By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Donald Trump, the current resident of the White House is allegedly loathe to read anything; the polar opposite of his predecessor Barack Obama. Recently, President Obama, the author of three books, shared his current reading list via a Facebook post to his more than 55 million Facebook followers. President Obama’s […]
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Disgraced Ex-Detroit Mayor Seeks Trump Pardon
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Kwame Kilpatrick, the former Detroit mayor who began his political career with so much promise, has spent the last seven years incarcerated, on a 28-year-sentence after being convicted of 24 felonies. Now, Kilpatrick is reaching out to Donald Trump for a presidential pardon. Kwame Kilpatrick, 48, the ex-Mayor of Detroit, […]
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Mosby Picks Up Endorsements of Faith Leaders and Lawyers
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State’s Attorney, recently picked up the endorsements of prominent lawyers and faith leaders in her campaign to be re-elected. Mosby, her surrogates and an opponent in the race, Thiru Vignarajah, are also hitting back at claims that Ivan Bates was an effective prosecutor when he worked […]
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Stellar Attorneys Step Up To Defend Dawnta Harris
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Dawnta Harris, 16, sits in the Baltimore County Detention Center awaiting trial as an adult for the killing of Baltimore County Police Officer First Class, Amy Caprio. On May 30, just nine days after Caprio’s death, a Baltimore County grand jury indicted Harris, Darrell Ward, 15, Derrick Matthews, 15 and […]
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Gibson: `Bates Never Won a Murder Case’
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Ivan Bates, the defense attorney and candidate for Baltimore City State’s Attorney has saturated the media airwaves for weeks making the claim, “I never lost a murder case.” However, the woman Bates wants to unseat, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Thiru Vignarajah, who is also a candidate for […]
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Baker, Jealous Emerge from Pack of Candidates
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Just a couple of weeks before the Democratic primary June 26, Rushern Baker, Prince George’s County Executive and Ben Jealous, former President and CEO of the NAACP have both emerged from the pack of Democratic contenders vying to face Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election in November. […]
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More GTTF Cops Sentenced
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Two more members of the now disbanded Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) were sentenced June 8. Former Baltimore Police Detectives Evodio Hendrix and Maurice Ward were given credit by prosecutors for cooperating against their former colleagues with the notorious GTTF, charged with crimes ranging from planting evidence, to selling drugs, […]
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`Leader’ of the Gun Trace Task Force Sentenced to 25 Years
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Former Baltimore Police Department Sgt. Wayne Jenkins cried and apologized in court today, prior to being sentenced to 25 years for his role as the leader of the disbanded Gun Trace Task Force, according to veteran investigative reporter Jayne Miller of WBAL-TV. “I am so sorry, your honor, so sorry […]
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The Race War Will Not Be Televised
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com “You will not be able to stay home, brother You will not be able to plug in, turn on and drop out You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip Skip out for beer during commercials Because the revolution will not be televised” -Gil Scott Heron, […]
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15-Year-Old Graduates College, Looks to Next Challenge
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Torrington Ford, 15, who was homeschooled by his mother Tarita, says he constantly asked her to push him as a student. “I would always tell my mom, mom I want a challenge, challenge me more,” Ford told reporter Danielle Ohl of the Capitial Gazette. “Which was offensive to me,” Ford’s […]
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`Racial Firestorm’ in Baltimore County Has Long Smoldered
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com The Baltimore Sun’s Jean Marbella posted a story May 25 with the headline, “Baltimore County Police Officer’s Death Ignites a Racial Firestorm,” in reference to the death of Baltimore County Police Officer First Class Amy Caprio, 29, who died after being run over by a Jeep allegedly driven by Dawnta […]
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Ervin Sues to Get on the Ballot
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland State Board of Elections to get the ticket of her and running mate Marisol Johnson on the ballot in time for the Democratic Primary on June 26. Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin (right) and running mate, Marisol Johnson […]