Howard County Executive files legislation to release County funding from contingency, will use American Rescue Plan funding to support program immediately pending approval of budget amendment ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced plans to file a budget amendment releasing County funding from contingency in the FY2022 operating budget for Howard County’s […]
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Freshman, Hawk, & Pilot
_________________ Sponsored Content __________________ By Tahja Cropper The COVID-19 pandemic was no match for the perseverance of Izaiah Brown, who as a freshman at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore earned his professional pilot’s license last month. His interest in flight was influenced by his mother, who used to take him to a playground near […]
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Jon Baron calls on Governor Hogan to require vaccines or testing of Maryland public school students 16+, and vaccines of all school staff
Bethesda, MD – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jon Baron called on Governor Hogan to require COVID vaccination or weekly testing for all Maryland public school students aged 16+, and to require vaccination for all school staff. Baron’s call follows today’s announcement by the FDA that the agency has given full approval to the Pfizer vaccine for all […]
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(BPRW) Don’t Miss Out – Apply to the 35 Mules Innovation Hub
Andrene Robinson, Project Director Aneisha Graydon, 35 Mules Project Altrese Hawkins, Co-founder & of Origination at NextEra Energy Resources Manager at FPL Dir. of Business Development & Operations at Purivy Funding up to $100k for Startups to Lead the Charge with Global Energy Leader NextEra Energy’s Incubator (Black PR Wire) “With the growth of renewables, […]
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Morgan State doctoral student is Baltimore County Public Schools’ ‘Teacher of the Year’
Brianna Ross (Photo courtesy Morgan State University) _________________ Sponsored Content __________________ Recently, a surprise visit to Deer Park Middle Magnet School in Randallstown, Maryland, from Baltimore County Public School (BCPS) Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams and other county leaders would reveal the type of career-affirming recognition many long to receive. In the case of history […]
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How access and mentorship can open doors in the Black community
Jonet Johnson visits Virginia Senator Yvonne Miller’s office as a student participating in the Project Discovery program. (Courtesy Photo) _________________ Sponsored Content __________________ By Jonet Johnson I still remember standing at the bus stop at 5:15 a.m., waiting for the empty school bus to pull up in my neighborhood. My mother was always nearby, waiting […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks about his and wife’s Covid diagnosis
Rev. Jesse Jackson By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — While he and his wife remain hospitalized in a Chicago hospital after positive Covid-19 tests, the Rev. Jesse Jackson told the Black Press that he remains vigilant in fighting for freedom, justice, and equality. In an exclusive telephone conversation from […]
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Morgan State University welcomes largest freshman class
Prospective students take a tour of Morgan State University, which continues to expand and attract students and professors of all backgrounds and ethnicities. (Courtesy of Morgan State University) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO For well over a century Morgan State University (MSU) has served as a beacon of hope to ancestors discontent with […]
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HBCUs make upward mobility happen for Blacks
The nation’s oldest historically Black college, Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. (Courtesy Photo/Twitter) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO U.S. News and World Report cites the federal government’s Education Act of 1965 as defining HBCUs as “any historically Black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and […]
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID
In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson receives the Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kiran Chekka, Covid Administration Physician at the Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 according to a statement Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. […]
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Baltimore City Public Schools
_________________ Sponsored Content __________________ By Andre Riley, APR Director of Communications The 2021-22 school year is an exciting frontier for the students, families, and staff of Baltimore City Public Schools. For the first time in more than a year, the majority of our nearly 77,000 students will build their futures by learning in our classrooms. […]
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5 minutes with Aarin Carver, the first Miss HBCU Teen from Baltimore
Aarin Carver, is a Freshman at Alabama State University, majoring in Business and Dance. After college, she plans to move back to Baltimore to help run and expand her family’s business, Studio “A” Modeling Etiquette & Dance Academy. (Courtesy photo) By Taylor Peck Special to the AFRO AFRO: How did you get into pageantry? Aarin […]