By Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — Police in the Virginia city of Norfolk say they’ve solved the decade-old slaying of a college student who was a nephew of the late Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings. WAVY-TV reports that Norfolk police announced Thursday that they have made four arrests in the killing. Christopher Cummings, 20, was a student at Old Dominion […]
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Morgan State University coding camp brings STEM opportunities to young girls
Morgan State University’s coding camp for girls focused on teaching the campers the Python programming language, and each week they focused on a different aspect of the code. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com Since 1970, the number of women working in STEM fields has increased from […]
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Alzheimer’s Association addresses the need for African-American participation in clinical trials
Alzheimer’s advocate Ernestine Jones Jolivet encourages African Americans to participate in clinical trials that determine the effectiveness of treatments and therapies. By AFRO Staff Statistics show that African Americans are less likely to be asked to participate in clinical trials. The reason this disparity exists—and the method to solve the problem—was presented at the 2021 […]
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Cory McCray, State Senator, to be honored as Legislator of the Year
Sen. Cory McCray (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. Cory McCray is going places. He came onto the political scene in 2014 when he was elected to Maryland State House of Delegates for the 45th District. Four years later, he ran for the district’s state senate seat then occupied by Nathaniel McFadden. And McCray […]
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Bristol Myers Squibb taps Morgan State University to launch ‘Tomorrow’s Innovators’ BioPharma Education and Workforce Pipeline Initiative
(Photos Courtesy of Office of Morgan State University) BALTIMORE — Despite representing roughly 12% of the U.S. adult population, in biopharma, Black professionals account for just 7% of the total workforce and 3% of executive teams. In an initiative designed to curb this trend, Bristol Myers Squibb—one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies—has forged a unique partnership with […]
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Black billionaire list continues to grow
Rihanna, Tyler Perry, Michael Jordan, Robert Smith, Kanye West. (AP and Courtesy Photos) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite being one of the most marginalized races in the world, the growing list of Black billionaires shows that with opportunity, hard work, entrepreneurial goals and outstanding business acumen, financial freedom, success and […]
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The AFRO, the oldest Black business in MD, marks 129 years
On Aug. 13, the AFRO will celebrate 129 years since its founding. This particular AFRO-themed birthday cake was made by Tiffany Connor. Happy birthday AFRO! By AFRO Staff Since August 13, 1892, the AFRO has been your source for news about your community. It has recounted the struggles of a people who refused to be […]
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In the words of Gov. Hogan…‘Just get the d— vaccine’
(Photo/Shutterstock) As the novel coronavirus continues to mutate, with the highly infectious Delta and Lambda Variants causing cases to surge around the country, the debate on whether or not to “take the shot,” or get the COVID-19 vaccine, is heating up. Many states are now requiring employees to either be vaccinated or consent to regular […]
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Comcast lights up 21st lift zone with free high-speed wi-fi for all Baltimore City residents
BALTIMORE, MD – August 12, 2021 – With the school year about to begin, Comcast continues to help Baltimore students and families stay connected to the internet. Comcast is now providing free high-speed Wi-Fi in 21 Baltimore City community centers and growing – to customers and non-customers alike – to help students get online for distance learning and […]
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Loch Raven High rising junior explores Fire Department during summer job
Nicholas Hayes is spending an amazing six weeks getting to know the Fire Department. (Photo/BCPS) FIRST “OFFICIAL, HANDS-ON” JOB Nicholas Hayes, a rising junior at Loch Raven High, is not too proud to admit that when he began his summer job with the Baltimore County Fire Department, he knew nothing about the agency. “I just […]
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#MeToo Take 2? Movement’s strength hailed amid Cuomo fallout
In this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Anita Hill arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hill, who essentially introduced sexual harassment to the public in 1991, says “the conversation has changed” as a result of #MeToo. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — […]
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Hill Harper joins local leaders, activists to address vaccine-hesitant communities
Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper. (Courtesy Photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Award-winning actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper took a break from his busy schedule and made his way to Baltimore to join city leaders and medical experts for meaningful conversation around the emerging Delta Variant and COVD-19’s impact on […]