By Associated Press A University of Virginia football player who was seriously wounded in a shooting that killed three of his teammates has been released from the hospital. Brenda Hollins, the mother of running back Mike Hollins, tweeted early Monday: “Mike has been discharged!!! HALLELUJAH.” She asked for continued prayers “as he recovers and settles […]
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Prince George’s County mourns the death of Sheriff Melvin High
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Melvin C. High, Prince George’s County Sheriff, died unexpectedly on Nov. 17. Sheriff High was 78 years old and he was due to retire. Feeling ill, the Union County, Miss. native died shortly after driving himself to the Washington Hospital Center. “We are extremely saddened to hear of […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Mayor Bowser lays out plans for her third term after re-election
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member tmcqueen@afro.com D.C. will keep their Mayor another four years. Mayor Muriel Bowser won her third term this election cycle after eight years in office. On Nov. 9, at a press event Bowser she spoke on her last two terms and foreshadowed what will come […]
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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries wants to succeed Nancy Pelosi as top House Democrat
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor Congressman Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (D-NY) Jeffries said Nov. 18 he wants to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as the leader of House democrats. He would be the first Black member of Congress to hold a top leadership position in either chamber. His announcement came a day after Pelosi, House speaker […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Price Rite Marketplace in Pigtown set to close next month
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Price Rite Marketplace of West Pratt Street has served West Baltimore for 10 years. Now, just days before families are set to gather around the dinner table, Price Rite has announced that it is closing the sliding doors permanently at the end of December. Price Rite […]
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Baltimore Museum of Art hosts new exhibit, A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
By Beverly Richards, Special to the AFRO The Baltimore Museum of Art recently hosted a packed auditorium as journalist, author and the Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson discussed her book, “The Warmth of Other Suns” and its impact. The manuscript details the impetus and effects of the Great Migration, one of the largest mass relocations in […]
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Black Girls Vote continues to inspire at their fifth annual ball
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Black Girls Vote (BGV) held its fifth annual ball on Nov. 18 at Martin’s West in Baltimore County. Members of the organization celebrated Black women with elected officials and community leaders, all gathered to recognize the efforts in politics and advocacy to make […]
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Maryland Black Caucus Foundation holds 27th annual legislative weekend conference
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation held its 27th Legislative Weekend over the weekend, highlighting the Black agenda and recognizing excellence in Black leadership. The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation is a nonprofit public policy organization that aims to embolden the African-American community through a […]
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Community leaders and JHU students reflect on the midterm election results
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski recently joined forces with Stephanie Young, executive director of the nonpartisan organization, When We All Vote, a non-profit organization, to discuss the results of the 2022 midterm election with students from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and community members. The […]
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The Moore Report: the best baseball players and all center fielders in the league
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Pardon my name dropping, but I mentioned to Adam Jones in a Zoom meeting the other day that all my favorite baseball players were center fielders. I loved watching baseball with my dad when I was a little boy. He’d be sitting in his easy chair […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Smithsonian African American Museum to honor Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther costume in new exhibit
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia A new exhibition debuting next spring at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther hero costume. “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,” opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor’s iconic gear. Black […]
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