The AFRO’s Celebration Gala brought together and recognized the Founders, Leaders, and Supporters of The AFRO News, who share a demonstrated commitment to the achievements made by The AFRO News Publication in the last 130 Years. Paying homage and tribute to The AFRO for being the oldest family-owned, continuously published Black newspaper in the country, […]
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Set to retire, Eleanor Roosevelt High Principal Reginald McNeill looks back on almost three decades in education
By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO When reflecting on his days as a journalism undergraduate student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 1970s, Reginald McNeill’s gruff baritone voice lightens to a silky tenor with wistful affection for this period of his life. His alma mater, a historically Black university established […]
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Remembering Frances L. Murphy, her impact in the classroom and on the streets of Baltimore
By AFRO Staff As the AFRO celebrates education and those who have dedicated their lives to improving educational outcomes, the work of Frances Louise Murphy, I is once again deserving of the spotlight. Murphy was a force to be reckoned with in Baltimore and beyond. Inside the classroom, she was a bright light to students […]
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper, AFRO Publisher In 1933, Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson wrote his seminal, albeit controversial, book The Mis-Education of the Negro. A weekly columnist for the AFRO and other Black publications, Dr. Woodson argued that the education systems of his day were designed to oppress rather than uplift Black children teaching them […]
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Richard Collins III Plaza Dedicated: Symbol of Justice Against Hate that Took His Life
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor On May 14, much of the nation froze in shock and horror as televised replays of the murder of 10 innocent black lives at an East Buffalo New York grocery store. The constant reports still are still unwrapping the story of an intentional mass shooting targeted at black people […]
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Morgan State University’s Peter Iwuh, designated ‘HBCU Student of the Year’
By AFRO Staff When Peter Iwuh walks across the graduation stage, May 21, at Morgan State University, he will take with him more than a handshake and a degree. The Strategic Communication major from Hyattsville leaves Morgan as a national award winner. PRNEWS, the leading source and trusted voice within the communications and marketing community […]
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison announce SMART policing initiative
By Alexis Taylor, AFRO News Editor In efforts to free up resources and improve community relations, the Baltimore Police Department has announced a plan to use Strategic Management and Alternative Response Tactics, or SMART policing. In a 45-minute conversation with the AFRO, Mayor Brandon Scott and Commissioner Michael Harrison spoke about what the four-pronged SMART […]
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Morgan State University to Recognize Vanguards of Social Justice and the African American Experience During 2022 Commencement Exercises
BALTIMORE — Morgan State University President David K. Wilson today announced that three exemplary vanguards of social justice and the African-American experience will be awarded honorary degrees during the 145th Spring Commencement ceremony taking place at Hughes Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 21. At the ceremony, the University will bestow honorary degrees to acclaimed Morgan […]
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Baltimore Native Supports TOPGUN while serving with Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach FALLON, Nev.– A Baltimore, Maryland, native is serving with Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center supporting TOPGUN aviators at the Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training center. Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Shaw is a 2012 Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School graduate. “The lessons I learned from my hometown […]
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Civil rights exhibit on Maryland’s pivotal role to open this Spring
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Center for History and Culture will open its new exhibit, “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” on May 20. In the exhibition, historic moments in the ongoing civil rights movement are told through the words and voices of those who lived it. […]
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Dewmore Baltimore celebrates 10 years, crowns new Grand Slam Youth Poetry winner
By AFRO Staff Dewmore Baltimore, the city’s premier community-based organization focused on “using art and community organizing as tools to increase community engagement” is celebrating a decade in service this year. The organization recently held their Baltimore Youth Grand Slam at the Baltimore Design School in East Baltimore. Participants aged 13 to 19 were eligible […]
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Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds late May 15 into the following morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and […]
