By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO #AFROcoversCOVID Wow! Talk about turning a negative into a positive… Not only have folks decided, in spite of COVID-19-ordered social distancing and other restrictions on gatherings, that the show must go on; they’ve also co-opted the term “drive-by” to describe what has quickly become one of the […]
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Former Baltimore Mayor Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore’s disgraced former mayor pleaded guilty to a state perjury charge Friday for failing to disclose a business interest relating to her “Healthy Holly” children’s books on her financial disclosure forms when she was a state senator. Catherine Pugh, a 70-year-old Democrat, already has been sentenced […]
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AFRO FACTS – JUNETEENTH & THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Juneteenth & The Black National Anthem. #Juneteenth #Blacklivesmatter #TheAfro
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THE RUN DOWN – Quaker Oats Rebranding
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green Talks Quaker Oats rebranding and trending topics in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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Theatre World Mourns Loss of Dr. Shirley Basfield Dunlap
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Baltimore and the theatre world at-large is mourning the death of Dr. Shirley Basfield Dunlap, legendary stage director, producer and professor at Morgan State University (MSU). News of the passing came to former students and coworkers late Monday night and immediately sparked an outpouring of love for the […]
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Morgan State Family and Consumer Sciences Program Nationally Accredited by AAFCS
Morgan State University Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Receives National Accreditation American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Accreditation Marks First for Program in its History BALTIMORE – Morgan State University’s School of Education and Urban Studies (SEUS) Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) was awarded full accreditation by the Council for Accreditation (CFA) of the […]
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`Qualified Immunity’ and the Baltimore Police Strike of 1974
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com “Qualified immunity,” is the modern day legal doctrine that has shielded law enforcement officers and other government officials for decades against lawsuits over their conduct. According to National Public Radio’s Nina Totenberg, the Supreme Court this week declined to hear cases seeking to reexamine qualified immunity in the […]
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Black’s Death on Eastern Shore, Similar to Floyd’s
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham Special to the AFRO His death at the hands of police was captured on body camera. His last words as a cop laid across his 160-pound frame were “I can’t breathe.” The officer who escalated his arrest had previously been charged with a crime for kicking an African American […]
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Man Charged in Shooting of Baltimore Police Officer
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO A Baltimore County man has been charged with the attempted murder of Baltimore Police Officer Brian Burke as the pair struggled the morning of June 14, in West Baltimore according to police. Christopher Earl, 30, of Windsor Mill, has been arrested and charged with several crimes. According to […]
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Erricka Bridgeford named Executive Director of Baltimore Community Mediation Center
Baltimore Community Mediation Center (BCMC) has named Erricka Bridgeford as Erricka Bridgeford, BCMC Executive Director its new Executive Director. Erricka has a long history with BCMC, having worked as a mediation coordinator with the organization beginning in 2001 before later moving to Community Mediation Maryland (CMM), where she has served as the Director of Training since 2005. In […]
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BCPS news release – Baltimore County Public Schools Recognized Again as a Common Sense District
Baltimore County Public Schools Recognized Again as a Common Sense District Designation acknowledges commitment to digital citizenship TOWSON, MD. – Common Sense, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children and families thrive in a world of media and technology, has recognized Baltimore County Public Schools as a 2019-2021 Common Sense District. BCPS has maintained this designation since […]
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Accomplished Mechanical Engineer Selected to Lead Morgan State’s School of Engineering
New Dean Appointed to Lead Morgan State University’s Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering George Mason University’s Dr. Oscar Barton Tapped to Continue Legacy of Producing Minority Engineers, Further Positioning Morgan’s Leadership in Science and Engineering Morgan State University (MSU) President David K. Wilson has announced the appointment of Oscar Barton, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., as the […]
