By Ralph E. Moore Jr. The AFRO American Newspaper has blessed me with a column for over a year as of Oct. 2. The year before that, I was a freelance writer for the newspaper and AFRO.com. It has been my absolute pleasure to share my info and opinions with curious readers. And it is […]
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Posted inBaltimore News
Poly-Western Marching Flock perform at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta
By Akilah Bell, Special to the AFRO After months of hard work, practice, sweat, and dedication, the Poly-Western Marching Band from Baltimore traveled to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta this week. A band filled with some of Baltimore City’s best and brightest will perform in a parade, a field show competition, and a mass band […]
Posted inMaryland Government
Harris and Edwards key picks in Moore Administration
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Gov.-Elect Wes Moore has reached out to some incredibly talented individuals to become members of his front-line team. A couple of his top picks for leadership positions have strong ties to Baltimore City and have been a part of his inner circle for quite some time. Rhodes Scholar […]
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AFRO Time capsule: 2022 year in review
By AFRO Staff 2022 was full of Black excellence, amazing feats and yes, some tragic moments. This year, Black women dominated the headlines as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be named to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Harvard named Claudine Gay as the first Black president in the institution’s 400 […]
Posted inNational News
The Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press A jury convicted Dayonta McClinton of robbing a CVS pharmacy but acquitted him of murder. A judge gave McClinton an extra 13 years in prison for the killing anyway. In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn’t commit. The Supreme Court […]
Posted inBaltimore News
AFRO special announcement: Alexis Taylor named managing editor of the AFRO
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com After serving the AFRO as editor for 10 years and managing editor for four years, Dorothy Boulware is stepping back from her role, leaving the reigns for Alexis Taylor, who currently serves as news editor. According to Boulware, Taylor’s attention to detail is […]
Posted inNational Sports
Remembering an all-time great, on and off the field
By Aubrey Bruce, For New Pittsburgh Courier The night before the game in which the “Immaculate Reception” occurred, the late Bill “Bubby” Nunn III, son of the Steelers super scout, Hall-of-Famer Bill Nunn Jr., gave the late John “Squirrel” Mosley (one of the original members of the Roy Ayers group “Ubiquity” and a former member […]
Posted inCoronavirus
This device used to diagnose COVID-19 doesn’t always work on Black folks
By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As the Black community grapples with the ongoing impact of COVID-19, research shows that the faultiness of pulse oximeters on dark-skinned people contributed to poor outcomes during the pandemic. When clipped onto a patient’s finger, pulse oximeters send a beam of light through the skin to calculate oxygen levels. […]
Posted inNational News
Jaylen Smith, 18, is now the youngest African American to be elected as a mayor in the United States
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia At 18, Jaylen Smith recognizes the need for civic involvement. He believes his small city of Earle, Ark., would benefit from improved public safety measures and less blight. Smith will now have the chance to implement those improvements after becoming the youngest Black mayor in […]
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5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America
By The Associated Press Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season, police said Dec. 24. At an evening news conference, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges announced […]
Posted inINTERNATIONAL
Uganda appears to have defeated the world’s latest outbreak of Ebola
By Joseph Hammond, Zenger News Wash your hands. Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. The same measures deployed to fight COVID-19 appear to have won a victory fighting a far deadlier virus – Ebola. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently lifted all Ebola-related movement restrictions in the country. Museveni hailed progress in the country’s fight against […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Senior Guide: Johns Hopkins to introduce digital literacy program for older adults
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The COVID-19 pandemic made digital literacy essential for navigating everyday life. People relied on Zoom and various video conferencing platforms to work from home, attend school, and check in with friends and family while the country was subjected to stay-in-place ordinances. Online delivery […]