By Sarahia Benn “Maryland artists just saved the arts budget, and yet somehow, we still can’t get a grant. It’s like showing up to your own party and being told the punch bowl is for everyone else.” – Sarahia Benn For decades, I’ve worked as an artist, educator and advocate for public arts funding in […]
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First Lady Moore announces Lady Brion as Maryland’s 11th Poet Laureate
Lady Brion has been appointed as Maryland’s 11th Poet Laureate by First Lady Dawn Moore and the Maryland State Arts Council, with her focus on women’s empowerment and the Black experience.
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Coppin State University unveils a soulful sculpture
By Beverly RichardsSpecial to the AFRO If you have driven by the North Avenue side of Coppin State University, at the corners of Warwick and West North avenues within the past five months or so, you probably noticed this covered anomaly posted in front of the campus’ new College of Business. You were not alone. […]