Author Archives: Sean Yoes

Aug. 12, 1958, around 10 a.m., 57 of the greatest musicians on earth gathered at 17 East 126th St., in front of a Harlem brownstone in New York City for a photograph. Among those assembled: Thelonius Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Lester “Prez” Young, Maxine Sullivan, Count Basie, Art Blakey, Coleman Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, […]

East Baltimore Del. Cory McCray (D-45) had a copy of the late Marion Barry’s book, “Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr.,” tucked under his arm as he sat down for an interview at the AFRO’s Baltimore headquarters recently. Perhaps McCray, who recently launched his bid to unseat Sen. Nathaniel McFadden (D-45), […]

There was about five hours left in the second Baltimore Ceasefire of 2017 and Ericka Bridgeford seemed exhilarated, when she probably should have been exhausted. Bridgeford, one of the Ceasefire organizers, was at the Real News Network downtown to participate in a panel discussion, following a screening of, “The Interrupters,” a documentary about the ceasefire […]

For me, growing up in the 1970’s Halloween was a really big deal. We actually went trick or treating for days (not just on Oct. 31), often hauling away trash bags full of candy. In the early 1970’s my family moved to Baltimore County and back then there were very few Black families living in […]

I got a call from my friend, and fellow Walbrook Warrior, David Miller a couple of weeks ago. Miller has been educating and mentoring Black children, mainly Baltimore Black boys, for all of his adult life. Miller, a proud West Baltimorean, has been doing vital work in our community for decades. But, he is so […]

I officially ended my allegiance to the Baltimore Colts December 24, 1977, and I can tell you why in five words. The Ghost to the Post. For old school NFL fans of the league’s “golden age” (for my Generation X, it is the 1970’s) the phrase, “Ghost to the Post,” is a concise holy writ […]

Ricky Smith, the executive director and CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA), who leads BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, has presided over record breaking growth at the airport during his tenure, which began in July 2015. But, he cites the good fortune of a relatively strong economy (at least by some metrics), as much as […]

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby quickly became a prominent national symbol of the fight for law enforcement reform in America after she officially took the SA’s chair in January 2015. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby discusses the almost non-stop racist attacks aimed at her since she indicted the six Baltimore police officers connected […]

Recently I participated in the Holistic Parenting and Education Summit, an event organized by Kenyatta Macon-Moon, the founder of the Nsoroma Academy of Holistic Thought, Baltimore’s only African centered school. The event, at New Shiloh Baptist Church’s Family Life Center in West Baltimore, featured presentations and education workshops by Macon-Moon, my good brothers Changa Bell, […]

A little more than a year ago, in the early morning hours of Sept. 18, 21 year-old Tawon Boyd knew he desperately needed help. Tawon Boyd, 21, called police to his home for assistance Sept. 18,2016. He was dead four days later after an encounter with Baltimore County Police and Baltimore County medical workers. “How […]