Baltimore ranked second in the Community Justice Action Fund’s 2025 Violence Prevention Index, which assesses cities’ ...

Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, the paramount ruler of Ghana’s Ashanti Kingdom, celebrated Akwasidae Festival at Bowie State University on Aug. 30, ...

Widespread frustration regarding the PGCPS transportation crisis reached a boiling point during a recent summer listening session conducted by the Prince George’s County Council. During the Aug. 26 ...

It is a fair question. For generations, Black Americans have been asked to celebrate a nation that did not always recognize our humanity, protect our rights or honor our contributions. Enslavement was ...

Dedicated to the well-being of Turner Station's historic Black community, Gloria Nelson continues to champion efforts to revitalize and preserve the neighborhood. “Turner Station is here and it's ...

School resource officers (SROs) and zero-tolerance policies have long shouldered the blame for the disproportionate introduction of Black and disabled students into the school-to-prison pipeline. "I ...

Black women have always been at the center of the story—even when history tried to write us out. Thankfully, a brilliant group of contemporary African-American authors is giving our foremothers the ...

In 1925, labor organizer and civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph was invited to be the first president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids. It was the first Black union to ...

In 2015, Baltimore was full of turmoil. After the April 19, 2015 death of Freddie Gray, many felt angry, while others felt hopeless. For Kalilah Wright, watching her community struggle after the ...

Two breast cancer survivors from very different walks of life are sharing their deeply personal journeys of surviving mastectomies and the long, emotional road toward healing. Their stories highlight ...

Over the years the AFRO has had the privilege of capturing a range of tea events in Black society. Whether to honor mothers in the community or simply fellowship and reassure social bonds, gathering ...

This National Black Business Month, AFRO Contributor Alanah Nichole Davis shines a spotlight on the Black businesses in Baltimore’s Old Goucher neighborhood. Dark red bricks and steeply pitched gables ...