Hello Baltimore Votes! On July 8, Governor Hogan declared that all voters need to request a mail-in ballot if they plan to vote by mail in the upcoming election. This is a big departure from the Primary Election, when all active voters were automatically mailed a ballot. You can beat the rush by requesting your […]
Category: Baltimore News
Posted inBaltimore Community
Lexington Market Reopens July 30
BALTIMORE PUBLIC MARKETS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK FROM COVID Lexington Market now open Thursdays through Saturdays at 50% capacity BALTIMORE, MD (July 28, 2020) – The Board of Directors of the Baltimore Public Markets announced today that Lexington Market is now open and allowing customers inside at 50% capacity from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., […]
Posted inBUSINESS
CSU Press Release: Tenyo Pearl Named Among Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence
Coppin State University’s Tenyo Pearl named among Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence BALTIMORE – Tenyo Pearl, director of Coppin State University’s Non-Profit Leadership Alliance, has been named to the Daily Record’s 2020 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women Circle of Excellence. Pearl was selected based upon leadership achievement demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community involvement and […]
Posted inBaltimore News
College Students Create Awareness Videos to Combat Opioid Abuse
College Students Create Awareness Videos to Combat Opioid Abuse In Maryland Baltimore, MD – (7-23-20) – Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and Maryland’s Higher Education Commission Secretary, Dr. James D. Fielder, today announced the awarding of $46,000 in scholarships to Maryland students who are helping to combat opioid abuse in Maryland. Since 2015, Lt. Governor Rutherford has led the state’s […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series
LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series BALTIMORE, MD (July 23, 2020) – Revry, the first global queer streaming network, today announced a new partnership with Comcast Xfinity’s Beltway Region to introduce The Beltway Pride Screening Series – a collection of six compelling films that explore life through the lens of […]
Posted inNEWS
THE RUNDOWN – REST IN POWER REP. JOHN R. LEWIS
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green speaks on the life of Congressman John R. Lewis, his impact on this country, and other trending topics in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
Posted inNEWS
AFRO FACTS – 2 JULY 24th RACE RIOTS
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks about two (2) riots that took place on July 24th.
Posted inBaltimore Community
Michael Phelps Wellness Program for Balt City Kids
Living Classrooms and Michael Phelps Foundation Provide Wellness Opportunity to Baltimore City Students This Summer Wellness Activity Boxes create opportunities to help children manage the emotional effects of the global pandemic on themselves and their families Living Classrooms Foundation and the Michael Phelps Foundation have partnered to create an in-home Wellness Activity Box for children […]
Posted inHBCU
Morgan Partners with Lieber Institute for African Ancestry Neuroscience Research
Morgan State University Joins Effort to Address Health and Neuroscience Research Disparities Brown Capital Management and State of Maryland Commit $2.25 Million to Fund Nation’s First African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative Baltimore, MD – Morgan State University partners with the nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) to close the gap in research that has consistently underrepresented […]
Posted in!Front Page
AFRO Exclusive: `We’re Changing the Department From the Inside Out’
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com “Without a doubt I believe in this city, without a doubt. This is my birthright. This city is my birthright,” said a woman we are calling “Etheldora” to protect her identity. The reason the AFRO is protecting her identity is because she has witnessed two murders and a […]
Posted inNEWS
The Honorable John Robert Lewis
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The word “icon” has been used for many years to describe Rep. John Lewis, known as “the conscience of the Congress,” who represented Georgia’s 5th District from 1987 until his death on July 17, at age 80. And in the wake of his death the honorific of icon […]
Posted inBaltimore Community
Towanda Jones Continues the Fight for Justice
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO Seven years after the death of Tyrone West at the hands of Baltimore police in 2013, his sister Tawanda Jones returned to the corner July 18, where he was brutally beaten after a routine traffic stop. Surrounded by family and friends, Jones said the pain over her brother’s […]
