By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO Coppin State University’s Charles Schwab ticker tape LED board keeps students in the know. (AFRO Photos/ Reuben Greene) Coppin State University President Anthony L. Jenkins shakes hands with alumna Florine Camphor. (AFRO Photos/ Reuben Greene) Ron Williams, associate professor of management and marketing, greets a community attendee. (AFRO
By AFRO Staff The Baltimore City College Knights met up with the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Parrots for the 134th time on Oct. 28. The annual rivalry brings alumni from around the country back to Charm City, as they reminisce and proudly wear their school colors. Bands and dance girls hyped up the crowd as the
By Natasha C. Pratt-Harris, Ph.D., Special to the AFRO Pause. Breathe. Think. Pray. Act. The proliferation of violence within our communities does not occur because of moments of osmosis but partly because as a society we have lauded violence. Many use violent language when angered and in some cases it’s applauded. Some make threats and
Adriana Navarro, Special to the AFRO It was all over in a matter of seconds. That’s how long it took for John Kim, 28, to sprint five blocks down 17th Street in a pink leotard, fishnets, a flowy skirt and tall stiletto boots. The victory marked the third time Kim has won the 17th Street
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO On the morning of Oct. 27, a 15-year-old boy was accompanied by his parents to the Carver Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore, not to attend classes or study with peers, but with the intention of assaulting an unidentified victim, according to Baltimore authorities. In the end, three
By Helen Bezuneh, Special to the AFRO Pfizer partnered with Woods Adult Day Services to sponsor an event raising awareness of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), an under-diagnosed condition that commonly leads to heart failure among African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. Moderated by Wayne Pulliam, CEO and administrator of Woods Adult Day Services, the Voices of the
Nearly 300 athletes from Kenya have been punished for using banned substances since 2015, tarnishing the country’s image as a running powerhouse.
In a case that has gripped Australia, three people fell ill and died soon after eating lunch at the home of a relative.
The Communist Party’s solution to the country’s demographic crisis and a slowing economy is to push women back into traditional roles.
The first evacuees leave Gaza.