By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com It is the consensus of many historians, veteran political observers and everyday people that Donald John Trump is the worst president in the history of the United States. However, the one area where he excels far beyond his 44 predecessors (beyond his outmatched prowess at mendacity) is his […]
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Baltimore Sees Spike In Shootings Over Holiday Weekend
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Twelve people were shot, one fatally, over the holiday weekend according to Baltimore Police. Baltimore is one of several cities to see a rise in violence and shootings over the course of the Fourth of July weekend. Chicago saw nearly 80 people shot and 15 killed while New […]
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City of Baltimore Offering COVID-19 Temporary Rent Support
Baltimore City is offering temporary rent support to help people who have lost their income due to COVID-19. The program supports eligible renters by making rent payments to landlords. You can apply thru Monday, July 13. To be eligible: You must rent an apartment or house in the City of Baltimore You must have a […]
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Noose Found at Johns Hopkins University Construction Site
By Associated Press Johns Hopkins University is investigating the discovery of a rope tied into a noose at a construction site in a building it owns off its Baltimore campus. Johns Hopkins officials also notified federal authorities about what the university calls a potential hate crime, the Baltimore Sun reports. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Photo/google maps) […]
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Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, BUILD Announce Mobile, On-Demand Testing Partnership
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, BUILD Announce Mobile, On-Demand Testing Partnership Effort will increase availability of mobile, on-demand testing for City residents BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, the Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical […]
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Letter To The Editor: We need expanded vote-by-mail. Our democracy depends on it.
By Kathi Kramer To the Editor: The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on all of our lives is clear. Even as some states begin to recover or even reopen, many of us are still worried for the health and wellbeing of our families, friends, and colleagues. But I’m also worried about the impact […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Black Face Photo Sparks Concern
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO A picture snapped nearly eight years ago in Rotterdam, Netherlands led to a resignation letter from the lead contractor in South Baltimore’s Middle Branch waterfront redevelopment. The Baltimore City Board of Estimates announced May 11 that West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, a Dutch firm, would be […]
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Five Minutes Before the Klan Shows Up
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead As someone who grew up in Jim Crow South Carolina, my father likes to call himself a survivor. He looked White supremacy and racial hatred in the eye, and though he has not won, he wants to note that he has not lost, not yet. When I was in college, I […]
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OP-ED: Moving Forward with Police Reform
By Leonard Hamm, Richard Hite Jr., Wendell France, Henry Martin and Barry W. Powell Police departments across the country are caught up in the public outcry for police reform. Demonstrations have taken place in major cities, not only in the United States but also in other countries such as Canada and Germany as a result […]
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Local Non-profit Girls in the Game Awarded $100,000 Donation from Kevin Durant Charitable Foundation, Degree
Girls in the Game Awarded $100,000 Donation from The Kevin Durant Charity Foundation, Degree and Laureus USA to Support Social Justice Programming in Chicago, Baltimore and Dallas Chicago, IL – Girls in the Game today announced it received a $100,000 grant from The Kevin Durant Charity Foundation (KDCF) and Degree Deodorant in partnership with Laureus USA. The […]
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Colgate Donates Millions Worth of Hygiene Essentials to In-Need Communities to Combat COVID-19
Colgate Mobilizes its Dental Vans and Partners with Feeding America® to Distribute Health-and-Hygiene Essentials to Support COVID-19 Relief Schools, Food Banks to Receive Donations to Support People In Need Colgate-Palmolive is repurposing its fleet of mobile dental vans and tapping into a network of food banks and school district lunch programs to distribute health and hygiene products to […]
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Wide Angle Youth Media and WYPR 88.1FM Presents: Virtual Graduation 2020
By AFRO Staff Wide Angle Youth Media and WYPR 88.1FM partnered to host the first-ever virtual graduation for its seniors on June 25. Graduation featured a keynote address by Baltimore born actress Tiffany Boone, as well as guest speakers Erricka Bridgeford, Lady Brion, and D. Watkins on the theme, “Thriving, not Striving.” The event highlighted […]
