By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On Jan. 25 at 11:30 a.m. the 64-member Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM) announced their top priorities for the 445th Maryland General Assembly. A significant crowd of news outlets and community activists joined members of the caucus as they outlined five priorities affecting Black and minority Marylanders
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com When the COVID-19 pandemic inundated the world with uncertainty, Newark, N.J. native Marcellis Counts became a beekeeper. A recent graduate of Seton Hall University, Counts wanted to create an enterprise that would not only support him but the community. He subsequently created Apiary in the Sky, a beekeeping
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com To celebrate Black History Month, Macy’s on Feb. 1 will launch Black History. Black Brilliance., a month-long donation campaign in stores and online to support the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), which provides scholarships to African-American students and funding to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The retail
By Annie Ma and Ben Finley, The Associated Press As kids’ behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink their approaches to discipline — including policies intended to reduce suspensions and expulsions. Approaches such as “restorative justice” were adopted widely in recent
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Tiquentes Graybrown – via WFSB *NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A security officer for the New Haven Board of Education was arrested after firing at a 14-year-old boy. Officers responded to reports of gunfire (on Hallock Avenue) at approximately 12:30 p.m. At the scene, Tiquentes Graybrown was seen with a 14-year-old boy that he found