By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, 76, became the first former president to face criminal charges in the United States on April 4. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg led the efforts to get a grand jury to deliver a 34-count indictment on March 30. The indictment includes charges […]
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Posted inBaltimore News
Residents raise concern over proposed methadone clinic in Edmondson Village
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com Edmondson Village residents are sounding off about plans for the Time Organization, located on Edmondson Avenue, to open a new methadone clinic. This clinic would be just 0.4 miles away from another methadone clinic, Heritage Treatment Centers, which also sparked community concern when it opened in a closely-situated […]
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#FaithWorks: Churches can fix food insecurity in Black Baltimore
By Rev. Dr. Heber Brown IIISpecial to the AFRO Feeding the hungry has been a cornerstone of the Christian church since the very beginning. In fact, long before nonprofit organizations and government agencies showed up on the scene to address hunger, churches had been in the fight for food security for many generations. From soup […]
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The Moore Report: A Constitutional amendment for the rights of women: not added after all these years– why not?
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Here is a question for you: why has the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for women not been passed? What’s up with that? There was an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was proposed by the National Woman’s Party in 1923 (three years after White American women […]
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Baltimore DPW launches training initiative for diverse, small businesses to compete as prime contractors in city
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Mayor Brandon Scott and Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jason Mitchell recently announced a new initiative to help minority- and women-owned small businesses compete as prime contractors with the city of Baltimore. The two-phase DPW Unbundling Initiative will provide mentoring to local diverse businesses, which tend to […]
Posted inHealth
Black women take charge to fight for Black women’s health despite persistent disparities
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer As we move from Women’s History Month, observed in March, into International Black Women’s History Month, observed in April, the AFRO is honored to highlight women who are making moves on the medical front. Women are pillars of their family and the community. This month, we salute the […]
Posted inMaryland Government
Maryland Senate confirms first Black head of state police
By Brian Witte, The Associated Press The Maryland Senate confirmed Lt. Col. Roland Butler on March 31 to be the first Black superintendent of the Maryland State Police, a department under a federal discrimination probe. The Senate voted 43-4 to confirm Gov. Wes Moore’s appointee, who came under questioning largely because he has worked at […]
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Park Heights recreation center to host youth, police forum
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Children of Lanier Avenue Organization are inviting youth and their families to come out April 6 from 6-8 p.m. for a youth and police relations forum at the C.C. Jackson Recreation Center, 4910 Park Heights Ave. Dinner will be provided. The center, which is less than […]
Posted inOPINION
Op-ed: The US should support African Union intervention in Haiti
By Ke’Aun Charles, Special to the AFRO Haiti has collapsed. Armed gangs roam the country. Its disputed leader, President Ariel Henry, has requested international intervention to save the country multiple times. No one has answered the call. This is mostly due to war exhaustion on America’s part, the West’s focus on Ukraine, global economic uncertainty […]
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East Baltimore Black Wax Museum gets $2 million in federal funding
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum received a $2 million federal investment, which was presented by U.S. lawmakers Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to museum co-founder and President Joanne Martin on March 31. “These funds represent the ability […]
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Know the facts: advocates weigh in on self-administered rape kits
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Rape. Sexual assault. To many people, the terms are likely interchangeable–Google both and you will find multiple unsettling definitions. If a sexual assault victim chooses to go to a hospital for treatment, they will be asked to consent to a sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE), also colloquially known […]
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Maryland becomes first state to reimburse EBT fraud victims with federal SNAP funds
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Maryland became the first state in the nation to start using funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to reimburse victims of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud on March 27, with outreach efforts to affected individuals already underway. Gov. Wes Moore recently announced the Department of Human […]