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West Baltimore community honors Marcus Garvey’s legacy at 56...
2+ week, 1+ day ago (462+ words) The 56th annual Marcus Garvey Celebration took place at Harlem Square Park on Aug. 15. In honor of Garvey’s legacy, the West Baltimore community joined together for a day of fun, fellowship and education. Charles Dugger, one of the original organizers of…...
Baltimore Beat's inaugural legacy gala celebrates the guardi...
3+ week, 6+ 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…...
The Black August legacy
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (857+ words) AFRO News The Black August legacy Black August has returned, with a focus on the Black freedom fighters who have paved the way for changemakers of today. The evidence is here: Federal troops on the streets of Washington D.C., and throughout…...
New legislation seeks long-term investment in maternal healt...
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (461+ words) A new piece of legislation is seeking to ensure funding will be sustained for the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative, which supports research to tackle preventable maternal deaths…...
Baltimoreans reflect on ‘Jewelry of the Afrofuture’ exhibit
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,…...
What isn't measured can be denied: A call to defend the EEO-...
3+ week, 3+ day ago (780+ words) What isn't measured can be denied: A call to defend the EEO-1 before Aug. 24 AFRO News What isn't measured can be denied: A call to defend the EEO-1 before Aug. 24 Eric Morrissette is a senior fellow at the Joint Center…...
Thousands convene for NABJ convention in Atlanta
3+ week, 3+ day ago (683+ words) The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) held its 51st annual convention at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Ga., bringing together journalists and media professionals for discussions on public policy, the state of journalism and artificial intelligence (AI) in the…...
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle panel scrutinizes Sinclair’s...
3+ week, 3+ 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…...
Elks celebrate 125 years of the Grand Lodge in Baltimore
3+ week, 5+ day ago (664+ words) Baltimore is used to seeing the color purple, but from Aug. 7-14 the city had a little more of it. The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World (IBPOEW) returned to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for the first…...