June 14, 2021 The Honorable Larry Hogan Governor 100 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Dear Governor Hogan, Your decision to prematurely halt federally-funded unemployment benefits is concerning, and we strongly urge you to reconsider. These funds cost the State of Maryland absolutely nothing and offer essential support for residents struggling to make ends meet during […]
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#WordinBlack: FDA talks vaccinations for younger students ahead of next school year
(By Drazen Zigic_Shutterstock) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Though Pfizer-BioNTech received permission to lower the age threshold for their COVID-19 vaccine last month, pharmaceutical companies have yet to present an option for millions of school-aged children younger than 12. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 5.2 million pre-kindergarten students […]
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Healthy smoothie cafe in College Park finds success in spite of the pandemic
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com Brave is one word to describe opening a business during the pandemic, but Jetaine Hart and her boyfriend, Sheriff Taiwo, were prepared for the challenge when they opened their healthy smoothie cafe Hollywood Nutrition in College Park last summer. The couple noticed that […]
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#BlackMusicMonth: Brandon Camphor & OneWay release acapella ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’
Brandon Camphor & OneWay released an acapella rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” on June 4, as a way of celebrating Black Music Month. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com As June marks Black Music Month, D.C.-based Billboard charting Gospel group Brandon Camphor & OneWay celebrated with an acapella […]
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TasteWise Kids feeds students and families in Baltimore
After the three-day program, students receive a “salad kit” (which serves four), that allows them to show their families what they learned by creating a salad together at home. (Courtesy photo) By Daryl Moore Special to the AFRO Since schools closed over a year ago because of the global pandemic, there are many areas that […]
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Wes Moore launches campaign for governorship
Wes Moore (Courtesy Photo) The following is an official statement from Wes Moore for Maryland Wes Moore, a combat veteran and former nonprofit CEO of one of the nation’s largest organizations fighting to end poverty, today announced his campaign to lead Maryland as the state’s 63rd governor. In a video to supporters, Wes vowed to […]
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Juneteenth: Lawmakers push for national holiday
(Courtesy Photo) The “Juneteenth” celebration marks the date (June 19) in 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were told they were free. They were the last community of enslaved people to be informed of their liberation, more than two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. […]
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Local manufacturing company brings career opportunities to Baltimore
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com On June 8 and 9 Tnemec Company Inc, will host a job fair for individuals seeking to enter the manufacturing industry at its Baltimore facility on Edgewater Ave. On Tuesday the fair will be held from 8 a.m to 5 p.m., and on […]
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Have you seen them? Missing people of color continue to receive less priority than their White counterparts
The NNPA, which represents the hundreds of newspapers and media companies that comprise the Black Press of America, asks for the help of all to locate these lost children. NNPA NEWSWIRE – Specifically, 156,000 African American children under 18 are missing and unaccounted. Most are forgotten, even by law enforcement officials charged with solving the […]
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After a hard year ‘In the Heights’ inspires audiences to dream
D.C. and Digital Editor Micha Green, interviewed cast members of the new film, ‘In the Heights,’ including Corey Hawkins, Mellisa Barrera and Leslie Grace. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com In a time that might seem hopeless, the storyline and music in the film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical […]
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107 year old Tulsa Race Massacre survivor can still smell the smoke
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Viola Fletcher, 107-year old survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 spoke at a rally marking the centennial commemoration of the great tragedy in Tulsa, Okla. “I will never forget the violence of the White mob when we left our home. I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies lying […]
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Stephanie Lansey now commands Baltimore’s Eastern Police District
Major Stephanie C. Lansey (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Major Stephanie C. Lansey is a daughter of Baltimore who grew up in Harlem Park, graduated from Park School and the Notre Dame University of Maryland. And after having been on the Baltimore City police force for 21 years, she […]