Retired Army Lt. Colonel Warren Christopher (left), and political scientist and Howard University administrator Alvin Thornton (right). Both are candidates running for Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District seat. (Courtesy Photos) Most of the candidates who want to replace U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D) as the legislator from the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland have held elected positions. […]
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National Comedian Dramatizes District’s Lack of Representation
A District of Columbia lawmaker says comedian John Oliver’s TV show has done more to advance the cause of statehood for the District than any other event to date. John Oliver of “Last Week Tonight”. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) Democratic Councilmember Mary Cheh said Aug. 5 she’ll introduce a ceremonial resolution honoring Oliver for […]
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Ballerina Misty Copeland Inspires Baltimore Girls
Misty Copeland spoke at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on Aug. 1st. (Courtesy Photo) Ballet dancer Misty Copeland isn’t from Baltimore. She’s not even from Maryland. Regardless, the California-by-way-of-Missouri native’s visit to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on August 1st felt like a homecoming. This past June, Copeland was promoted to the role of principal […]
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Baltimore Named Host of NUL 2016 Convention
The National Urban League will host its 2016 convention in Baltimore, Md. on Aug. 3rd-6th. “We are especially excited to bring the 2016 conference to Baltimore – a city with a long and rich civil rights history and much to offer our attendees and members,” said Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League, in […]
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Concerns Raised Over Closing of Baltimore Jail
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announcing the “immediate” closing of the Men’s Detention Center housed in the Baltimore City Detention Center. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The immediate closing of the beleaguered Baltimore City Detention Center’s men’s facility generally is being hailed as positive move, but concerns remain about where and in what conditions the displaced inmates will […]
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Baltimore’s YouthWorks Closes Out Its Summer
Amy Bernstein and her mentee Jasmine Henderson. (Photo by Jannah Johnson) While Summer officially still has several weeks to go, one Summer program is ending. Baltimore’s YouthWorks, which gives student participants internships in the public and private sector for five weeks, ended July 30th. To mark the occasion the Maryland Department of General Services celebrated […]
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U.S. Lawmakers Call for Universities, Retirement Plans to Discontinue Support of Payday Lenders
Universities and retirement plans are reaping profit from ACE Cash Express’ lending practices in poor communities. (Courtesy Photo) U.S. lawmakers and a body of national clergy gathered recently to demand universities and retirement plans divest their interest in ACE Cash Express – the nation’s largest payday lender. The Interfaith Payday Lending roundtable convened by U.S. […]
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50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Congressman John Lewis delivers his remarks,Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, which included his experiences in Selma in 1965 on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Lewis, was joined by Andrew Young, Dr. Joseph Lowery, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Martin Luther King III at the 50th Observance of the Struggle for the 1965 Voting Rights Act Luncheon at the […]
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Clinton Bashes Bush at National Urban League Convention
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is a 2016 candidate for president. (AFRO File Photo) Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) were the main standouts of the 2016 presidential candidates at the Urban League convention on July 30 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Clinton came out swinging at Bush in […]
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Patriarch of Musical Jackson Family Leaves Brazil Hospital
In this Friday, May 23, 2014 file photo, Joe Jackson arrives for the screening of Sils Maria at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. A Brazilian hospital says Joe Jackson — the father of the late Michael Jackson and the patriarch of the musical family — suffered a stroke while visiting the South […]
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Focus on Injuries in Trial of Charlotte, N.C. Officer in Jonathan Ferrell’s Death
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As a trial continued Tuesday for a White Charlotte police officer charged with killing a Black man who was seeking help after a car crash, attorneys focused on the immediate aftermath of the brief, violent encounter between the two men. Paramedics who were called to the shooting scene in the early […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, August 4
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Tonight cities and towns across the country, including Baltimore will observe, “National Night Out,” to encourage at least one evening free of violence. But, with Baltimore at 192 homicides and counting, many want to know if there is a comprehensive plan in place to combat historic levels of violence […]
