By Stephane Dunn, Ph.D., and Beverly Guy-Sheftal Ph.D., Chicago Defender Back in a 1974 review of the Bond-like Cleopatra Jones movie starring Tamara Dobson, Feminist and former Ms. Magazine editor […] The post The ‘Woman King’ makes revolutionary debut appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Aswad Walker Blackfolk, we have to accept a hard truth: we have been conditioned to bend over backwards in extending compassion, love, forgiveness and expressions of humanity to everyone […] The post Aw hell, the Queen: it’s chess not checkers appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The Goucher College Poll, released by The Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics at Goucher College on Sep. […] The post Goucher College Poll shows Moore ahead of Cox in Maryland gubernatorial race appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Special to the AFRO Before opening her Baltimore boutique real estate brokerage, Missy Conway was an actuary for an insurance company. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, she came to […] The post Realtors Row: Black realtors weigh in on why they joined the industry appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com and Fatiha Belfakir, Special to the AFRO The real estate industry is an ever-growing industry. While selling and […] The post Realtors Row: Black realtors weigh in on why they joined the industry appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueenafro.com Monica Lewis has known she wanted to write and work in the media field since she was in […] The post Monica Lewis steps into new role as senior director of communications for Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Communications appeared first on AFRO
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Prior to Steven Owens taking his retirement in 2018 he was an engineer. The 59-year-old who once built satellites for launch into […] The post Study shows link between experiences of racism and poor memory, cognitive decline appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Rosie Allen-Herring On average in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) region, less than half of our households earn above the Federal Poverty Level, yet are not eligible for […] The post Project Community Connect addresses inequities in health, education and economic opportunity appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation is currently calling for submissions to its student writing contest. Baltimore City Public […] The post Reginald F. Lewis Foundation hosts essay-writing contest for Baltimore City Public School students appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com O’Hara Development Partners (O’Hara), a Baltimore-based community development company, recently unveiled its renderings for a new park in […] The post O’Hara Development Partners unveils renderings for new community park in East Baltimore Midway neighborhood appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .