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Posted inHBCU

William Welch retired from Bowie State University as the oldest full-time faculty member, but that doesn’t mean his human resource development career is finished yet

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com When Professor William Welch retired at 92 from Bowie State University (BSU) in the winter, he was the […]

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Meet Paige Blake: the first student to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Bowie State University (BSU) rising senior Paige Blake has a disability, but you wouldn’t know it by looking […]

Posted inMaryland Government

Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Hold Public Hearing in Baltimore County on June 4, 2022

by Special ReportJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022

By Special Report In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly enacted, and Governor Larry Hogan signed into law,  legislation establishing the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission (MLTRC)  as the first […]

Posted inReligion

Maryland Episcopal diocese awards $175K in reparations fund grants

by Associated PressMay 31, 2022May 31, 2022

By The Associated Press The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has awarded $175,000 in grants to community organizations from a fund established to make reparations for systemic racism and slavery. The […]

Posted inPrince George's County News

Set to retire, Eleanor Roosevelt High Principal Reginald McNeill looks back on almost three decades in education

by Special to the AFROMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO When reflecting on his days as a journalism undergraduate student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 1970s, Reginald McNeill’s […]

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D.C. and Prince George’s County move in different directions with COVID-19 guidance

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor As residents across the DMV start the Memorial Day holiday weekend, COVID-19 rates are slowly starting to climb in D.C. and in neighboring Prince […]

Posted inBaltimore News

Howard Hughes Medical Institute announces new program for early career faculty to diversify the scientific workforce

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a science philanthropy that advances biomedical research and science education, on Thursday […]

Posted inMaryland Government

Governor Hogan Announces Opening of Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund

by Sponsored ContentMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Sponsored content provided by Governor Larry Hogan today announced the launch of the $248 million Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund, which will be administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and […]

Posted inHBCU

It’s graduation time at area HBCUs – face to face at last

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorMay 21, 2022May 21, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Graduation at the Washington-Baltimore area’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a standing ovation experience this Spring in the area. All area […]

Posted inHBCU

Not too late to find an HBCU summer camp for your kids

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorMay 21, 2022May 21, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Summer is the time to introduce the young person in your life to a (Historically Black College and University) HBCU campus.  Let’s say you […]

Posted inNational News

The Mis-Education of the Negro

by Frances Toni Draper AFRO PublisherMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper, AFRO Publisher In 1933, Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson wrote his seminal, albeit controversial, book The Mis-Education of the Negro.  A weekly columnist for the AFRO […]

Posted inPrince George's County News

Richard Collins III Plaza Dedicated: Symbol of Justice Against Hate that Took His Life

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor On May 14, much of the nation froze in shock and horror as televised replays of the murder of 10 innocent black lives at […]

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