Nathan C. Irby Jr., a longtime civil servant and former Maryland state Senator, passed away, having served on a variety of commissions, agencies, task forces and councils, and represented the Second District on the Baltimore City Council and the 45th District in the Maryland Senate.
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Posted inObituaries - Baltimore
Ellen Louise Dolvey Howard, Baltimore educator and TRIO leader, dies at 97
Ellen Louise Dolvey Howard, a Baltimore educator and national TRIO leader, died at 97 after a decades-long career helping low-income and first-generation students access higher education and trade programs.
Posted inBlack History
National Park Service celebrates 149th birthday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson
The National Park Service hosted a birthday celebration for Dr. Carter G. Woodson at Dunbar High School, where he co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and presented the 2025 National Theme: African Americans and Labor.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Teen fatally shot after leaving high school, D.C. surpasses 200th homicide for the year
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO A teenage boy walked out of Dunbar High School’s doors for the last time on the afternoon of Sept. 26 only to be gunned down just moments after classes ended for the day. “Around 4:10 p.m. today, school administration was alerted that a shooting occurred near the corner […]
