The Baltimore Police Department’s “pattern of civil rights violations” has officially been uncovered and acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, left, and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake spoke after the release of a Justice Department report criticized officers for using excessive force and routinely discriminating against Blacks. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore […]
Author Archives: Alexis Taylor
AFRO Staff Writer
Posted inAfro Briefs
Texas Law Allowing Concealed Weapons on College Campuses Goes Effective
Texas has joined the short list of states now permitting concealed weapon licensees to carry their firearms on college and university campuses. Senate Bill 11 was signed into law last summer but didn’t go into effect until Aug. 1—exactly five decades after the first mass shooting took place on the University of Texas campus in […]
Posted inHealth
New Labeling Law for Genetically Engineered Food Considered a Major Civil Rights Setback
Millions of Americans will be left in the dark when it comes to the genetically modified organisms (GMO) or genetically engineered (GE) foods they are unknowingly purchasing and ingesting from grocery store shelves around the country. In a move that will undoubtedly leave millions of minorities and low-income families ignorant of what they are actually […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Darius Stewart Gets 5 Yr. Prison Sentence in Baltimore Uprising W. North Ave. Arson
Though prosecutors couldn’t make the case against any of the six defendants charged in the death of Freddie Gray, sentencing continues for destructive rioters who took to the streets after his funeral on April 27, 2015. Darius Raymond Stewart (Screengrab WBAL news report) Darius Raymond Stewart, 22, was sentenced to five years in prison Aug. […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Honest Advice for Baltimore Public School Teachers
If you think teachers spend majority of their time making Play-Doh and singing in circle time- take another look. A lot has changed since the 80s. Common Core State Standards now require kindergarteners to “Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10 by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.” […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Choose Beats Not Bullets
“They call Baltimore the ‘The City that Reads,’/ But sometimes it feels more like “The City Bleeds,”/ And the politicians never take care of me / So we got to stick together if we want to be free” – Isis Ayers, 9th grade Though some of the gritty lyrics sharply contrast against the innocence of […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. Rapper Wale Sounds Off About Fatherhood
Rapper Wale is “overjoyed” with the birth of his first child, a baby girl named Zyla Moon Oluwakemi. “What’s better than holding your fresh baby on ur chest and watching TV? Fatherhood is wavy,” the D.C.-area rapper wrote on Twitter. “I’m ridiculously proud of this creation.” According to TMZ, the arrival of baby Zyla caused […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lupita Nyong’o Stars in New Tiffany Ad Campaign
This will be the year Lupita Nyong’o becomes forever associated with legendary style. Lupita Nyong’o walks on stage at the “Black Panther” panel on day 3 of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 23, 2016, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) The Academy award-winning actress was recently chosen as one of the first celebrity models […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Mosby: Case Was Sabotaged
In a matter of minutes, State prosecutors wrapped up the Freddie Gray case by dropping all criminal charges against the remaining three officers set to stand trial for his death on July 27. No one will be held criminally responsible for the death of the 25-year-old, who was killed while in police custody. Baltimore State’s […]
Posted inNational News
Several S.C. First Responders Lose Jobs over Black Lives Matter Posts on Social Media
Several South Carolina firefighters and emergency workers are out of a job due to controversial social media posts and comments about protesters of police brutality. Columbia, S.C. paramedics Tommy Boland and Troy Beckham and emergency medical technician Tyler Dixon were terminated from Richland County Emergency Medical Services this week for their posts on Facebook. Donald […]
Posted inSports
Former Baltimore Raven Retires over Fears of Effects from Concussions
Former Baltimore Raven Eugene Monroe announced his retirement from the NFL in a piece titled “Leaving the Game I Love,” published online at The Player’s Tribune on July 21. The 29-year-old athlete said he is choosing his health over the sport he has dedicated his life to since age 11. Left tackle Eugene Monroe suffered […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore Man Smashes into Police Car While Playing Pokemon Go
Authorities around the country are now adding Pokemon to the list of distractions and safety hazards for drivers and pedestrians alike. In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, “Pokemon Go” is displayed on a cell phone in Los Angeles. Pokemon Go’s origins are as peculiar as any of the creatures inhabiting the game. (AP […]
