Alexis Taylor

2 weeks ago | afro.com | Alexis Taylor

Roughly 300 descendants of the women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion came together on April 29 to get a glimpse of history in the making. Sitting inside of Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill, the men, women and children witnessed their mothers, grandmothers, aunts and sisters receive the Congressional Gold Medal for their sacrifice in World War II (WWII). “It’s a day long overdue but it’s here at last,” said Tara Garcia, granddaughter of Crescencia “Joyce” J.

3 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Alexis Taylor

Local officials, residents, family members and friends came together April 19 to honor the life of Freddie Gray exactly 10 years to the date of his 2015 death. With Gray’s eyes piercing through a mural in the background, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott and family attorney William “Billy” Murphy” gave remarks alongside Gray’s sister, Fredericka “Missy” Gray.

3 weeks ago | afro.com | Alexis Taylor

Local officials, residents, family members and friends came together April 19 to honor the life of Freddie Gray exactly 10 years to the date of his 2015 death. With Gray’s eyes piercing through a mural in the background, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott and family attorney William “Billy” Murphy” gave remarks alongside Gray’s sister, Fredericka “Missy” Gray.

3 weeks ago | afro.com | Alexis Taylor

It’s been nearly a week since Baltimore community activist and entrepreneur “Shorty” Davis received a call at 6 a.m. asking if he had lent his grill out to anyone. Taking the call from Atlanta, Davis informed the concerned caller, his landlord, that no one had permission at the time to use his grill, which is the key to both his volunteer work and his business,“Shorty’s Bootlegg BBQ.”“That grill feeds Baltimore,” Davis told the AFRO. “It’s my only way of making a living. I’ve been blackballed.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Alexis Taylor

Share Hundreds gathered in front of Baltimore City Hall on April 5 to shame the 47th president of the United States and members of his administration for actions taken since Inauguration Day 2025.