By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Baltimore-bred spouses Megan and Quintin Lathan will hold the grand opening of their second Beauty Plus location on Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in the newly redeveloped Northwood Commons shopping center. The pair, both products of Baltimore City public schools and local historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Change has been coming to Maryland for some time now. Voters in Maryland approved legalizing marijuana in the fall election last year. The results: 1,302,161 “yes” votes to 635,572 “no” votes. It was a landslide win, with 67.20 percent in favor of joining the many states
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On Jan. 30 the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a new collaborative broadband pilot program with Coppin State University, the historically Black university in West Baltimore, entitled ConnectEagle Nation. The program will improve broadband, high-speed internet service throughout West Baltimore while making it more affordable for local residents.
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com No Boundaries Coalition’s Fresh at the Avenue, in its seventh year of operation, is continuing strong with its core mission of addressing the food deserts of Baltimore and providing fresh fruits and vegetables to the community. On Feb. 25, a kale cook off and live cooking demonstrations from
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO The North Avenue Learning Initiative, a program run by City of Abraham Church and Ministries (COACM) is searching for adult volunteers aged 19 and older who are willing to volunteer at least five hours a week. Volunteers can help in-person at the Walbrook branch of the Enoch Pratt
*(CNN) — As investigations continue into the deadly police beating of a 29-year-old Black man in Memphis, public servants involved in Tyre Nichols‘ traffic stop and brutal confrontation are facing repercussions — some as severe as murder charges — and more fallout is possible. “We are looking at everybody who had any kind of involvement
Black History Month – Depositphotos *This Black History Month is shaping up to be a crucial one for African Americans. With the banning of African American AP courses in Florida, the canceling of Black History events in Alabama, and the murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers, many people feel that not only is
*D.L. Hughley is still at the helm of “The Daily Show” for this week. On Wednesday night, the funnyman took on the day’s news which included Kamala Harris attending Tyre Nichols’s funeral, college campuses selling Plan B in vending machines, Tom Brady retiring … again, and more mysteries from the Dallas Zoo. Check it out
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 16: Actress Keke Palmer poses in the press room during the Teen Choice Awards 2015 at the USC Galen Center on August 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *Social Heat has us going to our happy place. Keke Palmer pretended to bring out the waterworks
Growing Up Hip Hop *We have an exclusive clip of this week’s all-new episode of “Growing Up Hip Hop,” airing Thursday, Feb. 2 on WE tv. Per the official series synopsis: Growing Up Hip Hop is back! Angela needs singing lessons. Layzie & Treach honor Hip Hop’s 50th. Tanice faces off with her father, and JoJo