FILE – In this May 7, 2012, photo photo, musician Glenn Frey smiles in New York. Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” has died at age 67. He died Monday, Jan. 18, […]
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Family of Black Man Killed by San Francisco Police, Demands Federal Probe
Mario Woods SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The family of a Black man shot and killed by San Francisco police in an incident captured on video is demanding a federal civil rights investigation, their attorney announced Monday. Attorney John Burris, right, comforts Gwendolyn Woods, the mother of Mario Woods, the man killed by San Francisco police […]
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Study Questions Link Between Teen Pot Smoking and IQ Decline
In this Dec. 6, 2012, file photo, a person holds a freshly-rolled marijuana joint just after midnight at the Space Needle in Seattle. A new analysis released Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, is challenging the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence. Instead, the new study says, pot smoking may be […]
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April Reign, Creator of #OscarsSoWhite, Decries Lack of Diversity in Hollywood
April Reign Oscar nominations were announced Jan. 14 and, for the second year in a row, no Black actors were nominated for any of the 20 slots in the four acting categories. In a year that saw Will Smith star in “Concussion,” Idris Elba in “Beasts of No Nation” and Michael B. Jordan in “Creed,” […]
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Eric Holder Endorses Clinton’s Bid for White House
Former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holde (left) and Presidential Candidate Hiliary Clinton. (AP Photos/Eric Risberg and Rainier Ehrhardt) Eric Holder, the first African American to serve as attorney general of the United States, has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in what has become a tight Democratic race. Holder, who stepped down from the Justice Department […]
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Canada Denies Asylum to Black Man Seeking Escape from Threat of U.S. Police
Kyle Lydell Canty (Screengrab from CBC News video/YouTube) The application of an African-American man who sought asylum in Canada, citing his fear of being killed by police back in the United States, has been denied, according to several news reports. Kyle Lydell Canty, 30, crossed the border into British Columbia early last September, saying he was […]
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Jada Pinkett Smith & Spike Lee Among Supporters for Boycott of Oscars
(L) Jada Pinkett Smith arrives at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 10, 2016. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP); (R) Spike Lee attends the premiere of ‘Chi-Raq’ in New York on Dec. 1, 2015. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars’ second straight year […]
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With Confederate Flag Gone, King Day Rally Shifts Focus
Attendees hold a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the King Day at the Dome event, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in 17 years, civil rights leaders gathered Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin […]
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Thousands Gather for San Antonio MLK Day March
People march Monday Jan. 18, 2016, duringthe Martin Luther King, Jr. March in San Antonio, Texas. Marches, speeches and concerts were part of celebrations across Texas to remember slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday. (John Davenport/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) 3:30 p.m.–COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The latest on […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, January 18.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll have a recap of Sunday night’s final Democratic debate, in Charleston, South Carolina, before the Iowa Caucuses with our national political commentators Byrd and Breeze. Plus, the jury in the trial of Officer William Porter was one vote away from acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter, the most serious […]
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Hogan Administration Announces Changes to State Wellness Plan
For immediate release: January 18, 2016 Contact: Eric Shirk eric.shirk@maryland.gov 410-260-7039 Hogan Administration Announces Changes to State Wellness Plan New Plan Addresses Employee Concerns, Increases Access, and Waives Fees ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland Department of Budget and Management Secretary David Brinkley today announced changes to the wellness plan under the State Employee and Retiree Health […]
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Governor Hogan Announces New Partnership with Pride of Baltimore II
For immediate release: January 18, 2016 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Governor Hogan Announces New Partnership with Pride of Baltimore II New State Support for Historic Goodwill Vessel to Promote Economic Development ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Hogan today announced the state of Maryland will launch a new public-private partnership with the sailing […]