By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended on April 10 as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The national emergency
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott used his annual State of the City address April 17 to explain how he will stem youth crime and build on initiatives to enhance Baltimore. “Baltimore, the state of our city is strong,” Scott told a packed house at the new Cherry Hill Middle
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently committed $2 million to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) in efforts to support the redevelopment of the Anacostia Arts Center, which serves as a hub for small businesses, artists and cultural organizations in Ward 8. The announcement came on the heels of the
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Michelle Miller recently discussed her journey to a stronger idea of self and the motivation behind her memoir, “Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Love and Loss.” Among friends, fans, Howard professors and classmates, Miller bore her soul at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Shoe City is closing the doors of its 39 stores across the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. area after more than 70 years in business. The family-owned urban footwear retailer, also known as YCMC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. The business reports that they currently have $16
By Tara Copp and Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press It’s been several days since news of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending the Pentagon into full-speed damage control to assure allies and assess the scope of the leak. The information on scores of slides has publicized potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine’s air
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