Keystone Korner Baltimore Celebrates Women History Month By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello everyone, how are you? I believe we missed the real winter season, thank goodness! We are truly blessed not to have had 20 inches of snow, ice blizzards, hurricanes or forest fires that will burn down our town. Instead we […]
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AFRO Freelancer, Receives Loyola-Blakefield’s Highest Alumni Award
Ralph Moore, AFRO freelancer, received Loyola-Blakefield’s highest alumni award in a March 12 ceremony at the school. Named for the Rev. Joseph M. Kelley, it is given to the Loyola-Blakefield alum who best exhibits the school’s credo of being a man for others. (Photo Courtesy Loyola-Blakefield) Loyola Blakefield alums and some former faculty members were […]
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Gender Neutral Name Holds Power
By Aisha Flowers Special to AFRO Everybody knows somebody named Jordan, and even more people know someone with a unisex name. What we don’t know is where the name Jordan came from and why it is so popular in the millennial generation. Jordan Walker, a December Morgan State University graduate from Bronx, N.Y., said that […]
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City Council Hearings on BGE Planned Power Outages
By J. K. Schmid Special to AFRO The city’s Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held an informational hearing between Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), the city’s own public safety, emergency and services heads, and members of the Baltimore community on Feb. 25. The topic of the discussion is how the utility company plans to improve […]
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Conversations with Dr. Kaye: Dead Men Walking
By Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead Special to AFRO A few days ago, a young Black man was killed in this city. I do not know which block or which neighborhood, but I do know that it happened because it always happens. These are the times that try our collective soul. We need some air. We […]
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‘There Are No Second Chances Here’
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham Special to the AFRO Stewart Jones is decades removed from his minor encounter with Maryland’s criminal justice system; but the consequences for his life outside of prison continues to linger. “I wanted to do the right thing, but it was so hard to get a job,” he told the […]
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Dixon Leads Polls, But Mayor’s Race Still Wide Open
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Recent polls suggest the race to be the next mayor of Baltimore is still wide open with about a month left before early voting begins for the April 28 Primary. But, former mayor, Sheila Dixon sits at the top of three of those polls. In a new poll […]
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Commentary: COVID-19 Impact on Low-Income Communities
By Mary Miller Cases of the COVID-19 virus have cropped up in Maryland, and at the start of this week, top experts predicted the epidemic very likely will spread throughout the state, including in Baltimore. This much is certain: The virus’s spread underscores Baltimore’s need for strong leadership and crisis management experience in its mayor’s […]
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Correctional Officer Charged With Child Sex Offenses
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO A former Baltimore County Correctional Officer is facing at least 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex offenses involving children, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Maryland. Thomas Michael Mannion, 45, of the 100 block of Bourbon Court in Parkville, rented […]
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Commentary: Support Our Brothers Behind the Walls
By Dayvon Love The Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation over the past several years that signal an acknowledgment of mass incarceration. By offering individuals convicted of felonies the right to vote upon release, the Maryland Second Chance Act, and The Justice Reinvestment Act are examples of pieces of legislation that only make sense as […]
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Mamion Roberta Miles Obituary
Mamion Roberta Miles Mamion Roberta Miles departed this life suddenly on Friday, February 28, 2020. She grew up in Turner’s Station, Maryland. She was the eldest of five children and her parents were the late Willie McDonald Williams also known as “Teapot” and Mamion Welborn Williams. She had four sisters and brothers. She leaves to […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Comedian Tommy Davidson Releases New Book “Living in Color”
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green speaks on Tommy Davidson’s new book, and whats trending in the AFRO American Newspaper.