THE AFRO — With 2019 marking the 400 year anniversary of the first recorded slave ships docking on Western Shores, The United States Congress recently put...
THE AFRO — When three of Celena Gill’s sons asked her to buy them a Nerf gun and more than $500 in video games, she told...
THE AFRO — For the most part, Historically, stories about Black fathers in mainstream media often carry a misleading, yet pervasive tones of absenteeism, hyper masculinity,...
THE AFRO — Leigh Bodden promised the Black team would win, but Santana Moss wasn’t having any of it. Moss delivered a three-run kickball home run in...
THE AFRO — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha N. Braveboy wants to reform the justice system and the impact it has on young people in...
THE AFRO — Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has announced bold plans to eliminate automobile deaths by 2040. Joined by Police Chief Hank Stawinski, Alsobrooks announced...
THE AFRO — A gated community and posh restaurant served as the backdrop of the camaraderie at the forefront of State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy’s “45 and...
THE AFRO — In 2020, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel will celebrate its 125th year of serving as a spiritual, historical and cultural center on Howard University’s campus. ...
THE AFRO — Water has for the most part has been restored to the residents of Poe Homes in West Baltimore. But an air of wariness...
THE AFRO — The chapter had a black tie gala fundraiser to support for their work to support collegiate and pre-collegiate students, as well as professionals in...
THE AFRO — Howard University is leading with 12 finalist nominations in the 2019 HBCU Awards. Presented by HBCU Digest, the HBCU Awards are the first and...
THE AFRO — St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church/ Iglesia Episcopal San Mateo in Hyattsville, MD. is using books as a means of bringing education, entertainment and hope...
THE AFRO — Former NFL defensive back and Prince George’s County native Leigh Bodden knows all too well about dealing with pain and putting on a...
THE AFRO — As the 2020 race for Presidency of the United States unfolds, climate change is amongst one of the most pressing issues that the candidates...
THE AFRO — Cab Calloway’s childhood home is slated for demolition, July 1. A rally in protest of the destruction of the monument to Black, Jazz, and...
THE AFRO — For the first 144 years of our nation’s existence, the words, “all men are created equal” did not include the women of our country....
THE AFRO — August 2017, Erricka Bridgeford, Letrice Gant, Ogun Gordy, Darnyle Wharton, Jakia Jason and Michelle Herring, launched the first “Nobody Kill Anybody” Baltimore Ceasefire...
THE AFRO — Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood, an organization that does exactly what it describes in its name, is hitting the road again. The...
THE AFRO — Today, we are witnessing an increased level of inhospitality towards those who have sought to find welcome in the U.S. For example, CNN reported...
THE AFRO — Last week Mayor Jack Young re-ignited the controversy over squeegee kids, the mostly African-American teens who work busy intersections seeking to wash car windows...
ROLLINGOUT — Ta-Nehisi Coates took a moment to verbally dismantle U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Speaking on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at a U.S. House hearing on reparations,...
THE AFRO — Recently, the Uppercut Boxing Gym of Maryland, opened at 4408 Park Heights in northwest Baltimore, and will serve as a vital resource for...
THE AFRO — Baltimore is on pace to break three hundred homicides for a fifth consecutive year. But, the execution style slaying last week of Gerald Brown...
THE AFRO — Ten individuals from Baltimore City and surrounding counties recently graduated from Power52 Energy Institute poised for a life of sustained success and self-sufficiency....
THE AFRO — A Black couple from Maryland was found dead in their resort room in the Dominican Republic, the U.S. State Department has announced. Cynthia Day,...