By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com People of color will be the majority of the American population in 2045 and a leading political scientist says that African Americans should be […]
Author Archives: Special to the AFRO
DMV High School Baseball Roundup
By Daniel Kucin Jr., Special to the AFRO Washington, D.C.-based School Without Walls (3-1) dismantled Paul International High School (Washington, D.C.) 12-3 on March 31. Penguins freshman pitcher Riley Marsh […]
The Black Press and the Baltimore ’68 Riot
By E.R. Shipp, Special to the AFRO Part 1 of 2 Perhaps, as with the assessment of Martin Luther King Jr., an appreciation of the significance of the riot – or […]
Following Outcry, State Says `No’ To Hopkins Police Force
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Special to the AFRO A plan to allow Johns Hopkins University to start its own police department, staffed by officers with arrest powers, has been temporarily […]
Remembering the Baltimore Riot of ‘68
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO “My God, there’s going to be some action this summer,” the AFRO reported April 6, 1968. The quote is from an unnamed youth on […]
Rally to End Racism Stirs Thousands To ACT NOW
By Tilesha Brown, Special to the AFRO ACT Now. Take a stand. That was the order of the day. And as thousands converged onto the National Mall in Washington, D.C. April […]
Supreme Court: Police Can Shoot First and Think Later
By Gloria Browne-Marshall, Special to the AFRO “Why did you shoot me?,” Amy Hughes asked as she lay bleeding from four bullet wounds. On April 2, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in […]
Following Oaks’ Sudden Resignation, 41st District Senate Seat Up For Grabs
The State Senate seat in Baltimore’s 41st legislative district of Baltimore City left vacant by Nathaniel Oaks resignation last month won’t be filled before the current session of the Maryland […]
Easter Shooting Leaves Five-Year-Old Boy Injured
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO Police have arrested a man accused of shooting a family of three, including a five -year- old boy, on Easter Sunday. Devron Paul Goodwyn, […]
Howard University Students Are on Day 5 of Protests After Reports of Financial Aid Scandal
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Hundreds of Howard University students are participating in a sit-in for the fifth straight day after last week’s report that approximately $1 million in […]
Man Indicted for Murder of Phylicia Barnes Acquitted For Third Time
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO Michael Johnson, 34, the Baltimore man charged with killing North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes in 2010, has been acquitted for a third time. Barnes, […]
Ronald Walters Loved Black Politics, Black Press
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The trade association of African-American owned newspaper recently honored one of the leading scholars regarding Black politics. On March 27, the National […]