By Frances “Toni” Draper, AFRO Publisher On March 15, I had the distinct honor of testifying in favor of Maryland House Bill 0370, sponsored by Delegate Mike Rogers (D- Anne Arundel County) and others. The bill, if passed and signed, will require Maryland’s governor “annually to proclaim March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Mayor Brandon Scott in January announced that Shelby Switzer would become director of Baltimore’s new Digital Services Team. The unit, created with a $2.1 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is the umbrella under which digital services are to be streamlined in the city. The
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Faith-based credit union Mount Lebanon Federal Credit Union (MLFCU) recently merged with Baltimore-based Securityplus Federal Credit Union (FCU) to provide its members with greater banking solutions. “Residents don’t have many opportunities where MLFCU’s location was to find other banking institutions, so we are now right in their neighborhood,”
By Nadira Jamerson, Word in Black In the past few years, we’ve seen Ida B. Wells — one of the most prominent journalists, anti-lynching activists, and women’s rights activists in history — finally get the recognition she deserves. The Ida B. Wells Society was launched in 2016. In 2018, the New York Times belatedly ran
Today, National Bankers Association (NBA) President & CEO Nicole Elam Esq. and Chairman Robert James II released the following statement regarding Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. “In light of recent industry events, the National Bankers Association wants to assure consumers that your money is safe with minority banks. Minority depository institutions are very
By: Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer There is a lot about menopause that is mysterious, but it doesn’t have to be a mystery. Most of the time when the average American thinks about menopause, they conjure images of a woman experiencing vasomotor symptoms of the condition – the hot flashes and the night sweats.
By Nicole D. Batey Morgan Grayson has not yet entered high school and she is already making a profound impact in outer space. Recently, she and her team, Team Andromeda, were selected as winners of Higher Point’s 2021 Go For Launch! event in Lakeland, Fla. Together, Morgan and teammates Krysta Fowler, Chelsea Mayfield, Anais Mera-Sarnelli
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com When Darius Bridges was 12 years old, his art teacher assigned an origami project to his class. A friend taught the Maryland native how to make an origami puppy, and after turning it in, he aced the assignment. Since he enjoyed the project so much, Bridges continued making
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The “food desert” label has seen an uptick in usage, as low-income communities across the country continue to lose access to fresh fruits and vegetables and full-service grocery stores within a ten mile radius. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that 13.5 million U.S. residents are current
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH, President and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or don’t have access to vital medication. There is not enough being done to lower the prices of prescription medications that could mean life or death for so