House Music Lives! | Afro
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, Thousands gathered on the campus of Baltimore Polytechnic High School in Northeast Baltimore for the annual Collective Minds House Music festival. Collective Minds is…
RCMP investigate alleged sextortion involving girl, 12
RCMP in Yarmouth, N.S., say a mother contacted them just over a week ago to say her 12-year-old daughter had sent intimate images of herself to someone she … source
BCMC Honors Local Author | Afro
By Jessica Dortch, AFRO Staff Each year, the Baltimore Community Mediation Center (BCMC) recognizes a volunteer who embodies what servant leadership should look like. Based on her dedication and commitment…
Tent city residents fear eviction
Residents of a tent city in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are fearing eviction. Several people who spoke with CBC say city officials told them an eviction is … source
BMore Me: Our Stories, Our City
By Christina Ross, Special to the AFRO Baltimore. It’s the city where Billie Holiday found her voice and generations of immigrants found opportunity. It’s where Lillie May Carroll Jackson launched…
Summer Madness 2019 | Afro
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, The Summer of 2019 is unofficially over and good riddance. As of Sept. 3, Baltimore registered 230 homicides, on pace to once again eclipse…
A former white supremacist reacts to New Zealand shootings
Frank Meeink describes himself as a former white supremacist. He says far-right extremism is on the rise and social media has played a role. To read more: … source
The First Day of School
By The AFRO Staff These two handsome young men are Harison and Hudson Flowers, and they were two of tens of thousands of young people in the Baltimore area, who…
Live Safe In D.C. Public Schools
By The Associated Press LiveSafe, the leading risk intelligence and safety communications platform, has been selected by D.C. Public Schools to support a major new student safety initiative throughout the…
Analyzing the Conservative climate change plan | Power & Politics
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled his party’s climate change plan, pledging to meet Canada’s Paris accord targets while eliminating the federal … source