By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Howard University (HU) Athletics announced the passing of former football player Sean Boynes, who passed away on April 2, from complications of the novel coronavirus. Before becoming a Bison, Boynes fostered his football career in the D.M.V., including about two miles northeast of the University at Gonzaga College […]
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Maryland Legal Aid Continues to Provide Critical Legal Assistance to State’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Pandemic
Maryland Legal Aid Continues to Provide Critical Legal Assistance to State’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Pandemic BALTIMORE, Md., (March 30, 2020) – Despite a number of statewide closures and suspensions of services reported throughout Maryland, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) is still operating and assisting clients. Under Governor Hogan’s order for […]
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Baltimore City Recreation and Parks’ COVID-19 Statement and Service Updates
Good evening, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks continues to collaborate with, and seek the guidance of, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) regarding COVID-19. It is in the best interest of our residents and staff to suspend all recreation programs, rentals, permitted events and recreation […]
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Kanye West says Kim Kardashian’s Sexy Attire Affects His ‘Soul’
By AFRO Staff Kanye West recently flipped the script on wife Kim Kardashian, expressing disapproval of her sexy style. On the Oct. 13 episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” the couple argued about the dress Kardashian intended to wear to the Met Gala the next day. The corset and Thierry Muggler dress, which took […]
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Rep. Cummings Wrote His Love for Baltimore
When we approached Rep. Elijah Cummings to write the foreword of the AFRO’s book, “The Thing I Love About Baltimore,” there was no hesitation. In spite of his schedule and the many things he could have chosen to fill whatever spare moments he found, he wanted to sign onto a project to venerate the city […]
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Sudan: Facts About the African Nation in Crisis
By TheBurtonWire.com The North African Country of Sudan is in crisis. After the forced and successful removal of president Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled with an iron fist for three decades, the country broke out in celebration. In December of 2018, protesters, many of them women, had taken to the streets to rail against fuel […]
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Teacher of the Year Works With Youths in Juvenile Detention
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a veteran teacher at a troubled high school in Richmond, Virginia, Rodney Robinson wanted to better understand why so many students go directly from school to prison. So he took a job teaching students at a juvenile detention center. Four years later, Robinson has been […]
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Theater Alliance Welcomes New Producing Artistic Director
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Raymond O. Caldwell, the new Producing Artistic Director at Theater Alliance, stepped into the company’s top position on the heels of a recent robbery and ahead of a promising season with award winning playwrights. “I am humbled. I am excited,” Caldwell told the AFRO. “It’s a hectic time. It’s […]
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D.C. Libraries Host Events to Honor Dr. King
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer D.C. Public Libraries have a week full of events and resources for every ages in celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week is January 13-20, and libraries all across the District have events slated. D.C. Public Libraries will have a week […]
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Rise Up: Female Voices Take Center Stage at Grammys
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After being nearly muted at this year’s ceremony, the 2019 Grammys are shaping up to be the year of the woman, with powerful female voices representing the majority in two of the top categories. Kacey Musgraves, H.E.R. and Janelle Monae, performers who play instruments, write or […]
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White House Pastry Chefs Make National Mall in Gingerbread
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The traditional White House gingerbread house isn’t exactly a house this year. It’s a massive, sugary replica of the entire National Mall. The pastry creation — featured at Monday’s unveiling of the White House holiday decorations — required 225 pounds of dough, 25 pounds of chocolate and 20 […]
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March Vows to Fight Trump Tax Plan
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Tax Day was not a good day for the Trump government to collect taxes. While the IRS.gov site crashed due to record numbers of late filers, activists and politicians across the country gathered for the 2nd Annual Tax Day March. About 200 protesters gathered on the East Front of […]