African Americans enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at four-year institutions graduate at the lowest rate compared to any other racial and ethnic group, according to new data from the U.S, Department of Education. group of multicultural university graduates The study, “Graduation Rates for Selected Cohorts, 2006-2011; Student Financial Aid, Academic Year 2013-2014; and Admissions in […]
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Garrison Boulevard Enoch Pratt Library: Benjamin Banneker: Man of Science
Benjamin Banneker storyteller Robert Smith Benjamin Banneker, an African-American born near Baltimore in 1731, was the son of a slave and a free woman. He grew up and became a mathematician, a self-taught astronomer, an inventor and the writer of a yearly almanac. One of his greatest achievements was his appointment to the District of […]
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Garrison Boulevard Enoch Pratt Library: Voting Machine Demonstration
Polling Place in Baltimore, June 2014 (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The State of Maryland will use an entirely new system of voting machines for the upcoming elections. Representatives of the Baltimore City Board of Elections will offer a demonstration of the new voting equipment and answer questions about the new process and changes coming to your local polling […]
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Pennsylvania Avenue Enoch Pratt Library: Free Screening of ‘Lady Sings the Blues’
Diana Ross plays the magnificent, tragic song stylist Billie Holiday, who while writhing in a strait jacket in a prison cell, awaiting sentencing on drug charges, reflects on her turbulent life. It highlights her rising singing career in the White-dominated show business world of the 1930s. The screening will take place on Feb. 1 from […]
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Registration for Monarch Academy Public Charter School in Baltimore
Monarch Academy provides tuition-free project-based learning that integrates technology, the arts and character education, extracurricular activities and clubs. A general information session will take place on Feb. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for parents of students entering kindergarten through eighth grade in the fall of 2016. The event will be held at the Monarch […]
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Loch Raven Boulevard Enoch Pratt Library: Curators of Hip Hop Presents the Urban Renaissance Tour
Seamlessly interwoven with poetic narration by SK (Shayla Mason), “The Curators Volume 1” chronicles the independent journeys of MCs Ahmad, Matt Reeves, RealPRIE, and Dee-1. It also captures and documents the infancy-to-stardom of Def Jam recording artist, Logic. These artists represent a younger generation trying to make it in the music world and the story parallels that of every artist […]
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What to Know About the Tropical Zika Virus in Latin America
In this Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo’s University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Aedes aegypti can spread the Zika virus, which is spreading in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean […]
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What Non-HBCU Colleges Have Highest Percentage of Black First-Year Liberal Arts Students
Amherst College in Massachusetts again boasted the highest percentage of Black first-year students among the nation’s liberal arts colleges this year, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. At Amherst College, 18.2 percent of this year’s freshman class is Black, the seventh time in the past eight years that the institution has led […]
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Law Enforcement Leaders Send Letter to Congress Urging Action on Criminal Justice Reform
More than 70 law enforcement members sent a letter to Congress on Jan. 20 urging lawmakers to act on the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015. The group, known as the Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, began operations in October by advocating reducing prison populations by reforming mandatory minimum sentences. The […]
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Commission Rules on Baltimore’s Confederate Monuments
Monuments to Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee stand outside the Baltimore Museum of Art. (Photo/Beau Considine/Creative Commons via Flickr) One of the members of the Special Commission to Review Baltimore’s Public Confederate Monuments spoke to The AFRO about the group’s decision to remove two such fixtures. The commission on Jan. 14 voted in favor […]
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Governor Hogan Announces Statewide Efforts for Winter Storm Jonas
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan during press confeence issuing a State of Emergency that took effect 7 a.m. Friday. ANNAPOLIS, MD – With Winter Storm Jonas impacting all of Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan directed all state agencies to launch a coordinated effort to keep Marylanders safe and informed. On Friday, the governor signed two Executive Orders, […]
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Howard Univ. Names New Dean of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Science
Engineering academician Achille Messac. (Photo/Twitter @HowardU) Noted engineering academician Achille Messac has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science at Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective this month. “In his new role, Dr. Messac will provide academic and administrative leadership, vision, and oversight for undergraduate and graduate programs in Architecture […]
