The Afro

The REACH Kicks Off at Kennedy Center

THE AFRO — With a 16-day free festival, The REACH is kicking off its new offerings with workshops, peeks inside rehearsals,…

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OCTFME Shares Plans for 202Creates 

THE AFRO — This September marks the four year anniversary of 202Creates Month in the District and all month long…

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Amazon Says “No” To Westphalia

THE AFRO — In late July, the AFRO reported that Amazon was expected to open a fulfillment center in the…

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COMMENTARY: Standing Up for Those Struggling to Survive

THE AFRO — The Maryland Department of Human Resources estimates that more than 650,000 Marylanders receive nutrition help each month through…

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COMMENTARY: Our City, Our Schools

THE AFRO — As families across Baltimore prepare to send their children back to school, I am reminded of the…

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Republican Woman Runs for Mayor of Baltimore

THE AFRO — This week, Catalina Byrd, a long-time political commentator and former mayoral candidate formally declared she will make another…

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9 Year Old Local Beauty Queen Going to Cali

THE AFRO — Nine-year-old Sha’Miyae Hinton-Knight made a simple request earlier this month. “…I would like to know how do I…

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NFL Veteran Launches Supplement Brand

THE AFRO — Health is a “lifestyle” for Visanthe Shiancoe. Regarded as the greatest NFL tight end, since Raymond Chester from…

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COMMENTARY: Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience

THE AFRO — History commonly and most often points to late August in the year 1619 when some “20 and…

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Kofi Tyus: Then and Now

THE AFRO — As an accomplished artist-activist, and recently, the recipient of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Award for…

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