By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com To watch President Sean Hannity and Secretary of State Laura Ingraham twist and contort themselves this week on State TV (aka Fox News) to spin […]
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Flacco Traded to Denver
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Joe Flacco, who quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl victory following the 2012 season, has been traded to the Denver Broncos according to […]
Breaking News: Harrison to Meet With Mosby About Marijuana Policy
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com This morning (Feb. 11) during the official introduction press conference of Michael Harrison, the man selected by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh to be the city’s […]
Baseball Hall of Famer and Orioles Great Frank Robinson, Dead at 83
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Frank Robinson, who became a legend as one of the greatest power hitting outfielders in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as […]
‘…Redefining What Justice Looks Like’
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Even in a news cycle perpetually dominated by the maniacal political machinations of Donald Trump, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was still be able […]
After Trump Lies, Abrams Shines
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com The only reason I endured Donald John Trump slump through one of the longest State of the Union addresses in American history (I felt like […]
Former NFL Star Wheatley Poised to Lead MSU Football
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com According to sources close to Morgan State University Athletics, a former NFL running back is close to signing a contract to be Morgan State University’s […]
This Ceasefire Weekend, `House Music Heals’
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com So far in 2019 Baltimore has been averaging almost a murder a day, 26 homicides as of Jan. 26. There have been six days with […]
Jim Crow Alive and Well on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Last October marked 85 years since the last “official” lynching in the state of Maryland. October 18, 1933, George Armwood, a 23-year old Black laborer […]
`Sweetheart Gang’ Honors the Essential Black Mother
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com “Black Girl Magic” is a phrase that captures the undeniable power of Black women. But, there would be no Black Girl Magic without the Black […]
Harrison’s Faith Will Be Tested in Baltimore
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com During my recent phone conversation with Michael Harrison, former superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), he spoke freely about the cesspool he entered […]
Baltimore’s Nancy D Has Trump’s Number
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com “I’ve watched every State of the Union Address since I graduated high school in 1983. But, not this year,” is what I wrote in this […]