RECOVERY COMMUNITY SAFELY GATHERS TO CELEBRATE RECOVERY MONTH 14TH Annual Recovery Walk Increases Awareness and Shatters the Stigma of Drug Addiction (Baltimore, MD September 7, 2021) On Saturday September 18 from 3 to 8 p.m. in historic Druid Hill Park at the Chinese Pavilion in honor of National Recovery Month hundreds of members of Baltimore’s recovery community are expected to safely convene to raise […]
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HRH Princess Dr. Moradeun Ogunlana to visit Western High School to launch new cultural exchange initiative
September 15, 8:30AM, Western High School Official Signing Ceremony and Celebration September 7, 2021…. Western High School Principal Michelle White announced today the formation of a new partnership between Western High School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and the Sister School Global Initiative (SSGI). Principal White and HRH Princess Dr. Moradeun Ogunlana developed the partnership to expand […]
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Haitian-American named ‘African Queen’ for her philanthropy
Marie Antoinette Jean-Pierre Theligene serves about 1,500 needy persons a month through her nonprofit Valley of Love Ministries. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff For many, doing charitable works on Earth comes with the promised reward of a crown in heaven. But, for Marie Antoinette Jean-Pierre Theligene that reward will be more immediate. Since 2004, Theligene […]
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Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death
25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. (Courtesy Photo) By Russ Bynum The Associated Press A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Sept. 2 on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery from being charged with crimes immediately after the shootings. A grand jury in coastal Glynn County indicted former […]
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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
President Joe Biden speaks from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, on the August jobs report. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Eric Tucker The Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sept. 3 directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive […]
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Russell Simmons, Erica Ford continue decades-long tradition uplifting mothers of murder victims
Hip-hop legend and business mogul Russell Simmons and community activist and leader Erica Ford come together each year to treat dozens of mothers to a dinner of both remembrance and of bonding. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – While enjoying a plate of oxtails splashed atop an ever-desirable bed […]
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Author and ‘Gnarly Nurse’ Yuri Cruz encourages aspiring skateboarders
Yuri Cruz, who is also known as the “Gnarly Nurse,” is a skateboarder who works as a cardiac rehab nurse. (Courtesy photos) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Maryland native Yuri Cruz was used to traveling and unconventional paths, having been homeschooled from middle through high school. “My mom was really interested in protecting […]
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One School provides free virtual portfolio programming for Black creatives
Associate Creative Director at Spotify Dominique Wynne serves as the school head at One School Atlanta. Her hope is that she can expose Black creatives to what’s available to them in the advertising industry. By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Although the advertising industry has begun to introduce more […]
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Civil Rights Museum to honor Michelle Obama, Poor People’s Campaign
In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Michelle Obama listens to female students at the Can Giuoc high school in Long An province, Vietnam. The former first lady and The Poor People’s Campaign have been chosen to receive Freedom Awards from the National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee. The museum said Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, […]
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‘Where Are All The Black People’ to host its 11th diversity conference and career fair
Adrienne Lucas joined The One Club for Creativity as director of diversity, equity and inclusion in 2019. This is her third year working on the Where Are All The Black People conference.(Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Years ago, a young Black creative attended a Christmas party […]
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Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
In this image made from video on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, Guinean President Alpha Conde sits on a sofa in an unknown location. Footage posted on social media showed Guinea’s president Alpha Conde in a room and sat next to a soldier on Sunday, as a Guinean army colonel seized control of state television and […]
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Five Colorado officers and paramedics indicted in death of Elijah McClain
In this June 27, 2020, file photo, demonstrators carry a giant placard during a rally and march over the death of Elijah McClain outside the police department in Aurora, Colo. Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a […]
