(June 8, 2012) Pro-life supporters around the nation continue to bash emergency contraception, or “morning after pills,” claiming they are used for abortions, despite substantial evidence to the contrary. The pills are considered a last resort when other methods of birth control fail or have not been used and is not meant to be used […]
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AFRO Staff Writer
Posted inBaltimore News
Summer Commences With Violence in Baltimore City
The first week of June has already been wracked by violence, with ten shootings taking place between June 2-5. Among those killed was popular restaurant owner, Michael Sullivan, 55. Police responded to “Sully’s Seafood and Subs,” located at 5514 Belair Road on Monday when two customers called 911 to report an unresponsive body laid in […]
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Maryland Delegate Refuses to Back Down from Challenges to Mayor, Black Youth Mob Commentary
Maryland Del. Pat McDonough says he will not rescind his request for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s resignation or his comments about crime and African-American youth in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The veteran politician has said if the mayor cannot contain flash mob activity downtown and come up with a better strategy to further reduce violent crime in […]
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Morgan State Students Weigh in On Alex Kinyua Murder Allegations
By most accounts from the famously close-knit family of Morgan State University (MSU) engineering students, 21-year-old Alexander Kinyua was quiet and friendly – a stark contrast to the admitted cannibal arrested last week on charges of murder and assault. Students in the Clarence M. Mitchell School of Engineering have remained fairly tight-lipped about their former […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Summer Commences With Violence in Baltimore City
The first week of June has already been wracked by violence, with ten shootings taking place between June 2-5. Among those killed was popular restaurant owner, Michael Sullivan, 55. Police responded to “Sully’s Seafood and Subs,” located at 5514 Belair Road on Monday when two customers called 911 to report an unresponsive body laid in […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Nicois Harris, Back Again with Second Album
Effortlessly blending the message of Christ with edgy rock, Nicois Harris has once again captured audiences with her second album, Un-de-ni-a-bel (Undeniable). The Arlington, Va. native has returned from her October 2011 mission to Ghana full of inspiration and with an important message that crosses all color and culture lines. “I hope listeners walk away […]
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U.S. Army Toughens Enlistment, Re-Enlistment Requirements
The Army has become significantly more selective about who it wants to serve as soldiers. Last week’s announcement of tougher enlistment and re-enlistment requirements comes just weeks after an April announcement of tighter restrictions on tattoos, hair, and makeup came in April. “During the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army accepted […]
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Former Student Charged With Murder, Admits Eating Housemate’s Brain, Heart
Police have arrested and charged 21-year-old Alexander Kinyua, a former Morgan State University engineering student, with first-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault after allegedly discovering what they believe are the head and hands of Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, his housemate in their Joppatowne, Md. home. According to charging documents, the gruesome discovery was reported May […]
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Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown Ties the Knot with Karmen Bailey Walker
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Karmen Bailey Walker became man and wife on May 27, taking each other’s hand in marriage at a ceremony in College Park, Md. Walker and Brown became one in the presence of roughly 370 friends, family, and local and state officials who gathered on the campus of University of Maryland […]
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Five College Graduates In One Family
“Early in my childhood I was diagnosed with a learning disability,” said Miguel Williams, recalling a day years ago from the third grade. “Society basically stereotyped me and thought that high school was the furthest that I was going to go,” said the 31-year-old University of the District of Columbia (UDC) graduate. Never one to […]
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Woodlawn High Uses New Technology, Old Tricks to Fight Chronic Absences
For the first time since the 2003-2004 school year the attendance at Woodlawn High School has risen above the 90 percent mark. With a grant from Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools (MSD3), school officials have been able to move the student body closer to their goal of perfect attendance, higher GPAs and violence-free school days. […]
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Texas Town in Black vs. White Battle Following Appointment of Black Police Chief
Jasper, Texas Chief of Police Rodney Pearson has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claiming he has experienced discrimination from the mayor and city council of Jasper ever since taking the position last April. Pearson filed his claim May 9 and his lawyers say the racism begins with Mayor Mike […]