Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — February 10, 2023
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Afro e-Edition 02-10-2023
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Maryland lawmakers propose choking off invasive running bamboo
By DOROTHY HOOD, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Running bamboo grows so fast and is so invasive that it’s rooting up headstones in cemeteries, crossing neighborhood property lines and becoming a “major issue” in Maryland parks. Bamboo overgrowth was so bad for one Maryland resident that the constituent contacted Del. Linda Foley, D-Montgomery, for
Urban League Leaders: Unjustified killing of Anthony Lowe underscores the urgency of transforming police culture and accountability
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES (February 3, 2023) – Urban League leaders today said the cold blooded killing of a disabled man as he tried to flee police reveals an almost delusional mindset on the part of the Huntington Park officers who shot him, underscoring the urgency of transforming police culture and accountability. “Absolutely no
Sports Roundup: a look at local high school sports
On Jan. 27 the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) track and field teams gathered at the Prince George’s County Sports Complex in Landover, Md. Some of the best high school talent in the area participated for the championship, including two outstanding athletes Elise Cooper, of the McDonogh
Youth respond to Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com President Biden addressed the nation with his State of the Union Address on Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. Dillon Bernard, the 23-year old producer of Young People Address, led the third annual “Young People Address the Nation,” directly after the president’s address. Concerns about gun violence, climate change
Biden highlights police reform agenda in State of the Union Address
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor In the first fully in-person State of the Union address since the COVID-19 epidemic began, President Joe Biden didn’t mince words or shy away from hard topics. Biden placed the issue of police reform and alternatives to police intervention squarely on the American agenda during his Feb. 7 address. Biden’s
Op-ed: Community Invited to Engage with Researchers to Overcome Disparities in Kidney Disease and Transplantation
By Krista Lentine and Deryl Cunningham Long overdue, the medical community increasingly is turning its attention toward understanding and addressing racial and ethnic health disparities. We – a physician and a patient – write to shed light on kidney disease, an area where racially based health disparities are stark and where more research is needed
The City of Baltimore Reaches Conduit Agreement with Baltimore Gas & Electric
BALTIMORE, MD. (Tuesday, February 7, 2023) – The City of Baltimore has reached an agreement with Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) for the next iteration of BGE’s conduit occupancy agreement. The City’s 700-mile conduit system is an underground network of critical electric and fiber-optic cables that powers a majority of the city. The agreement would
House introduces bill establishing a service year program – one of Moore’s priorities
By KARA THOMPSON, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Gov. Wes Moore’s plan for a year of service for the state’s youth began to take shape this week with the introduction of a bill to establish and fund the program. HB 546, the Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023, was introduced Thursday.