Cultural historian Cory J. France was recently honored with the Rory Turner Prize for Cultural Sustainability at Goucher College. France is on the frontlines of advocating for “Black cemetery citizenship,” or a commitment to respect, remember, reclaim and fight for the spaces where Black bodies are laid to rest.
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Hill Harper vying to be first Black U.S. senator from Michigan
Actor and union organizer Hill Harper is running to become the first Black U.S. senator of Michigan, focusing on educating those who don’t typically vote and pushing for women’s reproductive rights, universal health care, and a $15 minimum federal wage.
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Former Jessup inmate, Goucher grad named director of school’s prison education program
By Reginald WilliamsSpecial to the AFRO For Kenard Johnson, his appointment as incoming director for alumni engagement for Goucher College’s Prison Education Partnership (GPEP) was a full-circle moment. The 2019 Goucher alumnus took the long route to graduation. Still, in five years, the native Washingtonian elevated from an ex-offender to a college graduate to a […]