By AFRO Staff EMILY’s List held their annual “We are EMILY” gala on May 16 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., welcoming elected officials from across the nation including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. EMILY’s List is a political action organization dedicated to supporting Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights.
By Tawanda W. Johnson, Special to the Afro A new student chapter of the NAACP is being launched at Parkville High School, the first of its kind in Baltimore County. The students say they are eager to have their voices heard and make a difference in their communities– even at such a young age. “I
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On May 19, Gov. Wes Moore addressed Coppin State University (CSU) graduates, their families and Baltimore City as a whole as he delivered a stirring commencement speech. Moore discussed the importance of Baltimore’s prosperity and negated the rhetoric that Baltimore is “nefarious” and “undisciplined.” “Today, you have before
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Remote Area Medical (RAM), a healthcare nonprofit headquartered in Tennessee, is set to host a free, two-day clinic for dental, vision and general medical care in Baltimore on June 10 and 11. The pop-up clinics, which are provided in collaboration with Maryland-based DentMed, will take place at The
By Bria Overs, Word in Black Winemaking is one of the oldest crafts in human history, with evidence from historians and archeologists going back as far as 6,000 B.C. In the United States, Black folks didn’t enter the industry until the late 1800s. With 15 years in the business, Longevity Wines is one of less
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer The stark implications of the historic June 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling were detailed in an expert media briefing by the Bloomberg School of Public Health on May 18. On June 24, 2022, nearly 50 years of the protected Constitutional right to abortion was dismantled when the United
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black We all know working up a sweat is a must for keeping our bodies and minds in top form. From fending off illnesses to supercharging our brain power, exercise does it all. But here’s the tricky part: when it comes to hitting those health goals, Black folks are facing
By Stephanie Harper, Special for the AFRO Baltimore’s self proclaimed “Crochet Queen,” Lauren “Bemi” Byrd, gained fans and followers from around the world this month, after Grammy award winning artist Lizzo rocked the artist’s custom crochet sweater jacket on stage. Byrd went from local creative to a crochet star when Lizzo, a top charting singer
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Blavity’s AfroTech Executive multi-city conference returned to Washington, D.C. on May 11 at The Gathering Spot, a Black-owned private membership club. The event brought together corporate executives, investors and tech moguls to learn about trends and innovations in the technology sector. “AfroTech Executive is a more intimate gathering
By Anish Sebastian, Special to the AFRO New data released by the CDC and National Center for Health Statistics reveal the worst rates of maternal mortality in the United States in 60 years. According to the report, the number of women who died during pregnancy or shortly after rose 40 percent (1,205 in 2021, 861