Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com “Ain’t no mistakin’ it ni–a what’s yours is mine No need to second guess it check I’m the gloss and grind The gritty and the floss, the profit and the loss all intertwined Because I profit from your losses.” -Busta Rhymes, “Where’s My Money?” Hip Hop […]
Author Archives: Sean Yoes
AFRO Baltimore Editor
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Race and Politics: If Trump Wins, Blame White Women, Again
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On Jan. 21, 2017, one day after Donald John Trump’s sparsely attended inauguration, millions of women around the world marched in solidarity, to a great extent, against his ascension and all that it represented: a triumph of sexism, racism, misogyny, bigotry and ignorance. In the United […]
Posted inBaltimore Government, Baltimore News, Coronavirus, Health, NEWS, POLITICS
AFRO Exclusive: Mosby on COVID-19: ‘We Have a Lot of Challenges’
State Del. Nick Mosby credits Baltimore Mayor Jack Young and Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa for bringing the city through the coronavirus pandemic without the catastrophic outcomes other cities have endured. By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com As COVID-19 began to rage in America back in April, State Delegate Nick Mosby and his […]
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A New Vision for East Baltimore and Beyond
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Editor syoes@afro.com Pless Jones Sr. made his money and became a Black business legend in Baltimore by tearing down houses. His son wants to tear down long-standing constraints of systemic racism in the city by building strong communities and is implementing a $200 million new vision for East […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Daily Homicides Leave 13 Dead in a Week
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com September 14th marked the seventh day in a row that Baltimore registered a murder leaving 13 dead during that span and scores injured in dozens of shootings. According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), the latest homicide happened in the early morning hours of September 14, at approximately […]
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What If We Had A Real President?
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com This week the country marked yet another grisly milestone on the watch of Donald John Trump; more than 190,000 Americans dead due to the coronavirus pandemic. That is more than 190,000 Americans killed in just six months. That is more than twice as many Americans that […]
Posted inNational News
Report: White Supremacists Most ‘Persistent and Lethal Threat’
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal. (AP Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com For Black Americans, the threat of White supremacist violence has been persistent and ubiquitous for centuries. But, a new report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), titled, “State of the Homeland Threat Assessment 2020,” suggests White supremacists will remain […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News, NEWS
AFRO Exclusive: Cheatham in ‘Good Spirits’ After Second Stroke
Marvin “Doc” Cheatham Sr. (Courtesy Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Marvin “Doc” Cheatham Sr., a stalwart presence in Baltimore’s civil rights community for decades, is reportedly in “good spirits” after suffering a stroke on September 4. “He’s doing fine. It sounds like he’s in really good spirits,” said Marvin Cheatham Jr., the […]
Posted inNEWS
General Election: Biden Leads Trump In Battleground States
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at campaign event at Mill 19 in Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com In a batch of new polls released this week from several presidential battleground states, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to hold an […]
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The ‘Black Panther’ Lives!
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com The recent death of Chadwick Boseman at age 43, was a brutal gut punch for millions who were inspired by his ascent, and shocked by his all too short life. Boseman, who battled colon cancer for four years before ultimately succumbing to the disease, brought life […]
Posted inSports
Ravens Lobby Senate for George Floyd Legislation
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Playing for a city that has witnessed its share of corruption and unwarranted violence at the hands of law enforcement, the Baltimore Ravens have decided to enter the political arena as a team and push the United States Senate to pass law enforcement reform legislation. This week the […]
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Is This a Case of a Klacik Con?
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com This week, Kim Klacik, a Republican candidate for the legendary 7th Congressional District of Baltimore City addressed the Republican National Convention, also known by some (I am actually some) as the Republican Cavalcade of Clowns, Cons and Cowards. I myself did not tune into the RNC, because after […]