On Jan. 27 the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) track and field teams gathered at the Prince George’s County Sports Complex in Landover, Md. Some of the best high school talent in the area participated for the championship, including two outstanding athletes Elise Cooper, of the McDonogh
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com President Biden addressed the nation with his State of the Union Address on Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. Dillon Bernard, the 23-year old producer of Young People Address, led the third annual “Young People Address the Nation,” directly after the president’s address. Concerns about gun violence, climate change
By The Associated Press The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail’s former health care provider. Darryl Becton died at the Arlington County jail at the age of 46 in October 2020. An autopsy determined that he died
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference will return to the National Harbor at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Feb. 9 through Feb. 11. The annual conference, known by the tagline “Becoming Everything You Are,” honors leaders in science, technology, engineering
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The FBI has charged Catonsville, Md. native Sarah Beth Clendaniel and an Orlando, Fla. man, Brandon Clint Russell, with conspiracy to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron and FBI Special Agent in Charge Thomas Sobocinski announced the filing
By Ericka Alston Buck Dating is as easy or as difficult as we make it. Depending on how long we’ve been single, our dating goals and even our age, we may very well show up on this new dating scene creating obstacles and challenges for ourselves and blaming our unmet expectations on others. I’ve learned
By Stacy Brown Al McFarlane and his fellow Brazilian correspondent Yoji Senna will provide an analysis of the events in Brazil’s Jan 8th and the USA’s Jan 6th insurrections. What does this mean for these political institutions? And do these occurrences serve as a powder keg for other countries’ elections? The two will discuss how
BALTIMORE – Coppin State University Homecoming 2023 kicks off February 12, 2023, and we welcome all to join us in celebrating 123 years of Coppin State history, honoring the community we have built, and instilling pride in Eagle Nation through active engagement of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of our illustrious institution. Homecoming ThemeOur
By Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press The parents of Amir Locke, who was shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer when a SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant one year ago, sued the city and the officer Feb. 3, alleging he was “gunned down in cold blood” in violation of his constitutional rights.
By Brian Witte, The Associated Press Maryland is working toward creating a recreational marijuana industry with greater social equity, lawmakers said Feb. 3, with more licenses for minority-owned businesses and proceeds directed to areas adversely impacted by the war on drugs. The measure before the General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, will enable the