By Alexis Taylor, AFRO Managing Editor Deabra Bennett Feaster had a choice to make. It was the early 1970s and the campus of Maryland’s first historically Black college, Bowie State University, was a melting pot bubbling over with Black excellence. Though she was surely destined for greatness, there was a question on the table: could
By Tracey L. Rogers When Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans.” He also acknowledged that Black Americans had shown “courage and perseverance” when our country had failed to live up to its own
By AFRO Staff Tennessee officials confirmed part of a devastating rumor regarding the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols to be true this week. Shortly after the Jan. 10 death, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook were set ablaze with whispers that Nichols had been romantically involved with the mother of a child belonging to one of the
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Del. Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (D-MD-21) is now the chairwoman of the House Health and Government Operations Committee during this 2023 Maryland General Assembly session. She has participated in the Health and Government Operations Committee as long as she has been a Delegate since 2007. She replaced former Del.
By Jonathan Sharp In December 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act bolstered the FDA’s regulatory abilities to address vital safety issues in the widely-unregulated cosmetics industry. The bill’s subtitle, known as the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), represents the first significant reform targeting cosmetic products since 1938. While MoCRA is regarded as a belated, yet
August 25-26, 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAMilwaukee’s world-class jazz festival! Experience it all – great music from the superstars of jazz and uniquely fun events that are sure to stimulate your senses! Featuring LARRY CARLTON, JULIAN VAUGHN, RICK BRAUN, PAUL BROWN, LIN ROUNTREE, LINDSEY WEBSTER, JEFF RYAN, and OLI SILK! Proceeds go towards scholarships for deserving students and to keep music programs in area schools. www.freshcoastjazz.com
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By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer Darryl Odum was born July 26,1947 in Baltimore, Md. A product of Baltimore Public Schools, Odum attended PS#148, Garrison Junior High and Carver High. Following his graduation in 1965, he furthered his education at Maryland State College, now Morgan State University, where he studied construction engineering and graduated with
By Aria Brent, Special to the AFRO Food is something that is so personal all the while being extremely universal. Regardless of where you’re from, how it’s prepared or what utensils are used- everybody eats. Often tied to some of people’s most sentimental memories, food is a vessel for love and camaraderie. Mera Kitchen Collective
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates Black history with new exhibit, “Omar Ba: Political Animals” Celebrate Black creativity with a visit to the Baltimore Museum of Art this month. Throughout February the museum will be showing appreciation for Black history by welcoming guests to explore the first U.S. Museum
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Family members of retired track and field Coach Freddie Lee Hendricks recently announced that he completed his final race on Jan. 27, 2023. Hendricks, who taught physical education at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical (Mervo) High School for 36 years, leading the high school’s team to numerous city, state