel T6 cameras, receive a t-shirt & mask, snacks, and endless knowledge of photography. They will learn the functions of the camera, focus techniques, natural lighting, studio lighting, will be put in a real life photoshoot experiences with professional models, and more. […]
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FOLLOWING UP: Governor Hogan Announces Reopening of Coronavirus Special Enrollment to Uninsured Marylanders as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Governor Hogan Announces Reopening of Coronavirus Special Enrollment to Uninsured Marylanders as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues Maryland Will Offer Nation’s Longest Special Enrollment Period Related to COVID-19 Emergency; More Than 54,000 Enrolled in Health Coverage from March 16 to July 15 ANNAPOLIS, MD—Gov. Larry Hogan was joined today by Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane, insurance companies, and […]
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Morgan State Awarded Three New Patents So Far In 2020 (with 26 Patents Pending)
U.S. Awards Three New STEM-related Patents to Morgan State University MSU Faculty Inventors Contribute Innovation in Crucial Fields BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) received three United States patents awarded in the spring and summer of 2020 — an unprecedented number for the university in a single year — for inventions conceived by teams that include […]