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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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‘God Bless Your Hearts’
By AFRO Staff The Rev. Carl L. Washington Sr., founding pastor, St. Timothy’s Christian Baptist Church, died July 21, surrounded by his wife, the Rev. Dr. Minnie Washington and their family. They are grateful for all the prayers, shared tears and heartfelt condolences. Instead of flowers, those who would like to express their love are […]
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The Well: Your Internal Spring
By Andi Pyatt “The Well” is a recurring column to remind us of the power we possess in mind, body and spirit. The past five months have taught us many things about ourselves and the world around us. We have learned to connect to the flow of the universe. Over the past few weeks I […]
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Commentary: End Legalized Theft of Black Owned Land
By Nneka Nnamdi In America Black people are no strangers to the erosion of property rights or the theft of land. Our experience as property certainly bloodies the water. Even still we have used our agricultural acumen, innovative genius and cooperative practice to become property owners from the antebellum period until today. In fact by […]
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Commentary: CRC Weighs in on Atlas Restaurants
By Philip H. Farfel I am compelled to write this as a lifelong resident of Baltimore City who has been engaged in civil rights advocacy for 50 years. Recent revelations of countless acts of apparent discrimination by the Atlas Restaurant Group, Inc., obligate the Baltimore City Community Relations Commission (CRC) to investigate. Article 4, of […]
