Tag: Maryland
Morgan State University secures $1.75M grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to plan launch of public, nonprofit M.D. medical school
New effort expands earlier vision to bring medical school to Morgan’s campus, advancing stronger, sustainable model to meet Maryland’s health care needs
By Morgan State...
Attorney General Brown sues to stop federal cuts that threaten state energy programs
By Maryland Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined 17 other states in suing to block the U.S. Department of...
U.S. Seemingly Pushing To Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia AGAIN Following Return From Wrongful Deportation To El Salvador
After months of being caught in a legal nightmare, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is finally free. The 33-year-old walked out of federal custody on Friday,...
Moore and Scott push back against 47th president’s criticism, tout historic crime decreases
By AFRO Staff
Gov. Wes Moore has responded to recent personal insults from the Oval Office by reaffirming his commitment to public safety and inviting...
Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of 2024 bridge collapse
By Lea SkeneThe Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators on Aug. 19 were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden...
Thousands to lose in-network access to Johns Hopkins Medicine if UnitedHealthcare contract expires Aug. 24
By Mylika ScatliffeAFRO Health Writer
Thousands of patients of Johns Hopkins Medicine recently received notification that they may lose in-network coverage if the hospital system...
Opinion: Baltimore’s roads were built on Black suffering; now it’s time to build something different
By Steven K. Ragsdale
Baltimore does not easily forget the past, but far too often, it is forced to move on too quickly past its...
Maryland’s forgotten victims: Shedding light on the state’s lynching legacy
Maryland is the first state in the country to establish a commission focused solely on investigating its own horrific lynching cases from the past....
We know what hurts us, and we know what heals us
By Floyd Taliaferro
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to recognize the unique mental health challenges Black communities face and to call for...
Maryland and the Wes Moore paradox
By Shvilla Rasheem
In May 2025, Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland vetoed a bill that would have established a commission to study reparations for descendants...
