The Healing Power of the Living Well
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, [email protected]
Throughout history, people of color have gathered at the water for healing, cleansing and revitalization. Chapter four of the Book of John speaks specifically of Jesus traveling to a town...
Singleton’s Death a Stark Reminder of Stroke Signs and Prevention
By Dr. Janet Seabrook
When I first heard that award-winning, Hollywood film producer John Singleton had been placed on life support, I immediately wanted to know: why? After all, I knew he was barely 50,...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Renews $2.5M Partnership With Thurgood Marshall College Fund For HBCU...
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is proud to announce today the continued partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement...
Why Wakanda Matters to Black Mental Health
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO
“Our children are dying,” Dr. Harriette E. Wimms told the AFRO. “It’s so powerful and so frightening.”
Saturday, April 13, the AFRO attended act two of the Black...
Among the Flowers, Animals or Pints of Beer, Yoga is a Draw
By Sanchali Singh, Capital News Service
Walking through the United States Botanic Garden, you might be surprised to see some visitors carrying yoga mats on their backs. Most likely, they just finished or are about to...
Black Maternal Health Crisis Prompts Politicians, Providers to Act
By AMBRIAH UNDERWOOD, Capital News Service
One previous cesarean section, a five-page written plan outlining post-delivery care for her oldest child and around 12 weeks of natural childbirth classes still didn’t prove to be enough preparation...
National Cannabis Fest on Weed Holiday “ 4/20”
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, [email protected]
Legend has it “420” (4:20 or 4/20) became notorious in the marijuana community after 1971, when five students at San Rafael High School in California would meet at 4:20...
Sarbanes Calls Insulin-Pricing System “Hocus Pocus”
By BRIAN ABATE and EUGENE "JESSE" NASH IV, Capital News Service
WASHINGTON - Maryland Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes on Wednesday criticized insulin producers for their lack of transparency in setting prices.
“I do not buy the argument...
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Might be Declared Global Emergency
By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — A top Red Cross official said Friday he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus...
Morning Show Boot Camp Helps Promote Wellness in Upper Marlboro
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, [email protected]
Since mid-February NBC-4 reporter Molette Green has been live, local and late breaking while in boot camp on early morning TV. With her fitness trainer and coach Leona Brown, Green...
AmeriHealth Caritas D.C. Graduates Fifth Class in Workforce Readiness Program
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer
It was an emotional moment for many during the April 9 graduation ceremony of the AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia “Pathways to Work” program. Seven people received certificates showing...
Local Research Center Launches Study of Black People’s Brains
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO
The Lieber Institute for Brain Development announced the creation of the first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) Monday.
The Lieber Institute, a Baltimore nonprofit research center, boasts the largest...
