It is with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate that will determine if Judge Neil McGill Gorsuch ascends to this nation’s highest Court. The seat was left vacant with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. While Merrick Garland, the nominee of President Barack Obama, was passed over by a Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee, the […]
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CBC Releases ‘Moral’ Alternative Budget
On March 15, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released its alternative budget for fiscal year 2018. The budget focuses on programs and policies that will help Blacks and other Americans. CBC Chairman U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) said the organization’s federal budget proposal will protect social safety net programs, close tax loopholes for the rich, […]
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Man Who Brandished BB Gun at US Capitol Gets 11 Months
A man who displayed a weapon at a security checkpoint at the visitor center of the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to 11 months in prison. Larry Russell Dawson of Antioch, Tennessee, was sentenced on March 20. (Courtesy Photo) Prosecutors said in a news release that 67-year-old Larry Russell Dawson of Antioch, Tennessee, […]
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Chuck Berry… Legend
Chuck Berry, one of the fathers of Rock ‘n’ Roll, died on March 18 at the age of 90. In 1984, the AFRO ran an appreciation of Berry following his induction into the Hall of Fame by ASCAP. He would be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame two years later. July 21, […]
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Police Close 2 Violent Crime Cases in 2 Days
Over a span of two days D.C. police made arrests in a February shooting and a September stabbing that helped close two violent crime cases. On March 17, authorities said they arrested Delonte Mack, 29, Southwest, for suspected involvement in a Southwest shooting that happened on Feb. 25. Last month, a officer was patrolling in […]
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Round 1
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with President Donald Trump on March 22 for the first time. Trump, famously, asked White House reporter April Ryan to set up a meeting between the two groups at a press conference during Black History Month. CBC leaders said they had a “candid” conversation about the needs of […]
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New Elementary School Named After Harper and Covington
On Feb. 15, while the new Dumfries, Virginia school was still under construction, Potomac Shores Elementary School was renamed the Covington-Harper Elementary School in honor of county educators Betty Covington and John Harper Jr. The school’s name gives honor to a Black man and a White woman who made strides in education – an occurrence […]
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Trump’s ‘Starvation Budget’ to Disproportionately Impact Blacks
What U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn) termed the “starvation budget,” or President Donald Trump’s recently released proposal, would impair services for Meals on Wheels. This is an organization that provides free hot meal deliveries to impoverished and disabled Americans – many Black seniors and veterans. The $3 billion Meals on Wheels program, started during the […]
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Bowser’s Green Bank Could be Boon for Black Businesses
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement saying she plans to create a Green Bank in the city. (Courtesy Photo D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) will send legislation to the D.C. Council to start a publicly-funded financial institution, known as a Green Bank. This entity will focus on investing in environmentally-safe and sensitive technologies and […]
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D.C., Maryland Leaders Wary of King Anti-Public Education Bill
Education leaders in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County, Md. are reacting negatively to a bill proposed by an Iowa U.S. representative that makes substantial changes in the administration of public education. On Jan. 23, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) introduced HB 610, “The Choices in Education Act.” This legislation would repeal “The Elementary […]
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D.C. City Admin: Trump’s Budget Proposal is ‘Bleak’
D.C. City Administrator Rashad Young has reservations about President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. He is concerned it could undermine the economic progress of the District of Columbia. “Last week, I anxiously awaited the release of the president’s proposal,” Young said at a news conference on March 20. “After we reviewed the outline of the president’s […]
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Student Killed on Spring Break
Family members say a college freshman travelled to Prince George’s County (her home) for spring break and was watching a friend film a music video when the young woman was fatally shot in Northeast Washington. A high school graduation photo of slain St. Augustine freshman Ayana McAllister. (Courtesy photo) Metropolitan Police say Ayana McAllister, of […]