WHO: Alfred Street Baptist Church WHEN: Saturday, November 18, 2023 TIME: 9 a.m. ET – 2 p.m. ET (Doors Open at 8 a.m. ET) WHERE: The St. James Sports Complex , 6805 Industrial Rd, Springfield, VA 22151 WHAT: Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC), ASBC Foundation and Google (Title Sponsor) to host the largest hybrid
Former Baltimore Police Department Sgt. Ethan Newberg was sentenced to just six months of home detention and two years supervised probation Nov. 14 after pleading guilty to nine misdemeanor counts of misconduct in office for a series of false arrests and unwarranted detainments caught on body camera. (Photos courtesy BPD) By Stephen Janis and Taya
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the AFRO “Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds, and Candlebugs: The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott,” an exhibition comprising19 of Scott’s intricately stitched and colorfully adorned fabricated works of art, coupled with an extensive array of community programming and a focus on accessibility, opened on Nov. 12 at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Dr. Terris Andre King Sr. leads his congregation and community to a better and healthier lifestyle through his “EngAGE with Heart” initiative. (Courtesy of King Enterprise Group) By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO On Oct. 29, Baltimore leaders and the Global Coalition on Aging along, with Rev. Dr. Terris Andre King Sr., host pastor
By Andrellos Mitchell, Special to the AFRO Rarely a day goes by without a news story about the behavior of American judges. These stories tend to focus on their courtroom behavior and alleged bias in high-profile cases. For example, Judge Aileen Cannon is accused by the left of showing bias in favor of Donald Trump
By Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday, adding the tennis great and civil rights icon to a previously announced list of women to be honored during Women’s History Month in March. “The 2024 inductee class has broken
Israel is making progress in ground control of Gaza, but it has not vanquished Hamas or freed most of the hostages. And international condemnation of civilian casualties is growing.
Some said they were ordered to evacuate Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The military said it had agreed to a request by the hospital director to help people leave safely.
Injured Palestinians were taken to the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, and people searched for survivors in the rubble of damaged buildings. U.N. officials said the latest devastation was caused by Israeli airstrikes.
Among the highest-profile figures to flee the Soviet Union, he brought with him a secret weapon and firsthand experience behind the Iron Curtain.