MAY 15-26, 2024
Tampa, Florida, USAOne of Tampa Bay’s premier cultural events featuring works of art and world-class performances from ALEX HARRIS, ERIC DARIUS, DW3, ADAM HAWLEY, PAULA ATHERTON, JOSE VALENTINO RUIZ, CHARLTON SINGLETON, ROB ZINN, ANDREW NEU and TIM GEORGE BAND! Tickets & Info : UptownMusicFestival.com
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By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com UpSurge Baltimore, a start-up ecosystem builder and investment engine, named Kory Bailey as its CEO on Nov. 7. Bailey formerly served as the organization’s chief ecosystem and relationship officer. He replaces Jamie McDonald and is UpSurge’s first Black CEO. “It’s always a challenge to succeed the founder of
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC) held a forum on Nov. 6 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore to address how Maryland can approach incarceration differently. The MEJC called on community leaders and members to discuss a way forward to ensure Black and Brown people are
By Special Press Release Washington, D.C. – The Washington Association of Black Journalists’ (WABJ) annual Special Honors & Scholarship Gala is back — this time at the Armour J. Blackburn University Center on the campus of Howard University on Saturday, Dec. 2. The event starts at 6 p.m. This year’s gala honors eight distinguished professionals
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Employed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Verlean K. Brown longed to purchase a home, but her annual salary did not afford her the opportunity to become a homeowner. At the time, Brown was working in the farm fields and restaurants, had earned her associate
By Ariyana Griffin, Special to the AFRO In Los Angeles, where I am originally from, we have a small subsection called Leimert Park Village – aka Africatown. The pavement is engraved with Adinkra symbols. African drum sessions take over the streets and Black owned businesses occupy the buildings. It is a place where we can
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press Before Fred Kalfon began exercising at the Grey Team veterans center months ago, the 81-year-old rarely left his Florida home. Parkinson’s disease, an inner ear disorder and other neurological problems, all likely caused by the Vietnam vet’s exposure to the infamous defoliant Agent Orange, made it difficult for him
By The University of Maryland Medical System The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is proudly honoring veterans by joining Operation Green Light, a national initiative that shines a light on the needs and issues of those who have served our country. Operation Green Light invites anchor institutions and landmarks across the nation to illuminate
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO Baltimore police made an arrest in connection with the homicide of David Boykin, a Baltimore rapper known in the city as “President Davo.” Boykin was shot and killed while sitting on a front porch in the South Clifton Park Neighborhood on Oct. 6. Surveillance footage assisted authorities in
By Megan Sayles and Tashi McQueen, AFRO Staff Writers, msayles@afro.com, tmcqueen@afro.com Despite a 23 percent decrease in Baltimore City carjackings from 2022 to 2023, the city is currently confronting a 227 percent increase in auto thefts. This trend is not exclusive to Baltimore. Cities across the United States have been facing a rise in auto