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MUSIC INDUSTRY: Educator, Bridge-builder, And Standard-bearer For Afro-peruvian Jazz, Arturo Valdez Leverages Past Laurels Into A Forward-looking U.s. Campaign
Arturo Valdez’s ascent is not only measured in studio credits and club residencies; it is equally defined by education, scene-building, and culturally rooted collaborations that carry Afro-Peruvian rhythm into modern jazz. His upcoming U.S. work...
The Mac & Read Show: Bears on a 4 Game Win Streak Heading to Baltimore
The Chicago Bears’ winning streak is up to four games now, and winning always makes for some fun conversation. Check out Even McLean and Ross Read on their latest show for their breakdown of the win against the New Orleans Saints, a discussion on...
Attorney General Ellison sues Trump administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits
Attorney General Ellison co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors today in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the...
Senate Democrats request cost probe of National Guard deployments
Louisiana National Guard soldiers patrol the National Mall in support of Joint Task Force–District of Columbia in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Senate Democrats have requested a formal probe into the cost of President Donald Trump’s...
State Roundup: 5 counties progress toward Bay ferry system; lawmakers to seek way to extend SNAP benefits; federal workers offered deferred state tax payments
FIVE COUNTIES PROGRESS TOWARD BAY FERRY SYSTEM: Two years after a study found the project feasible, five counties developing a new Chesapeake Bay ferry system say work is progressing, aiming to launch before 2030. The study was completed by a...
Sino-US Cultural Exchanges Embody Harmony In Diversity! Guizhou's Intangible Cultural Heritage Enters American Campuses, Captivating American Gen Z With Craftsmanship
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - October 22, 2025) - On October 18, the "Guizhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Entering American Campuses" event, organized by the Information Office of the People's Government of Guizhou...
Why is there a landfill on protected Maryland parkland?
The Days Cove section of Gunpowder Falls State Park is a forested wetland, where bald eagles perch in towering trees, great blue herons stalk the water’s edge and bass dart beneath the surface. It’s also home to a towering rubble landfill. The...
Record-breaking Attendance at Community Night Celebration and Launch of Filipino Town Las Vegas Cultural District
Share Post Viber icon Viber Email Photos from Filipino Town Las Vegas facebook “Filipino Town is not just a location, it is a reflection of our cultural image, of who we are as Filipinos,” – Bernie Benito, President, Filipino Town Las Vegas “Even...
South Baltimore’s closed schools are prime real estate. For now, they’re full of trash.
When Jenna Crocker looks out her front window, she sees a decaying school building with open windows and boarded-up doors. She has witnessed teenagers break into the former New Era Academy in Cherry Hill and come out with a pile of books they set...
The Grinch makes early stop in Baltimore for literacy event at the Hippodrome
BALTIMORE — Students from Mother Mary Lange Catholic School and Winfield Elementary School got an early Halloween treat when the Grinch visited downtown Baltimore for a literacy-focused event at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. The...
What America loses with the demolition of the East Wing | GUEST COMMENTARY
I will not soon forget my first walk down the East Colonnade of the White House. I remember the sun on my face as I passed the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, overwhelmed by a sense of gratitude and awe. For a girl who arrived in America as a...
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital has New Name as Result of $28M Unrestricted Gift from Philanthropist
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital received an extraordinary boost today through a $28 million unrestricted gift from Thomas Golisano, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader whose vision and generosity have transformed communities and...
In Baltimore, Oct. 7 Documentary and Speaker Offer ‘Sobering’ but Hopeful View of Past and Future
Caren Leven, Executive Director of the Baltimore Zionist District and Jonathan Schanzer. (Photo Courtesy of the Baltimore Zionist District) Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is a former counterterrorism analyst, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs and the...
Black Student Handcuffed After AI Software Mistakes Bag Of Chips For Gun
A Baltimore County high school student was handcuffed by law enforcement after his school’s artificial intelligence detector mistook his bag of chips for a gun. Police officers who responded to the scene rapidly canceled the alert while council...
Funding shift boosts HBCUs but cuts support for other minority-serving colleges like the University of Baltimore
By Victoria Mejicanos AFRO Staff Writer vmejicanos@afro.com The U.S. Department of Education announced it will reallocate nearly $500 million in federal funding toward HBCUs and tribal colleges in a “one-time investment” on Sept. 15. The move came...
Visit Friends School of Baltimore this Fall!
Explore the exceptional education offered at Friends School of Baltimore. Join our tours and open houses for an inside look at our classrooms, get to know our campus, and have meaningful interactions with our students, faculty, and leadership....
Racial health disparities could widen as states grapple with Trump cuts, experts warn
Racial health disparities may widen as states, universities and nonprofits grapple with federal funding cuts to programs that were aimed at filling gaps in care, public health experts say. As part of its federal restructuring and crackdown on...
Judge warns against Trump officials’ ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Litigation over Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to dog the Trump administration, which illegally sent him to El Salvador in March, then said it would never bring him back him to the U.S., then returned him to the U.S. and now has to prove that the...
Maryland "No Kings" rallies unite for immigrants and federal workers
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — There were multiple "No Kings" events across Maryland on Saturday, including protests and a food drive. In Chevy Chase hundreds of people gathered up and down Connecticut Avenue, hoping to send a strong message to those...
The Evolving Telepharmacy Dispensing Landscape
US Pharm. 2025;50(10):31-36. Telepharmacy, particularly remote dispensing, is emerging as a transformative solution to pharmacy deserts by expanding access to medications in both rural and urban underserved communities. Between 2010 and 2021, over...