By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor editor@afro.com A recent AP report said seniors in Washington D.C. are “lagging behind” in vaccination numbers, especially those who live in the poorest and “Blackest” parts of the District. Almost every report says African Americans, as well as other minorities, are significantly behind in vaccination numbers. JHU’s Coronavirus […]
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Yoes To Interview Bridgeford During Balt. Book Festival
By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Managing Editor dboulware@afro.com Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder of the Baltimore Ceasefire Movement has emerged as a powerful advocate against violence and homicide in our city and beyond; Ceasefire weekends have been a welcome respite from murder and mayhem in Baltimore since August 2017. Bridgeford will spend part of the November 2019 […]
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Carl Edward Murphy Smith Was ‘Simply Amazing on so Many Levels’
Everyone wants to be known as a person for all seasons, one who embraces life fully and makes the world a lot better just by having been present. It seems Carl Edward Murphy Smith was such a man; maybe not in his own sight, but in the hearts and minds of his family. Carl Edward […]
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Traci Braxton Starts Something New With ‘Crash and Burn’
By Rev. Dorothy Boulware Singer, reality show co-star and now, solo recording artist, Traci Braxton, stopped by the AFRO, Oct. 6. The Braxton sister who’s “second to the oldest,” who thought her personal dream had expired, finds herself singing a song to encourage others to keep theirs going. Her first album, Crash and Burn which dropped Oct. […]
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Third Career and Counting
One of the signs of the times is that seniors who thought they would be retiring at a certain age are continuing in established careers or even starting second careers because of changes in the economy. Maybe they aren’t ready for a rocking chair, but many are interested in slowing down, just not so much. […]
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Film Fest Fuels Beauty Talk
Beauty. You know it when you see it and everyone wants some. Beauty in our homes. Beauty on the landscape. Beauty on ourselves. Americans spend billions every year to get their share. Beauty is easy to spot, but it’s a difficult to put it into words. What’s your definition of real beauty? That question –and […]
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Stop Diabetes!
While the thought of more than 10,000 elementary school-aged children moving at the same time might seem a tad foreboding, the March 24 simultaneous exercise event in 26 Maryland schools is being carefully orchestrated and is just what the doctor ordered – for 15 minutes, that is. The event is simply the way the American […]
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History and Vision Intersect on The Avenue
If you know the Black Bottom is more than a dessert; if you know the real reason God made Tommy Hunt human and if you have a lonely memory craving an age-appropriate companion, you won’t want to miss the first annual Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Festival on Labor Day weekend. Those who stepped high in parades […]
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Who Will Be the Voice for the Black District on the Council
Baltimore County Council of Maryland is divided into seven districts of roughly 108,000 residents each. The Fourth District was created eight years ago as a majority minority district after the 2000 Census count. It includes the Liberty Road communities – Woodlawn, Lochearn, Milford Mill, Windsor Mill, Randallstown, Granite, Woodstock, Reisterstown – and the New Town […]
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Retailers Have Mixed Feelings on Beverage Tax
The beverage tax that everyone thought was down for the count rebounded at half the assessment, 2 cents instead of 4, but with long reaching effects for Baltimore City residents and businesses. Soda, water, beer and other alcoholic drinks are taxable, while milk, juice and 2-liter containers are exempt. That part is clear, but the […]
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Going ‘Green’ for Jesus
Faith leaders are helping their congregants enjoy a little heaven on earth by encouraging “green” living and lessening their carbon output. Organizations like the Washington, D.C.-based Evangelical Environmental Network and the Eco Justice Program of the National Council of Churches have acknowledged responsibility for being better stewards and offer information online to accomplish that end. […]
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New Shiloh Pastor Talks Faith, Future
When he has a spare minute he reads MacLean magazine. When he needs to hear good preaching he leans toward “country” preachers who have a certain bent toward the basics, what he calls “raw religion.” And every chance he gets he enjoys a hearty laugh from a good joke and he doesn’t think people know […]