By Howard News Staff Danielle Ren Holley, noted legal educator and social justice scholar, will become the twentieth president of Mount Holyoke College on July 1, 2023. The Board unanimously elected Holley following a thorough and inclusive search process. President-elect Holley is the first Black woman in the 186-year history of Mount Holyoke College to […]
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5 Tips to Become a Homeowner in 2023
Sponsored content from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Homeownership is the largest financial undertaking for most Americans and a key to building generational wealth. It can provide a base of security, as building home equity provides you with more financial options in the future. For instance, home equity can be used to pay off debt, increase […]
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In Your Home: Healthcare Made Easy
Older adults living with serious illness often find themselves in an unending cycle of health crises that lead from home to hospital to rehab and back home again. It also can be difficult for them to get to their many appointments and manage their care alone. Gilchrist’s Elder Medical Care (EMC) program brings care to […]
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Associated Black Charities announces new CEO and president
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Chrissy M. Thornton is the new CEO and president of Associated Black Charities (ABC), a Baltimore nonprofit organization that works to remove racial barriers in public policy and the workforce for Maryland’s African-American families. Thornton was chosen for the position through a national search led by the organization […]
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Maryland legislature to analyze gambling expansion
By MICHAEL CHARLES, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Senate began hearings Wednesday on a bill to remove some of the last blocks to unfettered gaming statewide — a plan that would ask voters to legalize online gaming for sponsors paying a hefty licensing fee. SB 0267 was heard Wednesday. It is sponsored […]
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Visiting a Maryland union hall, Biden touts economic initiatives
By IAN DECKER and YESENIA MONTENEGRO, Capital News Service LANHAM, Md. – President Joe Biden on Wednesday highlighted several key points of his economic plan — improving infrastructure, funding accessible health care, emphasizing American manufacturing and lowering the deficit — during a speech to friendly union workers. “We got more work to do,” Biden said […]
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Carolyn E. Fugett, mother of Billion-Dollar Dealmaker Reginald F. Lewis dies
Carolyn Edith Cooper Fugett, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and Matriarch to the Community at Large who had a special way of making everyone feel they were her favorite, departed this world of natural causes on February 7, 2023 at the age of 97. A lifelong resident of Maryland, Carolyn successfully balanced the […]
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Officials respond to report stating 23 Baltimore City Public Schools have no students proficient in math
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) representatives are responding to outrage over the disclosure that 23 City Schools have zero students deemed proficient in mathematics. The Statewide Spring 2022 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) testing results show that while City Schools students returned to “pre-pandemic levels of proficiency” […]
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NCBCP Mourns the Passing of Thomas Dortch
NCBCP recognizes the exceptional life of Mr. Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., Father, Husband, Son, Leader, Mentor, Businessman, Philanthropist, Advocate, Beloved Member of the Community and National Treasure. Tommy Lived a Unique and Extraordinary Life Whose Contributions Across America Impacted Countless People, Focused on Lifting Black Americans and Other Marginalized People, Communities, HBCUs and Other Institutions […]
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#ThingsILoveAboutBaltimore: Paul Taylor and the beauty of Baltimore
By Beverly Richards “Baltimore is a unique, approachable, eclectic, and culturally rich city,” said Paul Taylor, director, Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses, and “advanced amateur” photographer. “You can see it in the architecture, the people, the neighborhoods, the parks. You can see it in the public spaces, anywhere you go. There are […]
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Listen to Your Heart: Raising Awareness of a Serious Heart Condition in Black, African American and Afro-Caribbean Communities
By Dr. Jannae White, DNP, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Ascension St. Agnes Heart Failure Center We continue to live through a public health tragedy. If there is any hope to be drawn from so much hardship and loss, it’s that COVID-19 has reignited new conversations about disease awareness and the inequality that still exists in our […]
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Baltimore Alumnae Chapter gathers for their Founders Day Luncheon
By AFRO Staff The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Baltimore Alumnae Chapter held their Founders Day Luncheon on Feb. 5 inside of the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom, located on the campus of Morgan State University. National President and Chair of the organization, Elsie Cooke-Holmes served as keynote speaker for the event, which drew […]