By TIMOTHY DASHIELL, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS– With early voting scheduled to kick off in Maryland Thursday, Oct. 27, and continue through Nov 3, counties, organizations and even individuals across Maryland are mobilizing initiatives to get as many residents to the polls as they can. In some cases, they are using cars. In others, they […]
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Affirmative action debate sparked again as U.S. Supreme Court Justices hear arguments
By Gloria Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent The courtroom where the U.S. Supreme Court justices recently heard arguments on affirmative action was filled with tension and irony. The judges heard about opposition to affirmative action programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Harvard graduate, ascended to […]
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Lenora Howze Innovator of the Year by Local Media Association
By Lindsey Estes, Local Media Association Lenora Howze, executive director of The AFRO of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., has been named an Innovator of the Year by Local Media Association for creating innovative revenue opportunities by embracing and involving business and community leaders in The AFRO’s deep, rich history and future. Each year, the Local […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hogan Administration Announces More than $19 Million to Revitalize Historic Buildings
Tax Credits Leverage Projects Expected to CreateMore Than 1,380 Jobs Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hogan Administration Announces More than $19 Million to Revitalize Historic BuildingsTax Credits Leverage Projects Expected to Create More Than 1,380 Jobs (November 1, 2022) CROWNSVILLE, MD – The Hogan administration announced today the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of […]
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Maryland residents head to polls on first day of early voting
By EMMETT GARTNER, ABBY ZIMMARDI, TIMOTHY DASHIELL AND SHANNON CLARK, Capital News Service SILVER SPRING, Md. — A light breeze and a flurry of yellow leaves followed voters as they trickled inside the Silver Spring Civic Building to cast their ballots. It was one of the many election locations Capital News Service visited on the […]
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Wes Moore, Black Democrats aiming to make Maryland history
By Brian Witte,The Associated Press Wes Moore could soon make history if elected Maryland’s first Black governor, and he’s not alone: Rep. Anthony Brown would be the state’s first Black attorney general. Aruna Miller, Moore’s running mate who emigrated from India, would be the first Asian-American elected statewide in Maryland. If these Democrats win — […]
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Voters face thorny question in midterm ballot initiatives
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO On top of choosing the right candidate, voters are being asked to weigh in on changes Maryland needs to make for the better on Nov. 8 in the midterm elections. From marijuana legalization to the appropriate name of the state’s highest court and the right level of civil […]
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Black Girls Vote: top three things Black voters should do ahead of Election Day
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member. tmcqueen@afro.com Advocacy organizations are feverishly working to equip voters with the information necessary to be efficient and effective voters this year. Noticeably making change on the grassroots level are the women of Black Girls Vote (BGV). Less than two weeks remain ahead of Election […]
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School board candidates united on teacher shortage concerns in Maryland
By Micaela Hanson and Sam Barrett, Capital News Service From Maryland’s western panhandle to its Eastern Shore – and from the political right to the left – Maryland’s school board candidates agree that the teacher shortage is one of the key issues they will have to confront if elected. “We need to recruit and, especially, […]
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Local software engineer creates Melalogic to help Black people protect their skin from harmful conditions, like melanoma
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member. msayles@afro.com In the summer of 2010, Avery Smith’s wife, LaToya Donita-Smith, found a raised mole on her scalp. She quickly got a skin biopsy, and a month later, she was diagnosed with stage II melanoma, a type of skin cancer starting in the cells […]
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New leadership coming to the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland in 2023
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As Election Day nears, changes in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM) quickly approach too. December will mark the end of an era for LBCM Chairman Del. Darryl Barnes (D-MD-25), and Del. Benjamin Brooks (D-MD-10), treasurer of the organization, as they have […]
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Tracing ancestors: unique personal journeys shared by AFRO staff
By Fatiha Belfakir, Special to the AFRO The AFRO American Newspapers recently hosted a Chicken Boxx livestream titled, “Speak Your Truth,” where the Executive Director Lenora Howze and Managing Editor Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware, shared stories of finding their biological families. Knowing your ancestors and your roots is a gift. Unfortunately, this gift is not bestowed […]