By AFRO Staff For the third year in a row, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and T. Rowe Price, the Baltimore-based global investment manager, will again host Grassroots DesignFest. Grassroots DesignFest is an event where undergraduate and graduate students from schools around the region, as well as local professionals, team up with T. Rowe […]
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Despite Violence, Young Argues Crime Plan is Working
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO Baltimore is on another torrid pace for violent crime. As of Feb. 29, 53 residents have been murdered. But, despite the body count that puts Baltimore on pace to be one of the most violent cities in America for yet another year, current Mayor Jack Young says his […]
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Black People Saved Joe Biden
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com A few weeks ago following the New Hampshire Primary on Feb. 11, I was prepared to write Joe Biden’s political epitaph in this column. I had it all figured out; I’m a student of history and I’m a student of Muhammad Ali, so I was going to combine […]
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Legislative Session 2020: `Negro Mountain’ Landmark to White Supremacy?
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The history of “Negro Mountain,” in Garrett County, Md. is a dubious one. The mountain, a 30-mile ridge of the Allegheny Mountains stretching North from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland, to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania, is allegedly named after a Black man. Legend has it a free […]
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Davis Sentenced to 50 Years for Pimlico Murder
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO On March 2, in his fourth trial Keith Davis, Jr. was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of a Pimlico security guard in 2015. Prosecutors tried Davis three separate times unsuccessfully for the murder of Kevin Jones before a new jury convicted him last summer […]
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City Cops Run Into Trouble
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Two members of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have been arrested and charged with a hit-and-run accident in Parkville, according to Baltimore County Police. Two other city cops had their guns confiscated also in Baltimore County. Officers Akeem Olajuwon Nelson and Danielle Renee White were caught on an […]
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Hack Baltimore Launches
By Imani Wj Wright Special to AFRO The Civic Hackers of Hack Baltimore (HB) recently celebrated their company’s launch at the Mosaic, located inside of Power Plant Live, in Downtown Baltimore. This event featured civic innovation demos, virtual reality experiences and much more. This event gave Baltimoreans a sneak peek for what is to come […]
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Poly Teams Win City Titles
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO After its boys and girls basketball teams were once again victorious in the city championships, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute continues to reign as a basketball powerhouse. Engineers’ forward Justin Lewis, a nationally ranked prospect, finished with team highs of 27 points and 10 rebounds, and guard Brandon Murray chipped […]
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Macy Gray Live at Soundstage
By Jessica Dortch AFRO Staff jdortch@afro.com Who is Macy Gray? What comes to mind is probably a combination of soulful sounds, raspy resonances and an uncontrollable groove. The soul singer is bringing all the funk and much more to Baltimore Soundstage on March 6, but, in the meantime, Gray made time to speak with the […]
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Bokante Sings of Peace and Protest
By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO It was mere minutes before the long-anticipated Bokante concert, Feb. 28 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Our initial interaction was in a dressing room scarcely spacious enough for two people and lengthy enough for maybe five or so. But when Michael League and […]
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Baltimore Sings to Keep Rising
By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO The brainchild of world-renowned blues and gospel-singer and social activist Lea Gilmore, Baltimore Community Sing (BCS) was born of her frustration during Baltimore’s “Uprising” in the spring of 2015. “I was feeling helpless during the Uprising and wanted to do something, anything to gather us together,” Gilmore […]
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Black Art Breathes Life
By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern An eye for exquisite detail and a clear vision to turn trash into treasure is the only criteria needed for crafters nowadays. The American Craft Show, the largest indoor juried craft show in the country, was held at the Baltimore Convention Center for its 46th year on Feb. 21 -23. […]