By Dr. Kaye Whitehead There is a place between who we want to be and who we are. It is a difficult, sobering place because it forces you to look at what you have done and then challenges you to do better. This is that moment, and unfortunately, we have been here before. The end […]
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Posted inBaltimore News
The Moore Report: Interesting Bit and Pieces for All to Chew On
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. Where are the Big Ideas to Help Fix Baltimore’s Brokenness? During the uprising in 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray, there seemed to be widespread awareness that Baltimore City, one of the structural poorest populations in the nation needed big changes to recover. And so, we waited and wondered […]
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Editor: Black History, Black Print and You
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the work he left behind certainly makes the case today for the study of Black History. Without his work most of us would not know who we are or how many things we have done to contribute not […]
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Op-Ed: More candidates of color running for governor could hurt their chances
By Marvin Randolph Black and Latino voters make up nearly 40% of Maryland’s electorate. Yet, zero of the 125 people elected as Maryland’s governor or U.S. Senator have been Black or Latino. 2022 could be the year history is made, or not. Our Democratic primary for governor has four highly qualified Black and Brown candidates, […]
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Reasons to invest in reproductive justice during Black history month
By Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda This Black History Month, give Black women the gift of empowerment by investing in organizations dedicated to reproductive justice (RJ). Black women have been at the forefront of every progressive social movement in America; it’s long past time […]
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Op-ed: Republican Party Makes Dangerous Bow to Trump’s Insurrectionists
By Ben Jealous The Republican National Committee (RNC) is officially letting Americans know that it is more committed to former President Donald Trump than to democracy, the rule of law, and the truth. Some people might say Republicans have been letting us know that ever since Donald Trump became the party’s standard-bearer in 2016. And […]
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Commentary: Marching with MLK III; We have a lot of bridges still to cross
By DaMareo CooperSpecial to the AFRO On Martin Luther King Jr. Day I found myself thinking about bridges. I had driven through the night, through a snowstorm, from Ohio to D.C. for the MLK Day march. I was crossing the Frederick Douglass Bridge when the sun finally came out. It was a powerful moment. My […]
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…And everybody knows about Baltimore gotdam
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead In 1967, in a speech at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asked the students, “What is in your life’s blueprint?” He told them that the decisions they made on that day would determine how they would go forward and how we (as a community) would […]
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Op-Ed: Terrorists Won’t Stop Our HBCUs
By Congressman Kweisi Mfume In order to ensure the safety of all Americans, it is essential that we reshape how we view and approach the growing threat of terror to our nation. In 1995, we were shocked at the gruesome nature and carnage left behind by the Oklahoma City Bombing. Six years later, on that […]
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Commentary: Black Woman: We See You
By Rev. Kevin Slayton, Special to the AFRO Ask any religious person of color where their “help” comes from and they will without fail acknowledge that it comes from the Lord. But every other person of color, whether religious or not, would concede that an undisputed primary source in their lives is a black woman. […]
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Op-ed: Happy Valentine’s Day
By Sharon Williams Valentine’s Day is a day to show the one you love how much you love them dearly and care about them. Our black love is different from other loves because black love is expressed through soul food cooking, soul music, cultural experiences, strength, creativity, and sacrifices. I would like to give you […]
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Rising Above COVID-19: Overcoming the Mental and Physical Effects of the Virus
By Darryl Sellers Holding back tears, Morrell Staten shared his poignant story about his and his wife’s COVID-19 journeys last year, speaking in late 2021 at the Cobb Institute-We Can Do This/Stay Well Community Health Fair at Cass Tech High School in Detroit. Staten and his wife both tested positive for the virus at almost […]