Gov. Wes Moore raised the minimum wage to $18 for direct MAA contract workers at BWI and pledged legislation to extend wage and benefit protections to indirect contractors. ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Gov. Wes ...

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

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 ...

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Three years of war have devastated much of Sudan. The impact has been pressed into the skin of survivors, and their memories. Thousands of people are dead. Millions are ...

Some Americans celebrate Juneteenth enthusiastically, while others observe it reluctantly or still question why it matters at all — even though it is now a federal holiday. That divide reflects a ...

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) celebrated faculty achievements at its Annual Faculty Awards Gala, held May 14 at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery. The event brought together faculty ...

Law enforcement veteran Clyde E. Boatwright is positioned to bring a fresh vision rooted in accountability and visibility to the Baltimore County Sheriff’s Office, earning him the AFRO’s endorsement.

Since our nation’s first war, the American Revolution, African Americans have fought in all of the United States’ major military conflicts, whether they enlisted voluntarily, or were drafted. Despite ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Between 2023 and 2025, a cluster of departures across the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation — including routine board turnover, resignations, a discrimination lawsuit and the ...

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott (D) announced April 28 that enrollment is open for the city’s new Residential Property Tax Payment Plan Program, the first of its kind in city history. According ...

The Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL) recently appointed Dr. Faith Gibson Hubbard as interim president and CEO. Hubbard replaces George Lambert, who retired earlier this ...

A documentary debuting April 15 at Morgan State University (MSU) will spotlight the school’s historic swim program, telling the story of a team whose championship success and legacy are not widely ...