On May 20 Morgan State University will hold its undergraduate Spring Commencement Ceremony at the Hughes Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. University President David Wilson announced that former Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address and will receive an honorary doctorate along with White House journalist, April Ryan and philanthropists Sylvia Brown and Sheldon […]
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Monarch Academy Introduces College Culture to Baltimore Kids
Monarch Academy, a Baltimore charter school, has begun working with Morgan State University in order to introduce its students to higher education. With two programs, ASHE and College Explorers, Monarch provides its students with emotional and academic support while also exposing them to positive example of higher education. Students at Baltimore’s Monarch Academy work with […]
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Massive Number of Cases Dropped Following Police Indictments
In March of this year, seven Baltimore City Police Officers were arrested, and indicted on federal racketeering charges that included robbery, making false arrest, and stealing overtime from the state. (l-r) Daniel Hersl, Evodio Hendrix, Jemell Rayam, Marcus Taylor, (2nd row l-r) Maurice Ward, Momodu Gando and Wayne Jenkins are the seven police officers who […]
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WEAA Planning Return to Its Roots
Morgan State University radio station WEAA (88.9 FM) is in the process of shaking things up. And listeners could hear students in the university’s journalism program deliver the news on air as soon as the fall. It’s part of a plan to give students more hands on experience at the station. “We’re making a concerted […]
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Calls for Sessions’ Resignation Follow Amped-Up Drug Sentencing Memo
Toting signs that read: “No More Drug Wars” and “Drug Wars Destroy Families,” several dozen activists protested outside the U.S. Department of Justice May 16 calling for an immediate challenge to new federal drug sentencing policies handed down by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a recent memorandum. Noting the failures of heavy-handed drug sentencing on […]
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Cummings Willing to Work with, Oppose Trump When Necessary
At one moment U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House over an affordable prescription plan with the president of John Hopkins University. At another he is rebuking Trump for spilling classified secrets to the Russians. Such is the life of Maryland’s long-serving member representing the 7th District. […]
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Black Grandparents, Caregivers, Seek Action Against Budget Cuts
Thousands of grandparents and other relative caregivers from across the country, many using walkers and wheelchairs, gathered on the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol, recently to demand changes to healthcare, housing, and kinship laws, as part of the Fifth National GrandRally. Carrie Robinson traveled from New York to support other grandparents rearing minor relatives. […]
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Would Next FBI Director Target Blacks?
As Democrats lashed out at the administration of President Donald Trump and demand the appointment of an independent special prosecutor to investigate the firing of FBI Director James Comey, a potentially more ominous question emerging among Black politicians and community organizers is who would be the next FBI director? The director of the Federal Bureau […]
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Rep. Lewis’ Fight for Civil Rights
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) still stands as an iconic beacon of the civil rights movement in the 21st Century. “John Lewis is so popular and in such demand that he is unable to join us this evening. But he was able to send us a film. John is like manure . . . He’s all […]
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Black Bar Association Gears Up to Battle Trump on Civil Rights
The nation’s largest organization of Black legal professionals has taken the stance that the Trump administration’s position on civil rights is wrong and is working to overturn actions the group considers hurtful to minorities. Keith Perry, executive director of the National Bar Association (NBA), said, in an exclusive interview with the AFRO, the Trump administration has […]
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Supreme Court’s Roberts: ‘Uncertainty’ Sinks Voter ID Appeal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Supreme Court shut the door Monday on North Carolina Republicans’ effort to revive a state law that mandated voter identification and scaled back early voting, provisions that a lower court said improperly targeted minority voters. The justices left in place last summer’s ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
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Miss USA Clarifies Healthcare ‘Privilege’ Comment
On May 14, Miss District of Columbia contestant Kara McCullough was crowned the winner of the 2017 Miss USA contest. Yet, it’s not her victory that is causing a stir; it’s her controversial comments about healthcare and feminism. McCullough, 25, who secured the crown for D.C. for the second year in a row, was asked […]