Health

During the COVID-19 crisis the AFRO is celebrating Black practitioners who are continuing to serve their communities, either on the front lines or through amended means of working in the midst of this pandemic. Is there a particular incident that...

By Andi Pyatt “The Well” is a recurring column to remind us of the power we possess in mind, body and spirit. Managing our anxiety has become a full time job in this Covid-19 existence. Every day, hour, minute, and second...

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com It’s been over eight weeks since D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a stay-at-home order for District residents and more than ten weeks since most of the city has been shutdown and in quarantine, due to...

By Hazel Trice Edney Black-Owned Businesses Got Little Relief Under PPP (TriceEdneyWire.com) - As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the "Heroes Act", Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national...

We're Here For You! FREE WALK-UP COVID-19 TESTING FHCB in collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department are pleased to offer free and easy walk-up COVID-19 testing. Cherry Hill Dates: Tuesdays (5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30) Time: 10 am- while supplies last Location: 631 Cherry...

Accelerating Efforts to Address the Prostate Cancer Racial Disparity With Church Partners A panel discussion outlining strategies to accelerate support for African American communities in the fight against prostate cancer during and beyond COVID-19.

By STEPHEN GROVES and SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had few work opportunities. Lacking English skills, the brothers took...

Mayor Young Selects the Baltimore Development Corporation and Neighborhood Design Center to Lead Design for Distancing: Reopening Baltimore Together, a Tactical Public Health and Business Recovery Initiative Throughout Baltimore City Districts BALTIMORE, MD. — With a $1.5 million investment from...

Baltimore City Joint Information Center COVID-19 DAILY BRIEF https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mch03oXkBzeib8hyr3HeuQPAtnPK0vn_q2J_usAKTw8/edit?usp=sharing There are a few new updates within today’s daily brief. We’ve updated the city’s Coronavirus website to include information on testing sites and where to get tested. You can find that here. Mayor...

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com It’s been over two months since D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urged District residents to stay at home and enacted an emergency shutdown of non-essential businesses due to COVID-19.  Although she said D.C. would begin reopening...

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Announces Modifications to City’s Stay at Home Order City to create temporary pick up & drop off zones to allow customers to shop at retail stores BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and...

On May 30, from 11am-2pm Heal-A-Preneur will host a virtual summit to include: a panel of entrepreneurs affected by trauma, access to community sponsors who provide coping/healing techniques and alternatives for trauma affected persons, breakout sessions with co-founders...