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He had every reason to believe he was in control of his economic future as a Certified Fiber Optics Technician, able to ply his trade anywhere around the globe. However, 12 months ago, after losing a position with a technology company in Washington, D.C., Michael Coleman was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into unfamiliar territory. He […]

Yvonne Bonnie Butler

Yvonne “Bonnie” Matthews Butler passed away Feb. 22 after a lengthy illness she would not let dampen her enthusiastic enjoyment of life. The third child of Robert and Vashti Matthews, Bonnie was a fourth generation board of directors’ member of the AFRO-American Newspapers founded by her great-grandfather John H. Murphy Sr. Family members describe her […]

Violet Apple Selected as Girl Scouts of Central Maryland New CEO

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (GSCM) recently announced that Violet Apple has been selected as the Council’s new CEO. She has more than 25 years of Girl Scout experience, including serving as the interim and chief operating officer for Girls Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania and the former Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council. Since […]

One Maryland One Book 2014: The Distance Between Us

The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) has announced the selection of The Distance Between Us: a Memoir by Reyna Grande for One Maryland One Book 2014. The book was chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, authors, and bibliophiles in January from a list of over 100 titles suggested last fall by readers across the state […]

The Washington Capitals to Host Annual Spring Blood Drive

The Washington Capitals and Inova Blood Donor Services will host the Capitals’ annual spring blood drive on March 1, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. Donors will receive a Nicklas Backstrom bobblehead as well as a Capitals T-shirt. More than 250 units of blood and blood products are […]

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Edmondson Village Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair

The Greater Southwest District Council is hosting a town hall meeting and resource fair, 1 to 2:30 p.m., March 1, at St. Bernadine’s Catholic Church, 614 Mt. Holly Street in Baltimore. Goals are to: *Improve the condition of the Edmondson Village Shopping Center *Revisit the 2007 Edmondson Village Master Plan *Connect residents with resources need […]

Cupcakes & Cocktails

On March 22, the fourth annual Cupcakes & Cocktails Diva Soiree will be hosted at the SPX Event Hall in District Heights, Md. The event, which showcases women-owned businesses and organizations, will feature numerous activities, workshops, giveaways, vendors and more. For more information: Eventbrite.com.

Student-led Bullying Prevention Week to spread the message Loving is Louder

Student leaders from 17 high schools across Baltimore County are taking action to strengthen the kinds of positive learning environments they believe all students deserve. They have announced plans for the first ever Bullying Prevention Week in Baltimore County Public Schools, to be held March 3-7. Initiated and coordinated by the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, […]

Deltas to Host Distinguished Men Cookin’ 2014

The Washington D.C. Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will host their annual “Distinguished Men Cookin’” fundraiser on March 22. The annual event features the city’s finest skilled chefs and benefit the chapter’s community outreach programs and special initiatives. For more information: Wdac.org.

Chapel Hill Elementary, Sudbrook Magnet Middle win countywide Black Saga Competition

Teams from Chapel Hill Elementary School and Sudbrook Magnet Middle School emerged as elementary and middle school champions in matches at the 2014 Baltimore County Public Schools’ Black Saga Competition held Feb. 22 at New Town High School. The Black Saga Competition challenges students to answer more than 800 questions about the African-American experience. The […]

The AFRO Congratulates Young Entrepreneur Daryll Ana Selden

Bowie teenager and Elizabeth Seton High School sophomore Daryll Ana Selden, 15, can now add entrepreneur to her list of accomplishments. After being invited to travel to Europe with the People to People Student Ambassadors program, she needed to raise $7,000 to pay for the trip. Her parents, Angelina and Daryl Selden, told her they […]