By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The heat was on the owner of the glitzy Ouzo Bay restaurant in Harbor East recently, when a video surfaced depicting an overtly racist dress code policy being enforced by restaurant management last weekend. The video shows Marcia Grant and her nine-year-old son Dallas, a Black boy dressed […]
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Black Lives Matter in Patterson Park
The community of Patterson Park was the talk of the town earlier this week. A group of community activists created a bold painting of the words “Black Lives Matter,” spreading down Linwood Avenue in what many residents are calling a symbol of hope. Delegate Robbyn Lewis of the 46th District in Baltimore City and a […]
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Hosanna School Museum’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Commemorates 400 Years of Perseverance Through History, Culture and Achievement
Hosanna School Museum’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Commemorates 400 Years of Perseverance Through History, Culture and Achievement Featured Events Support Black-Owned Businesses, Highlight Racial Injustice and Provide “Edu-Tainment” for the Entire Family DARLINGTON, Md. – The Hosanna School Museum hosted its 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration with a Great Mask Giveaway and Sale of Afro-centric, hand-crafted face coverings to […]
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Baltimore Sees Steady Progress in COVID-19 Battle
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO As Baltimore moves forward taking gradual steps to reopen after a citywide lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19, one theme that has emerged is caution. While the city has seen a significant decline in the number of new cases of infections resulting from the virus, concern remains […]
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Shiand Miller, Another Young Black Mother Murdered
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com One of the mantras born of the Baltimore Ceasefire Movement is, “Don’t be numb.” The gentle fiat coined by the group’s co-founder Erricka Bridgeford asks us not to be indifferent to the murder and mayhem that continues to ripple throughout our city. “Don’t be numb,” challenges us to […]
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Cherry Hill Community Organization Partners with AFRO
By AFRO Staff The Youth Resiliency Institute, a grassroots community activist group based in South Baltimore, has launched the Cherry Hill Youth program, which celebrates the heritage, history and culture of the Cherry Hill community. The new program will explore that rich history partly through the power of storytelling and has enlisted the help of […]
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Arrest in Murder of Pregnant Woman and 3-year-old Daughter
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Devon Sample, 24, of the 4800 block of Melbourne Road is charged with first degree murder in the shooting deaths of 23-year-old Shiand Miller and her three-year-old daughter Shaniya Gilmore. The bodies of the expectant mother and the toddler were found in a car on June 19, in […]
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The Well: Mending Our Hearts
By Andi Pyatt “The Well” is a recurring column to remind us of the power we possess in mind, body and spirit. The leading cause of death for black women is a broken heart. You heard me, a broken heart. According to the American Heart Association, the leading cause of death for all women is […]
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Obituary: Theresa Green Coleman
Theresa Green Coleman, noted Soprano and Opera Singer, recently died at age 95. A native of Baltimore, Mrs. Coleman was the daughter of the Late Rev. Dr. Joshua Henry Green and church organist, Goldie Ianthia Green. Having achieved both national and international acclaim over the span of three decades, namely in the late 50’s, 60’s […]
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Save The Date!
Since 2015, the BCSAO has hosted weekly events in the summer for Baltimore’s youth The BCSAO is taking their Bmore Pop Up series virtual to continue to provide this welcome distraction for Baltimore City Youth while adapting to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Every Friday at 6:00 PM from July 10th to August 28th, the BCSAO […]
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CSU Press Release: Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19
Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19 As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new Coppin State University (CSU) students will attend orientation on-line this summer starting on June 26. The unique and completely new orientation will be delivered on-line using orientation modules and other virtual options. […]
