THE AFRO — Baltimore has some of the most talented, raw, award winning poets in the nation. In acknowledgement of National Poetry Month. The AFRO kicked off...
THE AFRO — At 12 years old, Naomi Wadler, who hit the world stage when she rocked the nation with her speech at the March for Our...
THE AFRO — The Lieber Institute for Brain Development announced the creation of the first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) Monday. The Lieber Institute, a Baltimore...
THE AFRO — Gloria Richardson might be better know by her photograph than by her name. A sequence of photographs captured her in Cambridge, 1963, forcing a...
THE AFRO — Imagine the fear and anger you would experience upon hearing from your child care provider that your child has been exposed to toxic chemicals....
THE AFRO — Baltimore’s landmark Penn Station, a hub for Amtrak and Marc commuter rail service, is slated to undergo $90 million in renovations, Amtrak announced Thursday.
THE AFRO — Like every major American city, the City of Baltimore has significant challenges. We continue to combat the issue of aging and vacant homes, a...
THE AFRO — Despite Mayor Muriel Bowser’s controversial denunciation of mambo sauce as a D.C. staple last November, most Washingtonians laud the flavor as a true...
THE AFRO — The official confirmation of a new police commissioner marks a watershed moment for a city that has been without a permanent top cop for...
THE AFRO — Michael Harrison, the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) acting commissioner moved one step closer to becoming the city’s full-time top cop.
THE AFRO — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi frankly spoke to Howard University students on an array of subjects relating to their lives and futures.
THE AFRO — For three years, professional ice skater Chelsea Ridley has been dazzling audiences with performances.
THE AFRO — Although Robinson has been playing Veronica for a number of years now, the character’s out of this world shenanigans still regularly shock her.
THE AFRO — Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recently announced her office will not prosecute marijuana possession cases/
THE AFRO — In a time of division and racial tension in the United States, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brought unity and healing through art.
THE AFRO — The day after the election and also first day of Black History Month, an extremely racist image surfaced from Northam’s yearbook page.
THE AFRO — Some of the most nationally recognized Marylanders happen to be Black, were slaves and made a huge impact on American history.
THE AFRO — Golden Brooks spent much of her California childhood acting out plays with her neighborhood friends.
THE AFRO — There would be no Black Girl Magic without the Black Mommas who birthed them.
THE AFRO — In a rare move, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the D.C. Council’s decision to decriminalize metro fare evasion.
THE AFRO — Residents from D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) are adversely being affected by the partial government shutdown.
THE AFRO — Maryland lawmakers are taking action to manage prescription drug prices and gouging, by working to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in the...
THE AFRO — The process of confirming a new police chief in Baltimore used to be routine.
THE AFRO — After teaching Pilates for 12 years and not seeing many Black women in that community, she decided to be the change she wanted...
THE AFRO — When Virginia’s current State Director John Knapp retires at the end of the year, Keren Charles Dongo, a Black woman who served as...
