2+ week, 5+ day ago   (605+ words) In May of 2026, Kaizen Beauty, a local luxury nail salon located on 339 North Charles Street, brought an elevated and updated approach to self-maintenance to Downtown Baltimore. Ashleigh Johnson, the owner of Kaizen Beauty, it was a full circle moment. She…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (593+ words) The people who preserve Black stories were celebrated during Baltimore Beat’s Legacy Gala at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on July 24. The inaugural event honored three trailblazers whose work has shaped Black journalism, publishing, art and historical preservation while raising…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (881+ words) HIV remains a serious public health crisis, with Black people accounting for about 40 percent of people living with HIV despite representing just 12 percent of the U.S. population. Stigma and societal norms continue to derail vital conversations around the epidemic — a public…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (379+ words) The Walters Art Museum, located on 600 North Charles Street, featured the “Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit from April 18 to Aug. 9. This exhibit consisted of intricate jewelry, adornments and garments shown in prominent African-American films, such as: “Black Panther,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (676+ words) Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a Baltimore-based grassroots think tank, hosted a virtual panel raising concerns about the impact of Sinclair Broadcast Group on the city’s political landscape on Aug. 6. The panel comes amid a continued debate over the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (684+ words) By Mekhi Abbott Special to the AFRO [email protected] Generations of Morgan State University students and alumni flooded the historically Black college's Northeast Baltimore campus on Oct. 5 to celebrate its homecoming. Highlights of the week included a homecoming concert on Oct....