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To be a Black man in Baltimore

By Michael Eugene Johnson To be a Black man in Baltimore, 2026 is to live in a state of profound, exhausting duality.  It is to walk the streets of a city that is simultaneously breaking historic records for safety and still grappling with the jagged, unhealed remains of a century of systemic neglect.  As we […]
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Maryland House, Senate pass emergency bills on ICE

Maryland lawmakers passed emergency legislation ending local cooperation with ICE and banning most masked law enforcement, aiming to protect immigrant communities and rebuild trust. Advocates called it a historic victory for families and public safety.
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Can Twitch star Kai Cenat inspire Black kids to start reading?

By Alvin BuyinzaWord in Black For the past few years, Kai Cenat has been one of the biggest names on the internet, a  Twitch streamer who has evolved from playing video games online into creating outlandish comedy that often goes viral. With more than 20 million followers, Cenat, 24, has rubbed shoulders with fellow internet […]
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The AFRO: A vanguard to civil rights 

In this opinion commentary, Rev. Stacy Swimp traces the historic role of the AFRO-American Newspaper as a cornerstone of Black self-definition, intellectual advocacy and civil rights activism. From its founding by John Henry Murphy Sr. in 1892 to its modern-day mission, the AFRO is presented as a vital institution that has equipped Black communities to confront media bias, preserve historical truth and exercise collective agency through literacy, scholarship and service. Credit: AFRO Photo
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