By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO The Washington Commanders opened what the organization calls a new era last Saturday against the Carolina Panthers. However, the first preseason game of the new season followed the same script which has reduced a once proud tradition of the NFL into an embarrassing rubble whose season ticket […]
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#FaithWorks: DMV Black churches: virtual and hybrid services here to stay
By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO Black churches in the District of Columbia,Maryland and Northern Virginia area (DMV) have been slow to return to in-person services. The high touch and contact-heavy style of traditional Black churches has collided with many of their COVID-19 weary congregants, resulting in a new hybrid style of worship […]
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#FaithWorks: God has your back– and mental health professionals do too
By Marnita Coleman, Special to AFRO Recently the AFRO spoke with mental health professional Dr. Carla Debnam, LCPC, founder and executive director of The Renaissance Center, a Christian-based counseling center. The operation is part of the outreach ministry of Morning Star Baptist Church in Woodlawn, Md. where she is the first lady. Gorgeous gray hair […]
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Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance merge to create Momentus Capital to inclusively and equitably transform the financial services sector
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayle@safro.com Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance, two established national nonprofits based in D.C., recently merged and joined forces with Ventures Lending Technologies to create Momentus Capital, an organization that provides a continuum of social, financial and knowledge capital for local leaders, […]
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District of Columbia faces a crisis with a migrant influx
Special to the AFRO, and Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The District’s long-stated support of immigrants’ rights is being tested as an influx of more than 7,000 migrants from Texas and Arizona have arrived by busload each week this summer. Faced with the conundrum of accommodating the flood of migrants who are being bused into the […]
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City unveils new grant program for Ward 8 entrepreneurs
By H R. Harris, Special to the AFRO The old chapel at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is now the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center. On Aug. 15, it was bustling with young business owners seeking new venues to fuel their dreams in Southeast Washington. The standing-room-only forum was held by the D.C. Community Development Corporation in collaboration with […]
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Updates on legislative action towards reparations for African Americans
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor and H.R. Harris, Special for the AFRO With a flurry of legislative activity on Capitol Hill in the weeks before Congress adjourns, many advocates in the Black Community have asked what progress has been made on U.S. Reparations for African Americans. The White House and Congress are preparing major […]
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Mayor Brandon M. Scott takes fight against ‘ghost guns’ directly to build-kit manufacturer, Polymer80
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member As murders continue to rise in Baltimore, so persists the polarized view on guns. The impact of gun violence has taken a toll on the city, prompting elected officials to take action. Recently, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott began to take the fight directly […]
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The Moore Report: The SEARCH continues: part three
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO This Is the third and final installment (for the moment) of a fictional account of three Black grads of Loyola High School (1970) looking for their classmate, Vic Thomas, in New York City. “Sure, when we check out,” I said. He gave us three keys and […]
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Black members of Gen Z take to the 2022 political stage
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member If there is doubt that young people are interested in advocating for the improvement of American values, the worry is over. Young Black politicians have put in their bids this political season. Korey T. Johnson, a Baltimore native candidate for the House of Delegates, […]
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Baltimore City Fire Department helps young girls prepare for future service
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Baltimore City Fire Department’s Camp Spark returned this summer. The two-day camp took place on July 30 and 31 this year, and is aimed at exposing girls ages 12 to 16 to careers in the fire department and the skills […]
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U.S. median age for giving birth hits 30 years old
By Raquel Rogers, Houston Defender For Allyson Jacobs, life in her 20s and 30s was about focusing on her career in health care and enjoying the social scene in New York City. It wasn’t until she turned 40 that she and her husband started trying to have children. They had a son when she was […]