By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On June 2 the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (HEBCAC) and In All Ways Human led an event commemorating National Gun Violence Awareness Day at the HEBCAC and Youth Opportunity (Yo! Baltimore) center. “Today, we are focusing on the impact and implications of chronic and long-standing gun
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer Baltimore Center Stage (BCS) celebrates 60 years in operation this year. On June 3, elected officials, community members and Charm City creatives came out to party in true thespian style at the theater house, located in the 700 block of Calvert street. The anniversary celebration went above and beyond
The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Follow along for live updates on former President Donald Trump, who has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw. Trump faces the possibility of prison if
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer Congressman Kweisi Mfume, veterans and community members gathered at the War Memorial Plaza on May 29 to honor those they’ve lost to war. The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training(MCVET) was given a $3,000,000 dollar check presented by Mfume, and representatives from MCVET spoke along with former Maryland
The Moore Report, Ralph Moore, Jr. By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Sister Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster, of Gower, Mo., is still causing a bit of a stir these days– even in death. She passed away in 2019 but her body, now exhumed, has been discovered with little decay, despite the deterioration of
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The Randallstown NAACP has issued a statement labeling the Motel 6 in Catonsville, Md., as well as several other hotels, as “magnets for crime.” The statement came in response to a triple shooting that took place at the Motel 6, located at 5801 Baltimore National Pike in Catonsville
Missing children found after more than a month in Amazon CNN 4 children lost in the jungle for 40 days after a plane crash are found alive in Colombia The Associated Press Four Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash Reuters Canada Four children missing in jungle after Colombia plane crash found alive after 40
Stock Market News, June 9, 2023: S&P 500 Finishes Higher After Entering Bull Market The Wall Street Journal S&P 500 finishes week at highest level since August, as Nasdaq logs 7th-straight winning week: Stock market news today Yahoo Finance S&P 500 in a bull market, narrow tech rally churns on Yahoo Finance 5 things to know before the
Battle Escalates in South as Zelensky and Putin Each Claim Upper Hand The New York Times Russia claims it blew up advanced Ukrainian tank, but video shows its helicopter attacked a tractor Yahoo News Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Russia under way BBC The Ukrainian Army Lost Bradley Fighting Vehicles And A Leopard 2 Tank Trying And Failing To Breach
El Niño is officially here: Here’s what that means for hurricane season WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Could El Nino push us past the 1.5 degree point? | DW News DW News What Is El Niño and How It Affects Weather TIME El Nino: how could it affect where you live? Reuters El Niño Arrives In Pacific Ocean Big Island