By Alexis Taylor, AFRO Managing Editor, ataylor@afro.com “My eye soon caught her precious face, but, gracious heavens! That glance of agony may God spare me from ever again enduring! My wife, under the influence of her feelings, jumped aside; I seized hold of her hand while my mind felt unutterable things, and my tongue was
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By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE, Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school since the height of the coronavirus
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com and Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Baltimore City Council’s Legislative Investigations Committee held a public hearing on Feb. 23 to discuss control and maintenance of the city’s underground conduit system and a recent deal with Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). Council members Eric T. Costello, Sharon
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO In an October 2022 interview with the AFRO- American Newspapers, Mayor Brandon Scott told Ralph Moore that Baltimore City was not selling its conduit system. And it has not. “No,” he said. “What I have before the board is a study to determine what is best for the
By AFRO Staff Fans of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) from around the nation converged on Baltimore this week for the 2023 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament. HBCU athletes, cheerleaders and mascots left it all on the court as they faced off with some of the country’s top athletes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott kicks
By AFRO Staff Day three of the 2023 CIAA Tournament was a nailbiter for fans in Downtown Baltimore. The men of Lincoln University met the Virginia State University Trojans on Feb. 24. Lincoln University pulled out a win. According to information released by CIAA officials, “the number six seed Lincoln Lions shot 51-percent from the
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By AFRO Staff Authorities are offering up to $25,000 for anyone willing to come forward with information on the death of Tyrone McKinney. The 40-year-old was shot to death around 8:10 p.m. on Feb. 19, according to information released by the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit. The incident occurred in the 6800 block