By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com It has been about 300 days since Baltimore Homicide Det. Sean Suiter was gunned down in the Harlem Park community of West Baltimore Nov. 15 and despite last week’s publishing of the findings of a Baltimore Police Department (BPD), independent investigative review board, their report seems to have sparked even […]
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Dozens of Baltimore Schools Forced to Close Due to Extreme Heat
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com It was a short first day of school for children at dozens of Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) and about 10 public schools in Baltimore County never opened, because they have no air conditioning. The tweet from Baltimore County Public Schools announcing school closures due to heat. (Twitter) Temperatures climbed […]
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‘Enemies All Around Me’
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com “Enemies all around me One mistake and they’ll down me… I said the enemies all around you One mistake and they’ll down you” -Ghostface Killah (“Enemies All Around Me”) Fred Hampton, the revolutionary chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party would have been 70-years-old on Aug. 30 […]
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Panel: Suiter Likely Committed Suicide
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com After several days of speculation, the independent panel appointed to review the death of Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter, who died last November, found that he likely took his own life. According to the Independent Review Board’s report, Det. Sean Suiter, who died last November, likely committed suicide. (Courtesy photo) […]
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Jacksonville Gunman from Baltimore, Kills Two, Wounds Nine Others
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Questions swirl around yet another American mass shooting, this time at a gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Fl., where the gunman from Baltimore killed two and wounded nine others before turning the gun on himself. According to CNN, David Katz, 24, attended the tournament Aug. 26 for competitive players of the […]
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2 Killed, 3 Injured Overnight in Baltimore
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Two more people were killed and another was injured in two separate shootings overnight within the span of about 90 minutes, according to the Baltimore Police Department, (BPD). According to WJZ-TV, the two shootings took place in the 3800 block of Harlem Ave., in West Baltimore and the 700 block […]
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After Viral Rat Video, Sales Plunge at Lexington Market
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com A viral video of a rat rollicking through a display case of tasty treats at a Lexington Market bakery in July compelled management at the historic market to shut down temporarily. Lexington Market reopened, however since that rat video went viral, sales at Lexington have plummeted, according to a […]
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Will the BPD Finally Change?
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com The world of former Baltimore Police Department Officer Arthur Williams, the man caught on tape beating the hell out of Dashawn McGrier in East Baltimore over the weekend, has changed at breakneck pace; seems appropriate since Williams seemed determined to break McGrier’s neck. After the video of Williams delivering […]
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Baltimore Community Searches for Son of Community Leader
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Update: August 15 Niamke Nnamdi, the 21-year-old man reported missing on Aug. 11, was found alive last night (Aug. 14), near the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Nnamdi was found by community members who were part of a large group that had been searching since Aug. 13, for […]
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More Alleged Police Brutality in East Baltimore Captured on Video
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com As the Baltimore Police Department continues to grapple with various instances of misconduct, yet another incident of alleged police brutality captured on video is going viral. Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Police department has suspended an officer after a viral video emerged that shows him repeatedly punching a man before tackling […]
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What is Going on with the Civilian Review Board?
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Last month, Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis paid a visit to the members of the Civilian Review Board (CRB), which investigates citizen complaints of police misconduct, among other tasks. Davis wanted them to sign a confidentiality agreement, which would in effect render much of the board’s work opaque to the […]
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In the Wake of Alex Jones’ Removal, Who’s Next?
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist who zealously pushed the heinous lie that the Sandy Hook massacre of elementary school students in Newtown, Connecticut was a staged hoax, has been banned from several social media platforms. What about the myriad of other purveyors of alleged hate speech who use social […]
