By Ralph E. Moore Jr. As schools opened last week for the 2023-24 academic year, the daily news was filled with Howard County students stranded without rides to and from school. There were no yellow school bus rides as typically available to them, parents were exceedingly frustrated. It seems awfully convenient to have a school
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Brooklyn Mass Shooting Hearing On Sept. 13 at 1 p.m., the Baltimore City Council will hold its second hearing to inquirty about the mass shooting that occurred on July 2, shooting 30 and killing two. The hearing will be held in City Hall on the fourth floor, but
By Demi Phillips, Special to the AFRO The pioneers of hip hop are responsible for the growth of the genre since the early 1970s. The genre has enjoyed longevity and established many great talents as icons and legends in the music industry. Moreover, there are many hip hop pioneers who have continued to maintain media
By AFRO Staff The D.C. Jazz Festival took place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 at multiple locations throughout the city at venues including the Kennedy Center, the District Pier and Arena Stage. Black performers and lovers of jazz traveled from as far as California to take part in the celebration. The festival was started
Reginald Williams Special to the AFRO America’s public service sector is suffering from retention and a chronic shortage in staffing that undermines the effective delivery of public services to its citizens. Nationwide, there are more than 970,000 available jobs. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) launched the Staff the Front Lines
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com FBI agents arrested Dunbar High School football coach Lawrence Smith on Sept. 8. He was taken into custody on federal wire fraud charges pertaining to overtime fraud and filing a false tax return. Smith, who is also a police detective for the Baltimore City Public School Police, allegedly
By Ericka Alston Buck Special to the AFRO It’s back and bringing peace through music! The Baltimore Rhythm Festival is an end of summer international healing musical event held in Greenmount West. The Outdoor festival features free performances by local and international artists, free music, workshops and a large vendor marketplace. This year, the beats will
By Shekhinah Braveheart, Special to the AFRO Maryland leaders wanting to address community concerns about rising crime should reform the state’s parole system. For too long, instead of providing incentives for good behavior and rehabilitation that would make our neighborhoods safer, Maryland parole has been associated with hopelessness and recidivism. Comprehensive parole reform, combined with
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“Fresh on the heels of her recently released EP” ‘Gratitude – (Reflections)’, fervent worshipper, singer-songwriter, Victoria Orenze premiers the official video for ‘ANU WA MI RI’ which translates as (MERCY FOUND ME) one of the compelling track housed in the 6-song project. Featuring Worship Revivalist Dunsin Oyekan and backed by an energetic visual, Orenze valiantly