City leadership, including DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt (pictured), launched their pilot program for vaccination sites at places of worship, beginning at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite reopening efforts, administering vaccines and continuing to encourage D.C. residents to stay home, the COVID-19 pandemic still plagues the […]
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AFRO awards Eddie C. Brown for business excellence
Brown gives back as he was given, and he will receive The Carl J. Murphy Excellence in Business Award at the AFRO’s inaugural Black Business Matters Expo on Feb. 18. (Photo by Moshe Zusman) By Frank McCoy Special to the AFRO Eddie C. Brown, founder of Brown Capital Management, which has $19 billion under management, […]
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Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
In this April 4, 2019, file photo, Mary Wilson, a former member of The Supremes, is escorted after singing the national anthem before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals in Detroit. Wilson died in Las Vegas, publicist Jay Schwartz told KABC-TV. When she died and other details weren’t immediately […]
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: The Wilmington Ten, fifty years later
With sentences that ranged from 15 years to 34 years, Chavis, Patrick, and the eight others of the Wilmington Ten were ordered to serve a combined 282 years in prison. (PICTURED L to R: Top Row – Wayne Moore, age 19, 29 years; Ann Sheppard age 28, 15 years; James “Bun” McKoy, age 19, 29 […]
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#WordinBlack: Baltimore teachers decry expansion of in-person learning with caravan protest
Teachers of Baltimore City Public Schools protest the expansion of in-person learning before the opportunity to be fully vaccinated, an upgrade to ventilation systems, and a “robust and proactive testing program.” There are also concerns about the data being used to make decisions about school openings and closures. By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO […]
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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The news of the Abrams nomination arrived on the same day that Georgia Republicans launched a “Stop Stacey” group. (Photo: “We are thrilled to have Stacey Abrams deliver the Democratic Response to the State of the Union. Her electrifying message reinvigorated our nation & continues to inspire millions in every part of the country.” — […]
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Bettyjean C. Murphy, City’s first woman, African-American developer, ‘never backed down, never gave up’
Bettyjean Carter Murphy (Courtesy Photo) By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO Bettyjean C. Murphy, Baltimore’s first African-American woman developer, will forever be remembered as a fearless, witty wunderkind. “She was an example of what someone could do if they were willing to step outside of the shadow and walk into the spotlight,” said Dean […]
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Book talks life from real prodigal son to Pastor
The Rev. Kevin Hart, Sr., pastor of Christian Tabernacle Church of God, released the book “Homeless in My Own Backyard: Living Beneath my Privileges as a Child of God,” as a source of inspiration in a time of despair. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The Rev. Kevin Hart Sr. pastor of […]
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City violence extinguishes dreams of firefighter hopeful
Kareem Proctor had hopes of becoming a Baltimore City firefighter but after a violent attack, he is finding another way to give back to the community. (Photos by Kareem Proctor) By Devin Walker Special to the AFRO Kareem Proctor, 37, dreamed of becoming a Baltimore City firefighter. Proctor was on the fire department eligibility list […]
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How a North Carolina farmer became an important part of Maryland’s Black History
Verda Freeman Welcome (Photo/NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Verda Freeman Welcome, a proud member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, taught for nearly a dozen years in the Baltimore public school system before setting her sights on the political arena where she ultimately made history. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia She […]
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17 Black-led news organizations to follow, subscribe to and support
For Black History Month, the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) is spotlighting Black-owned and -led media organizations that have joined our programs for news publishers. You can support these organizations by subscribing to their journalism, following their social accounts and registering for their newsletters — find links listed by state below. “The Black Press of America is […]
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Biden Administration in push to put Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill
“The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume those efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday, Jan. 25. (Photo courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — In April 2016, then-President Barack Obama announced that Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Obama wanted the […]