By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For more than 20 years, as a resident of New Carrollton, Maryland, Phelecia Nembhard has been committed to her city. Nembhard began as a humble grassroots organizer helping feed the hungry people of the community and ultimately won a write-in campaign to earn her place on the […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Bubba Wallace Nascar Noose Scandal
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Nascar driver Bubba Wallace and the trending stories in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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AFRO FACTS – THE GAP BAND
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green Tributes THE GAP BAND in this weeks AFRO FACTS.
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Prince George’s County Opens Small Businesses
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The lights of commerce started coming back on again as Prince George’s County entered Phase Two of the slow return to normal business following the COVID-19 shutdown. After nearly three months of silence, “non essential businesses” such as barber shops, nail salons and retail stores opened with […]
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Meet the Expectant Mother
Interviewed By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Sydne S. Kersey, is a 29-year-old education advisor, from Prince Georges County, MD who enjoys gardening, dancing and studying astrology in her spare time. Occupation: Manager of High School Support- KIPP DC Number of Children: 1 and 1 on the way ☺ How Far Along Are You?: […]
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Group Engages Mom-to-Cop Discussions to Fight Police Violence
MOCHA MOMS, NATION’S OLDEST SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS OF COLOR, TAKES PRACTICAL STEPS TO END POLICE VIOLENCE Upper Marlboro, MD (BlackNews.com) — As the life was being choked out of George Floyd, he called out, “Mama!” Our sons and daughters are calling for us and Mocha Moms, Inc. will answer. The cancer of racism is […]
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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 […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Quaker Oats Rebranding
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green Talks Quaker Oats rebranding and trending topics in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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Young Black Men Share Discomfort In Dealing With Police
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Trauma from the effects of watching the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta has local Black male college students coming to grips with their mortality after being bombarded with images of those who look like them being killed on social media. Recent […]
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FOLLOWING UP: Maryland Historical Society Continues Virtual Program Offerings this Summer
Maryland Historical Society Continues Virtual Program Offerings this Summer BALTIMORE, MD (June 11, 2020) – The Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) continues its virtual program offerings, aiming to feature one free program per week for history and culture enthusiasts alike. On Wednesday, June 17, MdHS’s President & CEO Mark Letzer will host a happy hour conversation that will encourage […]
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Speaker Jones, Maryland House Democratic Caucus, Call On Governor To Immediately Implement Police Reform Measures
SPEAKER JONES, MARYLAND HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, CALL ON GOVERNOR TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT POLICE REFORM MEASURES Annapolis, MD – Today, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, joined by all 98 Democratic delegates, sent a letter to Governor Lawrence J. Hogan asking him to issue an executive order for all State policing agencies to take affirmative steps in police […]