The 2023 Washington Auto Show, showcasing some of the world’s top car manufacturers, was held from Jan. 20 to Jan. 29. The car show attracted people from across the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area and beyond.
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Posted inMaryland Government
Gov. Wes Moore delivers his first State of the State Address
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Marylanders received their annual update on the status of the state’s affairs from a Black man for the first time in history on the first day of February this year. Governor Wes Moore opened Black History Month with his first State of the State address, delivering a call […]
Posted inNational News
Vanessa E. Wynce named director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO As the first African-American female director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Mrs. Vanessa E. Wynce, has made tremendous strides in the development and future of science, technology, engineering, and math. Growing up down south in Conway, S.C., Wynce developed a strong interest in engineering as a young child. […]
Posted inNational News
Tyre Nichols case shows officers still fail to intervene
By Jim Salter. The Associated Press As five Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others milled around at the scene, even as the 29-year-old cried out in pain and then slumped limply against the side of a car. Just like the attack on George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Health Commissioner declares Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert for Baltimore City
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On the evening of Feb. 3, Baltimore City will be under a Code Blue due to extreme cold weather. Frigid air is expected to come in, presenting estimated wind chills into the single digits. Letitia Dzirasa, the city’s health commissioner, declared a Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert from […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Fight ensues to preserve a historic burial ground in Montgomery County, Md.
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com A Montgomery County, Md. community and its students are pushing for a state appeals court to help preserve a Black cemetery that bears historic significance. As Black History Month gets underway, the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) said it wants to protect the final remains of an estimated […]
Posted inBaltimore News
DPW’s Accepting Applications for the 2023 YH2O Career Mentoring Program Application Deadline: February 24
Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jason W. Mitchell, Ed.D., is pleased to announce that recruitment is now underway for the 2023 Class of YH2O Career Mentoring Program participants. This award-winning, job-readiness program helps prepare young Baltimore City adults for public works careers. Applications will be accepted through Friday, February 24. Applicants’ interviews […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Mfume introduces legislation to increase witness protection in Baltimore
By Tashi McQueen,AFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) recently introduced the “Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023.” The witness protection bill, if passed, will provide $150 million, $30 million a year for five years, to reinforcing witness protection services for witnesses’ of homicides, felonies, serious drug charges, gang crimes or organized […]
Posted inWord In Black
Federal government invests $245 million into mental health
By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As the country reckons with the psychological impact of an ongoing pandemic and back-to-back mass shootings, the federal government is releasing $245 million toward the mental health needs of Americans. Announced in January 2023 as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the funding aims to help healthcare providers, […]
Posted inHealth
Commentary: Anatomy of a miscarriage
By Kendra Lee, Black Health Matters Why is loss of pregnancy still such a taboo subject? Midway through my appointment, my gynecologist went silent. Her face screwed up a little, and she announced, “I don’t hear a heartbeat.” My own heartbeat stopped, too, for a second, maybe two. “What?” I managed to croak. She was […]
Posted inSenator Cardin's Announcements
Cardin, Daines Introduce Permanent Reauthorization for Housing Tax Credit that has Promoted Growth in Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Steven Daines (R-Mont.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation that will permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), which has created jobs and driven investment in economically distressed neighborhoods. The New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act will permanently authorize a federal tax credit for businesses or […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore couple opens Beauty Plus in new Northwood Commons shopping center
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Baltimore-bred spouses Megan and Quintin Lathan will hold the grand opening of their second Beauty Plus location on Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in the newly redeveloped Northwood Commons shopping center. The pair, both products of Baltimore City public schools and local historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), […]