By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press The United Nations chief has welcomed Kenya’s offer to “positively consider” leading a multinational police force to help combat Haiti’s gangs and improve security in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry sent an urgent appeal last October for “the immediate deployment of a specialized armed
By Khira Moore, AFRO Intern Baltimore City Fire Department officials joined Mayor Brandon Scott as he nominated James Wallace, acting director of the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, as the new fire chief. Wallace began his career as a medical paramedic before switching to firefighter-paramedics. He’s gained experience in several levels of leadership, even serving
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO The heat of the sun is beyond punishing these days. Triple digit temperatures are being felt all over the world and they are extremely dangerous. Just for the record, there have been hot temperatures occasionally in the past reminiscent of what we are currently experiencing. The
By ReShonda Tate, The Defender Network Well, folks asked for it, so they got it. Authorities in Alabama have filed criminal charges against Carlee Russell, the woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of an interstate highway. Carlee
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Baltimore-based CLLCTIVLY is set to honor five community leaders during its annual Changemaker Awards on Aug. 4. The ceremony is a part of the organization’s larger CLLCTIVGIVE campaign, a 24-hour fundraiser for local Black-led social change nonprofits. The Changemaker awardees include, Darlene Cain, president and founder of Mothers on the
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com What was once a small funeral parlor inside of a Baltimore home is now a family-owned funeral business empire with several branches spanning the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. In 1957, William Carrington March and his wife, Julia Roberta March, took a chance and opened March Funeral Homes on the main floor
Nigerian Reggae Gospel Veteran, Songwriter & Music Minister, Buchi steps out from his usual reggae space, embracing his root to deliver a Highlife-centric new single titled “Give Thanks“. The midtempo melodic tune captures Buchis’s heart of gratitude to God for His faithfulness and love in commemoration of his birthday. Commenting on the new release, Buchi
Upholding a spiritual exercise that has received wide-acclaim with testimonies, Renowned worship leader Nathaniel Bassey announces the second phase of the ground-breaking “Hallelujah Challenge” for the year set to begin on Sept. 29th and end on October 22nd, 2023. This comes seven (7) months after the first phase which was held in February. Taking to
Attorney Ben Crump, second from left, walks with Ron Lacks, left, Alfred Lacks Carter, third from left, both grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, and other descendants of Lacks, outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore, Oct. 4, 2021. The family of Henrietta Lacks settled a lawsuit against the biotechnology company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, for an undisclosed amount
By Amber D. Dodd, Special to the AFRO The NAACP held their 114th annual convention in Boston, Mass. from July 28 to July 31 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The event was held under the theme of “thriving together.” “The theme ‘thriving together’ means uniting activists, leaders and experts of all ages for