By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO If Grove Park community leaders have their way, the elementary school that was shut down five years ago won’t become the future site of a nursing home. Residents have been voicing their concerns about the derelict property and the plans to turn it into a nursing home run
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Governor Wes Moore wasted little time getting to work in his new role. The first Black man to lead the state of Maryland filled his first full day in office as Maryland’s 63rd governor with meetings– both public and private–press conferences and announcements. Moore signed the state’s Standards
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that the federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department’s Civil
Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana – Facebook *Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland — both Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) — plan to introduce two more medical schools in the U.S. Xavier which is a Black Catholic university plans to double up its legacy of sending
Homelessness Issues: Attorney Tom Mesereau Talks to Pastor Sherman D. Manning on the Yes We Can! Worship Center Podcast *Pastor Sherman D. Manning, founder of “Yes We Can” Worship Center (YWCWC) is known for feeding and housing the homeless on Skid Row. Now, he has a podcast focusing on lawyers and issues which pertain to
Tyre Nichols family & pic of Tyre (Gerald Herbert-AP) *A coalition of Los Angeles civil rights leaders is calling for community members to stop by to watch the video of the vicious beating of Tyre Nichols to death by 5 former Memphis Police officers Friday evening at 4pm Pacific. The coalition says that watching it
Jacquees ‘When You Bad Like That’ featuring Future Official Music Video Out Now! *Multi-platinum R&B artist Jacquees, releases his official music video “When You Bad Like That” featuring Diamond-certified GRAMMY Award-winning artist Future from Jacquees’ latest studio project, Sincerely For You. Watch HERE. “When You Bad Like That” finds the Decatur, GA native vibrantly displaying his knack for romance as
Chris Brown – GettyImages *Social Heat is coming in tattered and raw. Chris Brown posted a video showing where he stores his massive wardrobe. Chris, give some clothes away and write it off on your taxes cuz this don’t make no sense. On the third anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of
On January 27th, a brand-new version of the song, “Build A Boat (feat. Gabby Barrett)” will be available, featuring MULTI-PLATINUM and award-winning Country star Gabby Barrett. The post Gabby Barrett Joins Colton Dixon on New Version of “Build A Boat” appeared first on The Gospel Music Association.
By Rev. Dr. Harold Carter Jr. I kind of recall hearing a report about a shooting in Edmondson Village involving several young persons recently. The news came after I returned home from our midweek worship service on Wednesday, Jan. 4, but it didn’t really register. When I woke up Thursday morning I heard, with greater