By J. K. Schmid A Maryland grassroots organization is taking credit for stopping earlier versions of the COVID-19 relief bill passed Friday. “It’s working!” Communities United, a member-led organizing network headquartered in Baltimore announced Tuesday. “Together, we blocked the horrific package of corporate giveaways.” Criticisms of early drafts of the bill included the lack of […]
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Baltimore Center Stage Announces BCS Camp at Home
Baltimore Center Stage (Courtesy Logo/Image) Baltimore Center Stage announces BCS Camp at Home What: A Free, Interactive at-home Camp Curriculum When: Delivered Virtually starting Monday, March 30 Where: www.centerstage.org/education/camp-at-home Details: Baltimore Center Stage has announced that it has launched BCS CAMP AT HOME, a virtual learning platform designed to enrich and engage students. In response […]
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THE RUN DOWN – DJ D-NICE / #HOMESCHOOL HOUSE PARTY
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks about DJ D-NICE’s online house party, and trending topics in the AFRO American Newspaper.
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66 Test Positive for COVID-19 at Maryland Nursing Home
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s governor said Saturday night that a nursing home in that state has been struck by an outbreak of COVID-19 that includes 66 positive cases and 11 hospitalizations. Gov. Larry Hogan also said in a news release that Maryland recorded five more deaths statewide, bringing the total to 10. Earlier Saturday, state […]
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Blaze Engulfs Historic Baltimore Church, Topples its Steeple
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze that sent flames shooting through the steeple of a church that traces its origins back more than 150 years. Photos of the fire posted by the Baltimore City Fire Department on Twitter showed orange flames coming from the top of the steeple […]
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Maryland Governor Says COVID-19 Increases are ‘Frightening’
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A COVID-19 outbreak at a Maryland nursing home contributed to an increase in virus cases Sunday across the state that the governor described as “frightening.” Maryland health officials reported that overall cases around the state rose to about 1,200 on Sunday, representing an increase of more than […]
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Hopkins Leads Team To Study Blood Plasma Therapy
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A public-private initiative will provide $4 million to a Johns Hopkins University-led team to study therapeutic uses of blood plasma recovered from COVID-19 patients, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Gov. Larry Hogan, and Johns Hopkins University announced Friday. Arturo Casadevall, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, is leading the […]
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City Schools Update: Distance Learning and Weekend Meals
Greetings City Schools Families, Message from CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises “I realize that the events of the past several weeks have been confusing and at times frightening. But I want you to know that we are doing everything we can to support you and your families – and I am confident that you will continue […]
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Hogan: Maryland Receives Federal Disaster Designation
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland received a federal disaster declaration in response to the coronavirus, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday night. “This declaration will help provide much-needed funding for state and local governments and nonprofits, and it will be another important step in Maryland’s aggressive and coordinated response to COVID-19,” Hogan […]
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Baltimore Center Stage Announces Digital Access for Where We Stand
Baltimore Center Stage Announces Digital Access for Where We Stand After cancelling Live Performances due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, BCS to make a digital recording available for audiences Baltimore Center Stage (Courtesy Logo/Image) Baltimore, MD, March 26, 2020—- Baltimore Center Stage has announced that the theater will make available video and audio recordings of Where […]
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Baltimore Mayor’s Race: Candidates Shift Strategies in Crisis
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham Special to the AFRO The novel coronavirus pandemic may have shut down the city and postponed the mayoral primary, but inevitably Baltimore will have to choose a new mayor. Gov. Larry Hogan has moved the primary to June 2nd, as part of statewide curtailing of any activity that would […]
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Five Years Later, Mosby Still a Reform Leader
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Next month, April 12, will mark five years since we watched the infamous camera phone images of 25-year old Freddie Carlos Gray, severely hobbled, his face contorted in pain being hauled into the back of a police van. Gray, who was arrested near the Gilmor Homes where he […]