By AFRO Staff Marylanders and equestrian lovers from around the country converged on the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for Preakness 148 on May 19 and 20. Fancy hats, dresses and suits paraded around the race track as jockeys prepared for their races. Aside from the main event, Black eyed susan horse race, one of
By AFRO Staff EMILY’s List held their annual “We are EMILY” gala on May 16 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., welcoming elected officials from across the nation including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. EMILY’s List is a political action organization dedicated to supporting Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights.
By Tawanda W. Johnson, Special to the Afro A new student chapter of the NAACP is being launched at Parkville High School, the first of its kind in Baltimore County. The students say they are eager to have their voices heard and make a difference in their communities– even at such a young age. “I
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On May 19, Gov. Wes Moore addressed Coppin State University (CSU) graduates, their families and Baltimore City as a whole as he delivered a stirring commencement speech. Moore discussed the importance of Baltimore’s prosperity and negated the rhetoric that Baltimore is “nefarious” and “undisciplined.” “Today, you have before
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Remote Area Medical (RAM), a healthcare nonprofit headquartered in Tennessee, is set to host a free, two-day clinic for dental, vision and general medical care in Baltimore on June 10 and 11. The pop-up clinics, which are provided in collaboration with Maryland-based DentMed, will take place at The
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Erdogan wins Turkish election, extending rule to third decade CNN Turkish state media declares Erdoğan as winner of presidential run-off election MSNBC Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu says to continue struggle after vote disappointment Reuters Erdogan’s victory speech: All 85 million citizens of Turkey are victors of elections Al Jazeera English Live updates: Erdogan wins Turkey’s election CNN View Full Coverage on Google
Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress The Associated Press WH and Speaker McCarthy reach tentative debt ceiling deal, avert default MSNBC What we know about Biden and McCarthy’s tentative deal to raise the debt limit PBS NewsHour Opinion: What angry Democrats can do about the spending
Asia markets set to mostly rise after U.S. reached tentative debt ceiling deal over weekend CNBC Don’t expect the stock markets to rejoice about the debt ceiling deal CNN Stocks and investing: Tips for investors amid debt ceiling default deadline Yahoo Finance Morning Bid: Relief rally eyed on US debt ceiling deal Reuters Après debt ceiling deal, le T-bill
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