By AFRO Staff Morgan State University (MSU) professor Anthony Estreet, Ph.D, has been selected to step into the role of chief executive officer for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Estreet, who previously served as chair of the Master of Social Work Program at MSU, will step into the role on Feb. 6. He
By The U.S. Black Engineer, Information Technology Magazine Career Communications Group (CCG) Publisher and CEO Tyrone Taborn and CCG President Jean Hamilton have released a statement on the death of the Hon. Richard L. Bernal. “They were very close family friends,” Taborn said of the couple seen in this recent vacation photo with the two
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Bank of America recently awarded two local organizations with a $200,000 multi-year award. Baltimore-based Innovation Works and Per Scholas were the recipients of the 2022 Neighborhood Builders grant for their efforts to provide greater Maryland community members with equitable access to workforce development
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League “Saving American democracy for the long run requires a clear condemnation of the Trump presidency. That means making clear that no one is above the law … Presidents also need a clear message, one that will echo through history, that breaking the law in the
By Ben Jealous It strikes me that the days we’re living through represent a metaphor for our national dilemma. January 6th and the weight of history that date carries are in the rearview mirror, at least on the calendar. Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream still is on the horizon. America’s existential challenge is
By The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) Washington, DC – The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is excited to announce that prolific educator, community organizer, and civil rights advocate Dr. A. Lois Keith will serve as the NCNW’s new Chair of the Board, steering the organization’s vision into 2023 and beyond.
By AFRO Staff Irving H. Phillips Jr., the first Black photojournalist for the Baltimore Sun, has died. The veteran photographer died on Dec. 22 in Loch Raven, Va. at the age of 79. *********************** CORRECTION: On Jan. 5 the AFRO published an article on Irving H. Phillips Jr., who passed away on Dec. 22, 2022.
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