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 ...

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 ...

The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST) are holding their 56th National Convention, July 18-23 in Indianapolis, Ind. On the second day of the conference, the newest honorary members were ...

The Joint Centers’ new report examines who occupies the Senate's most senior committee positions — staff directors, deputy staff directors, chief counsels, general counsels and policy directors. These ...

Democratic candidate Julian Jones joined supporters at a watch party in Towson on June 23 after winning the primary race for Baltimore County executive. Jones secured 40.9 percent of the vote, leading ...

Between June 17 and June 25, three Baltimore residents died following encounters with law enforcement while reportedly experiencing behavioral health crises, prompting renewed scrutiny of the city's ...

Jewelry artisan, Douriean Fletcher, recently closed her “Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Residents were able to view Fletcher’s jewelry from significant ...

AC Jordan Basketball Arena on the campus of Bowie State University was awash in in a sea of black and gold Thursday, with students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters crowding into the transformed ...

Throughout history, African Americans have been forcefully silenced from their natural inclination to express their culture, needs and desires. Quilting was and continues to be a way for Black people, ...