More than 110-thousand Maryland children younger than 18 live with grandparents, according to the group grandfamilies-dot-org. Gboyinde Onijala, Montgomery schools spokeswoman, says about 50 percent of families polled in the county decided to keep their children home this spring, many because of elders at home. By Diane Bernard ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As Maryland’s largest school […]
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Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera releases new video as the Maryland Judiciary moves to Phase IV operations on March 15
Jury trials resume on April 26 Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbara released a new video today as the Maryland Judiciary begins Phase IV of its COVID-19 five-phased progressive resumption of operations plan on Monday, March 15, 2021. Phase V full operations resume on April 26, 2021, including jury trials. The Judiciary has been […]
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What happens when a skeptic gets vaccinated
Live on Facebook, D.C. Editor Micha Green received the first dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine at Six Flags America on March 4. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com A few things about this reporter… I generally don’t do vaccinations. I wouldn’t consider myself an anti-vaxxer, however I prefer a more holistic approach to […]
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Bill to repeal Maryland state song advancing in Legislature
Maryland My Maryland state song. (Photo/www.loc.com) By CALLAN TANSILL-SUDDATH Capital News Service Annapolis Bureau A bill that would repeal Maryland’s state song “Maryland, My Maryland!” on the grounds it contains offensive and outdated language is advancing in the Legislature this week. The song, penned in 1891, labels President Abraham Lincoln as a “despot,” poses a […]
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Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gov. Larry Hogan (Courtesy Photo) AMENDING AND RESTATING THE ORDER OF FEBRUARY 23, 2021, REGULATING CERTAIN BUSINESSES AND FACILITIES AND GENERALLY REQUIRING USE OF FACE COVERINGS WHEREAS, A state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency was proclaimed on March 5, 2020, and renewed on March 17, April 10, May 6, June 3, July 1, July […]
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Maryland’s first Black women in government
Through their life and work, the following Black women have made an impact in the State of Maryland through their leadership in state and local government. (l-r) Verda Welcome, Lena K. Lee, Sheila Dixon, and Adrienne Jones. (AFRO Archives and Courtesy Photos) Civil rights leader and former Maryland State Sen. Verda Welcome, was the second […]
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Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail announces Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan
High-Speed Train Developer Sets Goals to Ensure Minorities and Women Reap Economic Benefits of Construction and Long-Term Operations Annapolis, Md. – Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), the developer of the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev (SCMaglev) Project, today announced ambitious goals that would deliver billions of dollars of economic benefits to communities of color, women, and their businesses in constructing and operating […]
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500,000 dead and counting: Where are the vaccines?
By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor editor@afro.com A recent AP report said seniors in Washington D.C. are “lagging behind” in vaccination numbers, especially those who live in the poorest and “Blackest” parts of the District. Almost every report says African Americans, as well as other minorities, are significantly behind in vaccination numbers. JHU’s Coronavirus […]
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2021 Virtual Red Dress Gala for National Heart Awareness Month
VIRTUAL HEART SURVIVORS EVENT FEBRUARY 26, 2021 FOR NATIONAL HEART AWARENESS MONTH Survivors and Those Making a Difference in Heart Health On February 26, 2021 The Open My Heart Foundation, will honor to heart attack survivors, stroke survivors and those with cardiovascular life-threatening illnesses. Hear survivors share their heart wrenching stories of survival in a […]
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CareFirst inspires workforce, neighboring employers to join “Better Together” Campaign through COVID-19 vaccine pledge
Company will donate up to $1.7 million to regional community organizations on the frontlines of vaccination efforts Baltimore, Md./Washington, D.C. – Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), a not-for-profit and the largest healthcare company in the mid-Atlantic region, announced it is expanding the impact of its “Better Together” COVID-19 vaccination adoption campaign through a new pledge targeted […]
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We’re Still Here: A Salute to African American Firsts
Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher “I’m not the president of Black America,” President Barack Obama famously said in 2012 when pressed during his re-election campaign on issues of race and inequality. “I’m the president of the United States of America.” While that statement was true, Barack Hussein Obama will forever be remembered as the […]
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‘Better Together’
CareFirst (Courtesy Image/Logo) By AFRO Staff CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield recently launched a wide-ranging campaign to help educate and encourage people living throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia about the importance of everyone taking the COVID-19 vaccine when they are eligible. The multi-faceted campaign will encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when they can […]