Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com A stunning announcement by a rising star in the Democratic Party has sent shockwaves throughout the Georgia political arena, reverberating around the nation. Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms announced May 6 that she would not seek re-election. She made in a statement via […]
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AFRO Baltimore Editor
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Nnamdi fights to save ‘Big Momma’s house’
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Several months ago, Nneka Nnamdi set out on the vital mission to save “Big Momma’s House.” I’m certain Nnamdi, the indefatigable founder of Fight Blight Bmore has no outsized affinity for the 2000 blockbuster comedy starring Martin Lawrence and Nia Long. However, Nnamdi is fiercely focused […]
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Death of prominent engineer leaves community shaken
The body of Dr. Lashun Massey, 38, a wife and mother of two, who was an environmental engineer and the reigning Mrs. Dallas, was recovered from a lake near her family’s home on April 29. Her death has sent shockwaves through her family, community and the nation’s community of Black engineers. (Courtesy photo) By Sean […]
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City homicide numbers outpace those of 2020
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Only a few short hours into 2021, Baltimore registered its first homicide of the year. The murder of 33-year old Tiffany Wilson, down the street from her home on N. Stricker Street in West Baltimore, became yet another high-profile tragedy. Wilson was allegedly stabbed to death by her […]
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Will Dems move Supreme Court from 9 to 13?
The nine justices of the United State Supreme Court. A bill crafted by Democratic lawmakers would expand the High Court from nine to 13. (Courtesy Photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Last month, some Democratic members of the House of Representatives introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices […]
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Real law enforcement reform in Maryland, finally
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Maryland enacted the first and what proved to be the most comprehensive Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights in the nation in 1974 (LEOBOR). And for many law enforcement reform advocates, those protections provided great cover for countless incidents of egregious police misconduct for decades and in myriad […]
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Killing of Korryn Gaines: Baltimore attorney takes fight to DOJ
Baltimore defense attorney J. Wyndal Gordon has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice on behalf of the family of Korryn Gaines, who was gunned down by Baltimore County police August 1, 2016. By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On Aug. 1, 2016, Korryn Gaines, 23, was gunned down by Baltimore County Police […]
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Black people got Ma’Khia killed
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Moments before three guilty verdicts in the trial of disgraced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin came down and exaltation erupted across the country, in Columbus, Ohio 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant was fighting for her life. It only took seconds for her to lose that fight. […]
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Gordon: `She should resign…’
During an interview with the AFRO, prominent Baltimore defense attorney J. Wyndal Gordon (left) called for the resignation of Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming because he said, “she has cast a dark cloud over her agency.” By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On April 16, standout Baltimore defense attorney J. Wyndal Gordon […]
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The police killing of Ma’Khia Bryant raises the same questions
MaKhia Bryant, 16, seen here with her mother Paula Bryant was gunned down April 20, by Columbus, Ohio police officer Nicholas Reardon, just moments before the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict was announced in Minneapolis. Bryant was engaged in an altercation at the foster home where she lived and allegedly was wielding a knife when she […]
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Under Armour goes forward post COVID
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Under Armour the multi-billion dollar sports equipment company based in Baltimore revealed plans to downsize and consolidate its operation as the company and the nation continue to grapple with the coronavirus global pandemic. During a virtual press briefing on April 19, the company said it would shift the […]
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Ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty: Justice for George Floyd
Since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 millions of people around the globe have marched in protest of his murder, police brutality and systemic racism. April 20 was the day disgraced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts for Floyd’s murder. Hundreds gathered peacefully and solemnly posed for […]