Category: Baltimore News

My dear AFRO readers, this story is dedicated to those of you who take trips with me to the backroads of my memory. For some of you this may be your first time with me.  October 24 is a special day. It was a moment in time, not just a fanciful dream. So come with […]

Larry Hogan, second from left, a Republican Maryland gubernatorial candidate, stands with his wife Yumi, left, running mate Boyd Rutherford, third from left, and Rutherford’s wife, Monica, right, after Hogan announced Rutherford as his running mate during a campaign rally Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Riva, Md. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) In January, Republican gubernatorial nominee […]

BALTIMORE – Clinton resident Allisa Queen teaches Pre-K4 at a Washington D.C. charter school. She also has two little girls: Jasmyn, age 6 and Sky, age 4. So, she has given the subject of universal pre-K a lot of thought. Jasmyn is in first grade at a Prince George’s County public school. Sky spends all […]

At a time when wages for many Americans have stagnated, and in a city where unemployment outpaces the national average, trade unions still offer young people an opportunity to earn things that seem almost lost to the pages of history books: a living wage, health insurance, a retirement pension. Cory McCray, an organizer with IBEW […]

Anthony Anderson, Tyrone West, George King. In Baltimore, these are our “Mike Browns.” Now, at a time of focused national attention on incidents of police brutality in other parts of the country, a group of mothers and relatives of Black men lost to police violence called for a rally to focus attention on police brutality […]

There’s always standing room only when the Community Concert Choir of Baltimore sings, and their Nov. 2 concert at Enon Baptist Church is sure to be no exception. This will be the fifth annual Fall concert by the choir that has more than 150 singers, who will present a full concert of sacred music selections. […]

The State Employees Credit Union (SECU) – Maryland’s largest state-chartered financial cooperative – will be holding both a traditional Food Drive and a not-so-traditional Facebook campaign to help Maryland’s hungry. “More than 29 million meals are distributed annually in Maryland to those in need,” said Carmen David Mirabile, assistant vice president of marketing at SECU. […]

(Updated October 27, 2014) The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Gala launches the museum’s 10th anniversary, with a Community Awards Program, 6-8 p.m., Oct. 29, highlighting the work of local organizations and individuals for their service to our communities. The six awardees are Theo Rodgers, president of A&R Companies; Annette March-Grier, president of Roberta’s House; Bronwyn […]

Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell, chair and members of the Baltimore City State Senate Delegation along with local Inter-Faith leaders, announced the “Souls to the Polls mobilization Movement,” Oct. 23, at Union Baptist Church in West Baltimore. Sunday, Oct. 26 has been designated as “Souls to the Polls” Sunday, when early voting for the 2014 General Election […]

Imagine being called into your doctor’s office and being told you have a lump in your breast or that the chemo did not take and it’s time to consider other options. Millions of women and men are facing this dilemma in their lives. The issue is not the illness but how do you cope with […]

President Barack Obama and Maryland Gubernatorial Democrat candidate Lt. Governor Anthony Brown acknowledge the audience during an Early Vote Rally at Dr. Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. This is Obama’s first major campaign appearances of the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Today, President Barack […]

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is expected to announce a three-tiered mentoring program designed to help minority and women-owned businesses overcome obstacles to their long-term success and viability, the AFRO has learned. The Mayor’s Mentor/Protégé Program will be announced on Oct. 20, the first day of Baltimore’s Minority Enterprise Development Week. The week-long event will consist […]