After facing opponents from France, Burundi, Italy and Russia, Riverdale Park native Francis Tiafoe found himself in the last round of the tennis championship. In the all USA finals of the Orange Bowl Tennis Championships in December, Tiafoe’s 7-6 (7-3), 0-6, 6-3 victory over Stefan Kozlov put him in the history books as the youngest […]
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Former Baltimore Oriole Star: Why Blacks Are Fading Away From Baseball
In anticipation of the 2014 season, former Baltimore Orioles Ken Singleton spoke to the AFRO about the decline in the number of Black baseball players in the major leagues, major league’s efforts to combat that decline, as well as his path to becoming one of the few Black play-by-play announcers covering professional baseball. Singleton was […]
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Rewards Up to $50,000 Offered For Missing Girl
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has released video taken at a hotel of a missing 8-year-old and the man she is believed to be with. The FBI says surveillance footage released March 25 on the agency’s YouTube page shows Relisha Rudd and 51-year-old Kahlil Malik Tatum. Agents said in a news release that the footage […]
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Important Votes This Week as Session Nears End
Several bills important to many in the state’s communities of color will be voted on this week, while legislators continue to grapple over others as the 2014 Maryland General Assembly nears an end. One of the measures is not actually a part of the state’s Legislative Black Caucus’ official agenda. The legislation would help some […]
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D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival Progresses as Enthusiasts Await Blossoms
Spring has arrived in the nation’s capital and with it, the annual obsession with the beloved cherry blossom. The National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off March 20, the first day of spring, and has already drawn legions of people from all corners of the United States and around the world. The three-week celebration, which will […]
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Affordable Care Act Deadline Approaches
The clock is ticking down toward the March 31 deadline for open enrollment in new insurance plans that are the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, creating an urgency among U.S. consumers, businesses and government officials. This month has seen a surge in enrollment—more than 1 million people visited HealthCare.gov on March 24—and an even […]
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Sacred Slam Poetry a Tool for Worship
As the basis of her doctoral dissertation for Wesley Theological Seminary, the Rev. Wanda Bynum Duckett explored how spoken word poetry can be used as a component of worship. Her work on her doctorate’s degree in urban ministry complete, at 1 p.m. March 22, Rev. Duckett presented her finding to the congregation of Mt. Zion […]
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NNPA Luncheon Tackles Economic Opportunities in African American Communities
Approximately 100 community leaders, entrepreneurs, and financial experts convened at The State of the Black Press Luncheon March 21 at the National Press Club in D.C. The primary purpose of the luncheon was discussing the economic disparities affecting Black-owned businesses and the national concern of income inequalities among people of color. Sponsored by the National […]
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Pi Omega Chapter Conducts 58th Annual Talent Hunt
Pi Omega Chapter, Graduate Chapter of Baltimore, Md., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, hosted its 58th Annual Bro. Kelvin J. O’Neal Talent Hunt Competition on March 2, at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, located at 830 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore. The Talent Hunt demonstration was created in 1945 out […]
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Gray Addresses Barriers for Returning Citizens at Town Hall
The Reentry Network for Returning Citizens hosted a town hall on housing, March 15 at St. Elizabeth East Gateway Pavilion in Ward 8. Courtney Stewart, chairman of the Reentry Network for Returning Citizens, assembled community leaders to engage in a dialogue with District residents on housing and employment barriers faced by people returning home from […]
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Faith-Based Baltimore Event Offers Tools for Reducing Debt and Improving Credit in 2014
The City Temple Development Corporation will host a free event focused on helping Baltimore residents put plans in action to reduce their debt, improve their credit and increase their income through entrepreneurship. The seminar titled “Faith, Family & Finance will be held 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., March 29 at City Temple Baptist, located at […]
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Gaithersburg Medical Student Wins Fellowship to Work in Ghana
Alia Sommerville, a fourth-year medical student at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM), has been awarded a scholarship from National Medical Fellowships, Inc. (NMF), a non-profit organization that advocates for increasing the number of underrepresented minority physicians in the United States. The $5,000 award was made possible by The Lincoln Fund, a long-time supporter of […]
