Ebony King is the founder of Better Me Box, a subscription based quarterly, self-care box. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro. Along with the confusion, health anxieties and sudden need to rely on delivery services that came with quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were shows, news publications and social media posts […]
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JHU students working to prevent targeted violence, terrorism
(Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff Twenty-one undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have teamed up to compete in a marketing competition organized by EdVenture Partners (EVP). The competition, Invent2Prevent, features students from 25 different universities nationwide. All JHU participants are enrolled in Professor Leslie Kendrick’s Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications class, which mirrors the […]
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Vaccine registration system faulty as portal opens for more Washingtonians
(By Chaay_Tee_Shutterstock) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Up until Thursday, Feb. 25, COVID-19 vaccinations were available for Washingtonians 65 and older, frontline workers, educators and government and law enforcement officials— leaving out a largely chunk of the population. So when the District of Columbia Department of Health announced that residents 18-64 with pre-existing […]
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DCPS Chancellor says virtual learning options will continue next school year
(By fizkes_Shutterstock) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis Ferebee took to Twitter to offer hints about the 2021-2022 school year, and while there is still a lot unclear about how schools will run, it is clear that virtual learning will be a factor. “While we are […]
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Commentary: Reflections in Black: equity in real property
Baltimore must implement laws, policies, regulations and practices that restore Black people and communities. (Courtesy of the Mayor’s Office) By Nneka Nnamdi My lived experience and research show that racism in public policy has damaged Black neighborhoods and disproportionately harmed Black residents wherever they may live. The interpersonal violence we see in the community is […]
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PCs for People to help close city’s digital divide
The Baltimore Mayor’s Office and the Baltimore City Office of Information Technology partnered with local nonprofit, PCs for People, to provide low-income families with refurbished computers. (Courtesy of PCs for People) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Under the leadership of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, the city is simultaneously reducing waste and taking concrete […]
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This White man keeps getting away with murder
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com During an interview in 1961, the Harlem prophet James Baldwin was asked what it was like to be Black in America. He said: “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage, almost all of […]
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Morgan State’s Winbush contributes to `Judas and the Black Messiah’
Dr. Ray Winbush, director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, provided vital research and historical substance for the critically acclaimed new movie, Judas and the Black Messiah, which chronicles the life of the Black Panther, Fred Hampton. (Courtesy photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com In 1969, America was in […]
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Solicitor finds no fault with Baltimore prosecutor’s travel
Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby, a prominent figure in the racial justice movement, attended two dozen events outside Maryland in 2018 and 2019 without getting approval for more than half of the trips, according to an inspector general’s report released Feb. 9. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) By Associated Press Baltimore’s state’s attorney, a prominent figure […]
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Rodham Institute, former first lady gives back with PPE
The Rodham Institute donated thousands of PPE to the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C., whose founder former First Lady Cora Barry, decided to pay it forward by distributing the items to organizations in need. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As Washingtonians still navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective […]
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Black mom creates organic, plant-based bath and body products
Ayanna Jackson is the founder and CEO of Arbria Creations, a company that creates organic bath, body and home products. Jackson said that the company’s name is a combination of the names of her three daughters: Arianna, Brianna and Brittney who are all pictured here. By Black News Formulating natural body butters and candles is […]
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Sisters chronicle their close encounters with COVID
By Blake and Paige Evans “Some people believe that the size of your school makes a difference on whether or not you will be affected by COVID-19. From our experiences, it didn’t make a difference. We are sisters, we go to different schools and we were both in contact with someone who tested positive for […]
