Since 2015, the BCSAO has hosted weekly events in the summer for Baltimore’s youth The BCSAO is taking their Bmore Pop Up series virtual to continue to provide this welcome distraction for Baltimore City Youth while adapting to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Every Friday at 6:00 PM from July 10th to August 28th, the BCSAO […]
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Stawinski Resigns As Prince George’s County Police Chief
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Despite his best attempts at masking the troubles beneath the surface of his Department, former Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski couldn’t avoid the lack of confidence his community lost in him. Stawinski, abruptly resigned, June 18 after a report by the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Posted inBaltimore News, Coronavirus, HBCU, NEWS
CSU Press Release: Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19
Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19 As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new Coppin State University (CSU) students will attend orientation on-line this summer starting on June 26. The unique and completely new orientation will be delivered on-line using orientation modules and other virtual options. […]
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COVID-19 Drive-bys Take the Stage
By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO #AFROcoversCOVID Wow! Talk about turning a negative into a positive… Not only have folks decided, in spite of COVID-19-ordered social distancing and other restrictions on gatherings, that the show must go on; they’ve also co-opted the term “drive-by” to describe what has quickly become one of the […]
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Coronavirus Lockdowns Increase Poaching in Asia, Africa
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher’s wire snare punctured its windpipe and sapped its strength as the wound festered for days. Snares like this one set in […]
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AP-NORC Poll: Politics Drive Divergent View of US Economy
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the national economy has improved somewhat from its lowest points during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, but a new poll suggests Democrats and Republicans are living in alternate economic realities amid the sharpest recession in the nation’s history. Eighty-five percent […]
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HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout with LWV
HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout Musical talent, League of Women Voters to share tips for empowering voters to participate Atlanta, GA — The National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Alliance, Inc. (HBCUAA) of Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL are proud to announce a planned […]
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Surging US Virus Cases Raise Fear That Progress Is Slipping
By TAMARA LUSH, NATHAN ELLGREN and TAMMY WEBBER, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alarming surges in coronavirus cases across the U.S. South and West raised fears Monday that the outbreak is spiraling out of control and that hard-won progress against the scourge is slipping away because of resistance among many Americans to wearing […]
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WHO Reports Largest Single-Day Increase In Coronavirus Cases
By JOSEPH WILSON and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. […]
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Vanessa Williams is Making a Difference with Thousands of Black Mayors
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vanessa R. Williams Vanessa R. Williams has earned the description of the “glue that holds 650 African American mayors together.” In a lengthy conversation with Black Press USA, it was easy to see why. “I came into this organization as a new executive director, and I […]
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NEH Announces $40 Million in CARES Act Grants
NEH Announces $40 Million in CARES Act Grants Emergency relief funding will preserve humanities jobs nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22, 2020) — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $40.3 million in new CARES Act economic stabilization grants to support essential operations at more than 300 cultural institutions across the country. NEH CARES […]
