Maryland
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Maryland lawmakers discuss racial disparities in small business funding
By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFRO U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, all…
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Vaughn Greene Funeral Services: a legacy of top-tier service in the Black community
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Nearly three decades ago West Baltimore native Vaughn C. Greene established Vaughn Greene…
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“Maryland Tough | Baltimore Strong” : Small business owner uses her clothing brand to unite Baltimore after Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE – Trameia Wright has owned Creatively Inke by T for six years counting. She is a mother to her…
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Maryland brothers accused of beating black teenager on neighborhood watch patrol to go on trial amid Trayvon Martin case – New York Daily News
BALTIMORE — Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go…
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These Social Entrepreneurs are Redefining Business in Baltimore
As Wooten continues to raise money for and fund Black-led social change initiatives, he’s not the only Baltimore entrepreneur working…
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Local hair salon featured for National small business day
SALISBURY, Md. – For National Small Business Day, the Good Morning Delmarva team visited a local hair salon that’s been…
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Maryland’s Black Beaches Make Their Mark on History – NBC4 Washington
When Fats Domino came to Carr’s Beach in Annapolis, Maryland, traffic was backed up for 30 miles. When James Brown…
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Black activists and political leaders mobilizing to make cannabis legal in Maryland
Kevin Ford Jr., right, chats with Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore after a roundtable discussion Oct. 6 at Mary…
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Cannabis, education top priorities for state’s Legislative Black Caucus
Del. Jheanelle Wilkins (D-Montgomery) leads a press conference Jan. 25, 2023, as chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.…
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Surveillance shows teens vandalizing restaurant in Black Wall Street community
BALTIMORE — Popular restaurant “Terra Café” in Charles village was vandalized after the owner Terence Dickson, who many know as…
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