“For over 20 years, my lips and eyes have been burning,” said Frieda ‘Miss Penny’ Morton. She tilted her glasses down to her nose and pointed to her eyes. “And my eyes are always red.” Morton contends that she doesn’t drink or smoke, it’s an MTA bus yard facility with almost 200 diesel-fueled buses in […]
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BCPS Lauded for Fourth Highest Graduation Rate in Nation
Baltimore County Public Schools has the fourth highest graduation rate among the nation’s 50 largest school districts, according to a report released today by Education Week. The BCPS graduation rate was 77.8 percent for the Class of 2008, according to the Diplomas Count 2011 report titled “Beyond High School, Before Baccalaureate: Meaningful Alternatives to a […]
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Success Not Just About ‘Profit’ For Investment Management Tycoon
With over $2 billion in assets, it’s surely safe to say that CEO Eugene Profit’s investment management firm is booming. But the entrepreneur wasn’t always bestowed with prosperity. “I grew up in South Central Los Angeles and we certainly weren’t the wealthiest,” Profit told the AFRO during a recent interview. I remember my experiences and […]
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‘This is a Big Win!’
The federal court judge overseeing the HBCU lawsuit case has decided it will proceed to trial. In an 11-page memorandum filed June 6, United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake said a six-week bench trial addressing all allegations against the state, except capital funding, will commence as early as July 5. “We’re glad that the […]
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Program to Fast Track Students, Reduce Dropout Rate
It’s a crisis that President Barack Obama declared cannot be accepted or ignored—high school dropout rates. Roughly 1.2 million students renounce school every year, the White House reported, and about half of the dropouts are Black or Latino. Obama vowed to pour $900 million worth of grants into states and school districts that undergo sweeping […]
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Non-Profit “Amplifies” Baltimore Thrice
The third installment of Amplify Baltimore, a series of optimistic community conversations, was held last weekend and featured talks about city neighborhoods, homeownership and food access. The June 4 event was shorter than previous sessions, with just two panel discussions instead of three. City housing officials, home ownership advocates and realtors discussed the status of […]
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Baltimore City Libraries Provide Oasis in ‘Food Deserts’
Baltimore City locals now have a new reason to visit their neighborhood libraries, and the cause has nothing to do with what’s in the books. Libraries have long been a source of nourishment, and with the help of the Virtual Supermarket Program (VSP), residents can now place grocery orders online for pick up at Enoch […]
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Northwest Baltimore’s Garwyn Oaks Community Site of ‘Arts in the Park’ Family Fun Day
The Garwyn Oaks community in Northwest Baltimore is offering a creative kick-off to the summer with the Arts in the Park festival. On June 11 from noon to 5 p.m., all are invited for a day of fun in the sun at Hanlon Park between Gwynns Falls Parkway and Hilton Street. Arts in the Park […]
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Local Leaders, National Celebrities to Be Spotlighted at ‘Heart & Soul’ Awards
Hollywood will arrive in Charm City on June 17 as Baltimore-based {Heart & Soul Magazine kicks off its “Heart & Soul Awards” weekend. The two-day event will spotlight notable African-American women in the community and will feature a bevy of local and national celebrities, all coming together to promote the magazine’s mission of enhancing the […]
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Attorney General Gansler and Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Team Up to Bring Badges for Baseball to Maryland
Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF) recently announced the 2011 Maryland Badges for Baseball program. The program is being implemented in nine Maryland jurisdictions, including eight county Sheriff’s offices. Badges for Baseball partners include: the Sheriff’s offices of Allegany, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, and Prince George’s counties, and Baltimore […]
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Johns Hopkins Supports Student Social Outreach
Next week students from Johns Hopkins University will scour Baltimore City as volunteers for local agencies and nonprofit organizations in an effort, school leaders say, to mend relationships with surrounding communities while affording students practical experience. The Johns Hopkins Community Impact Internships Program will pay 25 students up to $5,000 to help out in venues […]
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Baltimore Sisters Share Special Graduation Season
Click here to view more pictures in Lifestyle. As students nationwide anxiously don their caps and gowns this graduation season, three Baltimore sisters are celebrating their achievements in unison. This year, the Wood sisters —Savannah, Portia and Jamaica —all graduated from college. Though their respective fields differ, a drive for success is definitely apparent among […]