A highlight of my year was encountering my preaching professor from Wesley Theological Seminary, Dr. William Bobby McClain, a joyful ending to a delicious meal at Cracker Barrel. We might have spoken a little longer had either of us known it would be the last time. What a choice between singing, which he loved, and […]
Category: Uncategorized
Posted in!Front Page
AFRO Review: ‘Ma Rainey’ Masterpiece
Academy Award winner Viola Davis portrays the trailblazing Blues diva Ma Rainey, also starring the late Chadwick Boseman in his final performance. Boseman, far left, died on Aug. 28 at the age of 43, after a long battle with colon cancer. Netflix’s television adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, is now available. (David […]
Posted inNEWS
A year after Harrison murder, murders of women rising
One year ago, Destiny Harrison, the dynamic East Baltimore hair stylist, was gunned down in the N. Milton Street salon she owned. Her killer is still at large. (Courtesy photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Dec. 21, marked one year since Destiny Da’sha Harrison, the charismatic and indefatigable hair stylist and salon owner […]
Posted inNEWS
Kennedy Krieger creates ‘winter wonderland
The Kennedy Krieger Institute hosted “Lights without Limits: A Holiday Roll & Stroll” for its patients and their families to enjoy. (Courtesy of James Fields) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO On Dec. 21, the Kennedy Krieger Institute created a “winter wonderland” in an effort to bring holiday cheer to the patients and families […]
Posted inNEWS
In Memoriam: The life and work of Rev. Mamie Althea Williams
Rev. Mamie Althea Williams (Courtesy photo) By Joseph Green-Bishop Special to the AFRO The Rev. Mamie Althea Williams was an angelic servant of God who during nearly a half century of ministry profoundly and selflessly improved the lives of people throughout the world. A powerful orator and effective church and civic leader, Rev. Williams, who […]
Posted in!Front Page
Native Washingtonian Contee appointed MPD Police Chief
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser named Robert Contee the new Chief of Police for the Metropolitan Police Department. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When native Washingtonian Robert Contee became a full-time cadet in 1989, his first assignment was as an assistant to then Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Isaac Fullwood. On Dec. […]
Posted in!Front Page
Facebook encourages buying Black this holiday season
The Gill brothers of Frères Branchiaux are some of the local entrepreneurs featured in Facebook’s #BuyBlackFriday Gift Guide, which encourages supporting Black businesses during the holiday season. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Even though the last-minute holiday rush still exists, with COVID-19 restrictions requiring some stores to operate differently or close […]
Posted inUncategorized
‘…Baby, One More Time’
AFRO writer Michelle Richardson’s best Christmas gift was given to her on the Christmas of 1999. (Courtesy of Michelle Richardson) By Michelle Richardson AFRO Freelance Writer The best gift I have ever received came on Christmas of 1999. I was in 5th grade, and we had just moved to Randallstown from Baltimore City. That Christmas […]
Posted in!Front Page
COVID-19 Vaccine: Will you get the shot?
Dr. Michelle Chester administers the COVID-19 vaccine to nurse Sandra Lindsay, the first person to receive the vaccination in the United States. (AP Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African-American women continue to break barriers, nurse Sandra Lindsay who works at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., became the first person to take […]
Posted in!Front Page
First COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive at HU Hospital
Dr. Terrence Fullum receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Howard University Hospital, where he is a general surgeon. (Courtesy photo) By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO Howard University Hospital has received its initial delivery of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, signaling a significant glimmer of hope in the fight against the disease. On Dec. 14, […]
Posted in!Front Page
AFRO Exclusive: Michael Steele talks anti-trumpism, tells all on the ‘Boxx’
Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor and Republican National Committee Chair from 2009-2011, Michael Steele, talked Trumpism and work being done to combat it on the Dec. 3 episode of “Chicken Boxx,” an {AFRO} show on Facebook Live. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The AFRO began the show “Chicken Boxx,” to offer experts from […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Baltimore’s ‘Ice Queens’ thrive all year
Baltimore’s owner of Ice Queens snowball shop, 22-year old Dasia Kabia. (Courtesy Photo) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO I don’t remember much from when I was 22-years-old. I was in college, but I don’t believe I was doing anything worth writing in a newspaper about. But, times have changed and the next generation […]