By Special Press Release The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is pleased to announce that Baltimore City residential water customers have more time to sign up for Paperless Billing and receive a one-time, five percent discount off a monthly water bill. Residents who enroll in paperless billing by Friday, June 30, will receive
By Tawanda W. Johnson, Special to the AFRO While some parents are struggling to connect with the young people in their homes, others have figured out the cheat code of using the arts to improve the parent-child relationship. For Lisa Tinch, of Reisterstown, Md., connecting with her daughter, Autumn, meant joining Dance and Bmore, an
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison and Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Harrison’s sudden departure on June 8. “Over the last few weeks – I’ve been in conversations with our mayor about my future and about the future of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD),” said Harrison, during a
By Dr. Shanique Palmer “You have cancer.” These are three words that we all dread hearing. If you are a Black person, you are more likely to hear these words and are often less likely to survive the disease than people of other racial or ethnic backgrounds. To put this into perspective – consider that
By Ben Jealous The interstates built in the 1950s and 1960s killed the vitality of the communities where people of color and the poor lived, from Overtown in Miami to the Hill District in Pittsburgh to the South and West Sides of Chicago. The disruption and segregation of those communities happened by design. The harm
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com According to a 2019 report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute, individuals aged 55 and older start about 15 percent of new businesses. These business owners are more likely to survive than their younger counterparts, according to the “Gender, Age and Small Business Financial Outcomes” report. The AFRO connected
Johnny Praise is back with New Music!! After a 2-year hiatus, the US-based gospel artiste and songwriter returns with a powerful new single titled “He’s Alive,” accompanied by a vibrant music video. The Greenwox-produced track is available now on all music streaming platforms. “He’s Alive” is a powerful victory song that celebrates the glorious resurrection
Singer, songwriter, and Pastor, Duyile Adegbuyi offers deep worship and adoration for God in “Holy,” a brand-new single produced by Evans Ogboi. The spirit-lifting piece accompanied by a music video is available today on all digital platforms. Sharing the song’s inspiration, Duyile shares; “In these last days the Holy Spirit through Paul long ago said
“THE KADOSH (Live),” the newest release from Joe Mettle featuring Nathaniel Bassey is finally out and available now to download/stream on all digital platforms. The high-energy worship tune is originally housed in Mettle’s album with the same title “THE KADOSH”. The new rendition was recorded live in Accra, Ghana at the Perez Dome. According to
Congratulations pour in for Prophetic Minstrel, Lawrence Oyor and his wife, Darasimi, as they welcome their second child together – a Baby Boy! Taking to Instagram to share the great news, Lawrence wrote; “On the 12th of June, the fourth person in this family picture was born. His name is John.” “It has been God’s