2+ week, 1+ day ago   (462+ words) The 56th annual Marcus Garvey Celebration took place at Harlem Square Park on Aug. 15. In honor of Garvey’s legacy, the West Baltimore community joined together for a day of fun, fellowship and education. Charles Dugger, one of the original organizers of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1138+ words) Three August primary victories reveal just how complicated race and representation have become in the Sunshine State. Florida politics has always had its share of strange reflections. But after primary elections in the Sunshine State this month, Black voters looking…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (319+ words) “It is an absolute privilege to celebrate NMAAHC’s first decade on the National Mall—a dream more than 100 years in the making.” — Acting Museum Director Shanita Brackett “For 10 years, we have preserved our history within these walls,” Brackett said. “This…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (593+ words) The people who preserve Black stories were celebrated during Baltimore Beat’s Legacy Gala at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on July 24. The inaugural event honored three trailblazers whose work has shaped Black journalism, publishing, art and historical preservation while raising…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (353+ words) For more than 80 years, Globe Poster Printing Corp. quietly documented Black history from its Baltimore headquarters without ever intending to become part of it. That legacy was celebrated in the exhibit “People Get Ready: A Century of Posters – A Visual…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (881+ words) HIV remains a serious public health crisis, with Black people accounting for about 40 percent of people living with HIV despite representing just 12 percent of the U.S. population. Stigma and societal norms continue to derail vital conversations around the epidemic — a public…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (857+ words) AFRO News The Black August legacy Black August has returned, with a focus on the Black freedom fighters who have paved the way for changemakers of today. The evidence is here: Federal troops on the streets of Washington D.C., and throughout…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (379+ words) The Walters Art Museum, located on 600 North Charles Street, featured the “Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit from April 18 to Aug. 9. This exhibit consisted of intricate jewelry, adornments and garments shown in prominent African-American films, such as: “Black Panther,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (494+ words) Dark red bricks and steeply pitched gables define a historic home in Baltimore’s Old Goucher neighborhood that now houses more than 15 Black-owned businesses. From a perfumery and hairstylist to an esthetician and vintage clothing shop, the James E. Hooper House…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (683+ words) The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) held its 51st annual convention at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Ga., bringing together journalists and media professionals for discussions on public policy, the state of journalism and artificial intelligence (AI) in the…...