By Khira Moore, AFRO Intern, Special to the AFRO On July 26 the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Central Branch held the second offering of a much-needed initiative, the Amplified Voices Series, My Brothers Keeper. The conversation was aimed at combating the barriers that impact Black male youth in Baltimore City. The event included a meet
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Southwest Baltimore residents gathered to voice their opinions about opportunities and obstacles in the Poppleton neighborhood during a community conversation hosted by Associated Black Charities (ABC) in Poppleton on July 26. “Community Convos,” as ABC has dubbed them, were launched this year to engage residents around the assets
By Khira Moore, AFRO Intern August 1 marked the return of National Night Out (NNO), with officials and residents taking part in events across Baltimore and surrounding counties. Mayor Brandon Scott toured eight organizations from east to west to show support for his communities. At 11 a.m. Scott kicked off NNO at the Oliver Senior
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, @StacyBrownMedia Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will preside over the case of former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This decision comes after Chutkan’s previous involvement in key motions related to the January 6 committee’s investigation. Chutkan has a history with Trump. She denied his 2021
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press The United Nations chief has welcomed Kenya’s offer to “positively consider” leading a multinational police force to help combat Haiti’s gangs and improve security in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry sent an urgent appeal last October for “the immediate deployment of a specialized armed
By Khira Moore, AFRO Intern Baltimore City Fire Department officials joined Mayor Brandon Scott as he nominated James Wallace, acting director of the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, as the new fire chief. Wallace began his career as a medical paramedic before switching to firefighter-paramedics. He’s gained experience in several levels of leadership, even serving
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO The heat of the sun is beyond punishing these days. Triple digit temperatures are being felt all over the world and they are extremely dangerous. Just for the record, there have been hot temperatures occasionally in the past reminiscent of what we are currently experiencing. The
By ReShonda Tate, The Defender Network Well, folks asked for it, so they got it. Authorities in Alabama have filed criminal charges against Carlee Russell, the woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of an interstate highway. Carlee
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Baltimore-based CLLCTIVLY is set to honor five community leaders during its annual Changemaker Awards on Aug. 4. The ceremony is a part of the organization’s larger CLLCTIVGIVE campaign, a 24-hour fundraiser for local Black-led social change nonprofits. The Changemaker awardees include, Darlene Cain, president and founder of Mothers on the
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com What was once a small funeral parlor inside of a Baltimore home is now a family-owned funeral business empire with several branches spanning the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. In 1957, William Carrington March and his wife, Julia Roberta March, took a chance and opened March Funeral Homes on the main floor