By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Over the course of seven decades Ethel Ennis, the pride of West Baltimore, shared her God-given gift, which was her luminous, cogent voice. But, her sparkling character and generous spirit also blessed countless others even beyond the scope of her timeless music. Ennis died Feb. 17. She was 86. According […]
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Baltimore Blight, #isthisyourhouse #FightBlightBmore
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com In the AFRO’s “Race and Politics” column published Nov. 21, I wrote the following about the destructive and insidious effects of blight on mostly Black, Brown and poor communities in our city: 530 N. Stricker St. #IsThisYourHouse #FightBlightBeMore (Photo by Sean Yoes) To state the obvious, Baltimore blight is ubiquitous […]
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Ya’ll Still Rocking With R. Kelly?
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Black people who call themselves fans of R. Kelly have been engaged in a sordid, slimy tango with the alleged pedophile for about 20 years now. In the wake of new video evidence against the Chicago native that has been unearthed recently, ya’ll still cool with Kelly? The latest allegations […]
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Trump’s Imaginary Wall is Actually All About Obama
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 Vice-President Trump’s losing border wall deal into a win was at once hilarious and sickening. Trump originally asked for more than $25 billion for a […]
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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 various reports. According to NFL sports writer and pundit Ian Rappoport, via Twitter, the Broncos will send the Ravens a mid-round pick in the upcoming […]
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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 next police commissioner, the acting commissioner made some news concerning the State’s Attorney’s policy on marijuana possession prosecutions. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recently […]
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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 the league’s first Black field manager, has died. He was 83. According to Major League Baseball, Robinson died at his California home after a lengthy […]
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‘…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 to garner some national headlines with her announcement last week that her office would no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases. She is also seeking to […]
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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 throwing up on more than one occasion), was to hear Stacey Abrams deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s troth of lies. But, before I get […]
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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 next head football coach. Former NFL running back Tyrone Wheatley will reportedly lead a Morgan State University’s football squad. (Courtesy Photo) Tyrone Wheatley, who played […]
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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 multiple homicides. There was a homicide every day from Jan. 8 – Jan. 13. We’ve gotten off to a bad start after registering moderately lower […]
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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 cowered beneath a jailhouse bed in Princess Anne, Maryland on the state’s Eastern Shore, as a mob of hundreds gathered to render ultimate justice. On […]
