By AFRO Staff Almost a month ago, Baltimore City Police Officer Keona Holley was ambushed as she sat in her patrol car on Dec. 16. She was immediately taken to Maryland Shock Trauma and remained in critical condition until she was taken off life support one week later, on Dec. 23. Those in the Cutis […]
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‘The Slow Hustle’ examines peculiar death of Baltimore detective Sean Suiter
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO There are much easier ways to commit suicide (and make it look like a homicide) than shooting oneself in the head outdoors in a busy neighborhood, while on the job as a police officer. That’s why it is so hard for many Baltimoreans, and others attuned to the […]
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Baltimore native Ivy Wells, one of many women of color in trucking
By J.J. McQueen Special to the AFRO With a record number of female drivers flocking to the trucking industry, more women are hitting the road and leveling the playing field in a male-dominated industry. The influx of Black women in the industry is paving the way for other women of color and has historically done […]
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Performing in a pandemic: Artists grapple with COVID restrictions, canceled shows
By J.J. McQueen Special to the AFRO For nearly two full years, fans of the R&B singers Anthony Hamilton and Raheem DeVaughn have been waiting patiently to see them perform in person. Afterall, it was a performance that left nothing on the table. Why did it take so long? Who did it impact? How did […]
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Happy Kwanzaa – Habari Gani (what’s the news?): Kuumba
AFRO History at a Glance brought to you by Verizon  Kuumba (creativity) – to do as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful than it was when we inherited it.
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Holiday Greetings from The AFRO
  A Poem we shared during our Annual Christmas Zoom Party December 23, 2021 Published in the AFRO December 24, 1932 by guest contributing writer, Edgar A. Guest A man is at his finest toward the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season’s here Then he’s thinking […]
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Happy Kwanzaa – Habari Gani (what’s the news?): Nia
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AFRO History at a Glance…. Volunteering time for the AFRO
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Dr. David K. Wilson: AFRO Person of the Year 2021
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO While we may never know what went through Henry Wilson’s mind the night before, we know what he eventually did. Daring to grow a different future for the last five of his ten children, the sharecropper gave in to demand: all five- including his youngest son, a part-time […]
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AFRO Baltimore Newsmaker of the Year 2021: ‘Dr. Kaye’ fights for her voice and yours
By Rev. Dorothy Scott Boulware AFRO Managing Editor The thing about Dr. Kaye, as she knows, is that, when asked about important things she’s accomplished, she lowers her head in a manner that might suggest shyness or a reluctance to talk about herself. Anyone who knows her knows that’s not the case. She really lowers […]
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AFRO Baltimore Newsmaker of the Year 2021: Alicia Wilson breaks barriers for Baltimore youth
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware AFRO Managing Editor Editor@afro.com Urban children often have to face so many obstacles to reach their goals, personal and professional, it’s a wonder that any make it. Children in Baltimore have issues including after school safety, food insecurity, public and domestic violence, in addition to the wide availability of drugs […]
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AFRO D.C. Newsmaker of the Year: Mr. D.C.’s legacy continues
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com When Edgar Allen Brookins died on Dec. 1, 2021, people all around the D.M.V. and United States mourned the passing of a man who gave two decades to the Army and three decades to the AFRO, all the while fighting for justice of Black Americans, soldiers […]
