By AFRO Staff Bowie State University has become the first HBCU in Maryland to offer a degree program for persons incarcerated at a state correctional facility. The program, offered by the school through the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, would allow qualified inmates at the Jessup Correctional Institution to pursue a bachelor’s […]
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Operation Warm: Baltimore City Public Students receive coats ahead of wintery weather
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO The students at Baltimore’s Holabird Academy in O’Donnell Heights are now well-prepared for the change in seasons, thanks to Operation Warm, a national nonprofit that manufactures coats and shoes for kids in need. Come what may, hot or cold, on Nov. 15 from 9 to 11 a.m., 384 […]
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3 ex-officers plead to lesser charges in girl’s shooting
By Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press Three former police officers who were charged with killing an 8-year-old girl after they opened fire in the direction of a crowd leaving a high school football game in suburban Philadelphia pleaded guilty to 10 counts each of reckless endangerment on Nov. 10. The negotiated pleas included a dismissal […]
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FaithWorks – AFRO Exclusive: Baltimore Pastor Walks for #RUNMovement
By Sean Yoes, Special to the AFRO In the early morning hours of Veteran’s Day with the sun still far from the horizon, The Rev. Robert Turner, pastor of the Empowerment Temple AME took the first steps of a daunting journey; a more than 42-mile walk from Baltimore’s Carroll Park, to the front gate of […]
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Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site
By The Associated Press The firm building the Obama Presidential Center suspended operations Nov. 10 after a noose was found at the site, and it offered a $100,000 reward to help find who was responsible. Lakeside Alliance, a partnership of Black-owned construction firms, said it reported the incident to police and “will provide any assistance […]
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US judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan
By Gene Johnson, The Associated Press A U.S. judge in Texas on Nov. 10 blocked plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness — a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it. […]
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Hometown service member re-enlists
Submitted by Brandon Ortiz On November 4th 2022, Senior Chief Petty Officer Brandon Ortiz of Randallstown, MD re-enlisted for another four years in the United States Navy. He was re-enlisted by CDR Shaun Dennis of East Baltimore City. He enlisted in the Navy in January 2008 and is currently stationed at the Commander Naval Surface […]
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Baltimore City Public School teachers advance learning and classroom management with technology
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO Teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) are using technology to their advantage to help keep their students engaged and up-to-date with learning materials. Carol Gaskins is a fifth grade English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle School. One thing she utilizes in her […]
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PRESS ROOM: U.S. Chamber Announces Top 3 Finalists in 2022 Africa Digital Innovation Competition
(Black PR Wire) –  Recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center announced the top 3 finalists in the 2022 Africa Digital Innovation Competition. The annual competition, held in partnership with the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and American Chambers of Commerce across Africa, rewards African innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups for developing solutions through digital […]
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Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena
By Jill Colvin and Eric Tucker, The Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block a subpoena requiring him to testify. The suit contends that, while former presidents have voluntarily agreed to provide testimony or documents in response […]
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The future of democracy worries some voters
By Kate Seltzer, Hunter Savery, Destiny Herbers and Nolan Clancy, Capital News Service Maryland voters participating in the first major election since the Jan. 6 insurrection are expressing concerns about the state of American democracy, but what Democrats and Republicans worry about differs significantly. “I do believe that democracy is at stake. I think we’re […]
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Supreme Court hears challenge to Native child welfare law
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press The Supreme Court is wrestling with a challenge to a federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The justices heard several hours of arguments on Nov. 9, over the Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978 to address […]