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Morgan State breaks ground on $337M science center

Morgan State breaks ground on $337M science center

Maryland officials broke ground on Morgan State University’s $337 million Science Research Center on May 14, the largest state investment in the school’s history. The facility will boost innovation, research and HBCU excellence.
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AFRO wins over 20 awards in Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association contest

AFRO wins over 20 awards in Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association contest

The AFRO earned top honors at the 2024 Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia Press Association Awards, taking home over 20 awards across multiple categories and reinforcing its 133-year tradition of journalistic excellence. Amid growing political challenges for the press, these wins underscore the essential role of Black media in uplifting community voices and safeguarding the truth.
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Rereading the News: Afro Charities honors legacy of Dr. Lillie May Carroll Jackson

Rereading the News: Afro Charities honors legacy of Dr. Lillie May Carroll Jackson

Afro Charities, in partnership with the Lillie May Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum, is honoring the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Lillie May Carroll Jackson this month. The spring edition of the “ReReading the News” series focused on Jackson’s historical activism, the role of Black motherhood, civic leadership and archival storytelling.
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Larry Gibson’s opposition to Maryland reparations study bill provides cover for critics

Larry Gibson’s opposition to Maryland reparations study bill provides cover for critics

Davyon Love, policy director for the Baltimore-based Black think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, says prominent Baltimore lawyer Larry Gibsons’ criticism of a Maryland bill to study reparations, reflects a mainstream political approach that distances itself from the Black radical tradition. Love contends that his position may give cover to Gov. Wes Moore to veto the bill, undermining efforts to address systemic harm through transformative policy rooted in reparative justice.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview appoints longtime executive Danielle Wharton as COO 

Johns Hopkins Bayview appoints longtime executive Danielle Wharton as COO 

By Johns Hopkins Bayview  Johns Hopkins Bayview faculty and staff learned of Wharton’s appointment on May 13 in an email from Jennifer Nickoles, president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. “Danielle has honed her leadership skills as she has risen up the ranks at Johns Hopkins Bayview over the past 23 years,” Nickoles wrote. “In […]
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Marc Raby Owns One of Alabama’s Few Black Theatres. Why He Relocated to Downtown Birmingham

Marc Raby Owns One of Alabama’s Few Black Theatres. Why He Relocated to Downtown Birmingham

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Marc Raby, director, actor, writer and theater owner, is ready for an encore. He’s relocated his Encore Theatre and Gallery to downtown Birmingham at 1604 2nd Avenue North from the Roebuck location in East Birmingham as cultural arts nationwide are under attack. “For Birmingham, and communities like it, […]

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Protective Wellness Fair Brings ‘Good Vibes’ to Birmingham’s Northside Communities

Protective Wellness Fair Brings ‘Good Vibes’ to Birmingham’s Northside Communities

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Janet Maycock, President of the Druid Hills Neighborhood Association, took a look around the space inside Protective Stadium and marveled at the services available for nearby residents. For the second year in a row, the Community Wellness Fair Presented by Protective included free sports physicals provided by the […]

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An Uncomfortable Truth

An Uncomfortable Truth

Mother’s Day is set aside to celebrate the women who knew us first – our mothers. They brought us into this world, and for that, they deserve the highest honor and gratitude (and our fathers too). But what about those who don’t have the warm and fuzzies surrounding their mothers, parents, families? What about those who […]

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Riding Lawnmowers Safely

Riding Lawnmowers Safely

As we continue our lawn care safety series, the ever-popular riding lawnmowers must be included. Last week we reviewed overall lawnmower safety and in addition we focused on safety tips for walk-behind rotary mowers. From 2008 to 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimate that 35,000 consumers injuries related to riding mower incidents […]

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Social justice advocate Ronald Chisom to receive honorary doctorate from University of Maryland

Social justice advocate Ronald Chisom to receive honorary doctorate from University of Maryland

Ronald “Brother Ron” Chisom, co-founder of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore during the School of Social Work’s May 19 Convocation. The ceremony will also feature keynote speaker Tisha S. Edwards, MSW ’00, JD ’01, President and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association and a prominent leader in public service and education reform.
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Terrapin Fund to focus on middle market infrastructure and local growth

Terrapin Fund to focus on middle market infrastructure and local growth

The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System has launched the $250 million Terrapin Middle Market Infrastructure Fund in partnership with global asset manager Barings, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at investing in lower middle-market infrastructure and Maryland-based emerging managers—strengthening local economies while delivering long-term value for the state’s 412,000 pension system members.
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Memoir: “A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise From Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion”

Memoir: “A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise From Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion”

Retired Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings, author of A Soldier’s Life, fulfilled her dream on April 29, 2025, as the Six Triple Eight—the only all-Black, all-women U.S. Army unit of WWII—received the Congressional Gold Medal, a tribute made possible by her tireless advocacy to honor their overlooked legacy.
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‘My Daddy Asked Him What His Intentions Were … He Told Him He was Going to Marry Me’

‘My Daddy Asked Him What His Intentions Were … He Told Him He was Going to Marry Me’

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times ANITA AND FLOYD PATTON Live: Trussville Married: Aug. 6, 1988 Met: Summer 1983, at Floyd’s grandmother’s home in Norwood. Their church was holding a tent meeting outside the apartment building, which is where Anita’s sister lived. Anita was also best friends with Floyd’s aunt, Susan. “I was […]

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Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says rape allegations against him are ‘vile’ and ‘false’

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says rape allegations against him are ‘vile’ and ‘false’

Smokey Robinson has denied allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four former housekeepers in a $50 million lawsuit, with his lawyer calling the claims “vile” and “false” and accusing the plaintiffs of attempting to extort money from the 85-year-old music legend.
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