By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Tenants of Westgate at Laurel have had enough. Rising rent prices have been a critical concern for the life of the nation’s 2.5 year-old global COVID-19 pandemic. But the immigrant tenants at the Westgate Properties, owned by Schwab Partners, LLC believe they are being taken advantage of during the […]
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DMV-Baltimore Black clergy weigh in on Roe v. Wade decision
By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO An old adage known in Black communities across the U.S. rings true with the Supreme Court’s recent reversal of Roe v. Wade: “When White folks catch cold, Black folks get pneumonia.” Several of the DMV’s Black pastors predict that while the nation as a whole will suffer […]
Posted inReligion
#FaithWorks: Scotland AME Zion Church Groundbreaking Ceremony
By Special to the AFRO A groundbreaking ceremony will be held this weekend at an important historic site in Maryland. The Scotland African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church in Montgomery County was built by hand and opened in 1924 by Black congregants establishing new lives as landowners. The Scotland community dates to the Reconstruction era […]
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We, as a Nation, Are Failing Black Children: A Call to Action
By Jacqui Patterson and Nsedu Obot Witherspoon We are mamas, aunties, and sisters. We are public health practitioners, racial justice activists, and social justice champions. And we are raising the alarm about the plight of Black children in these United States. To this end, we announce the release of, The Racism that Upends the Cradle: How […]
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Maryland suspends “good and substantial reason” requirement for concealed carry after Supreme Court ruling, local leaders respond
By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO The court exercised its federal power to uphold Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights Marylanders who want to conceal a weapon no longer have to prove that they have a “good and substantial reason” for wanting to hide a weapon. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a statement on July […]
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D. C. Reporters notebook: Why civic engagement? We are the ones we’ve been waiting for
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor The issues are huge Access to voting, access to health care, instruction in our public schools, access to healthy food – or access to any food at all in some neighborhoods, public safety, and the skyrocketing cost of buying a home are major concerns for all of us. […]
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Civic engagement in action: Kimberly Jeffries Leonard is the president’s volunteer service lifetime awardee
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D is a living example of what civic engagement looks like in action. Jeffries Leonard, national president of the Links and The Links Foundation, is a 2022 recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Lifetime Award. The honor was bestowed on her this spring at the […]
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Community violence interrupters: does the concept work?
By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO Last week, the AFRO introduced the concept of violence interrupters in Washington, D.C.’s peacemakers, serving as frontline workers in D.C. neighborhoods with the highest rates of violence using a public health approach to reduce shootings and homicides. A pilot program started in 2019 by the name “Cure […]
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Howard Summer Multi-Media Institute participants witness historic Supreme Court activity during two week session
By HR Harris, Special to the AFRO We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness… (preamble to the U.S. Declaration of Independence) Thirty-five high school graduates of Howard […]
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Social Media protests planned on July 4 in response to Supreme Court abortion decision – Wear black
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor While the Federal and District Governments are planning fireworks and parades for downtown Washington D.C., others are preparing to wear black on 4 July in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 25 decision overturning Roe V. Wade and the right to abortion. A movement on social media has […]
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AFRO wins big at NNPA awards ceremony during annual convention
By Kara Thompson, MDDC Intern The AFRO American Newspapers won big at the National Newspapers Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Messenger Awards this year. The publication, which began in 1892, was one of many newspapers recognized for their outstanding work in the Black Press. Among the eight awards won by the AFRO, the most notable was the […]
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Concentric Educational Solutions puts students at the center of its work, bridging the gap between school and home
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afrocom David Heiber founded Concentric Educational Solutions in 2010 to bridge the gap between home and the classroom. The word “concentric” means having a common center, and under Heiber’s direction, students are at the center of all of the company’s efforts. Its mission is […]
