Morgan State University has signed a new partnership agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that opens up new learning opportunities for students in STEM-related disciplines. The Education Partnership Agreement was signed between MSU President David Wilson and Lt. Col. Michael S. Ruppert, deputy district commander for the Corps’ Baltimore District at Morgan State’s Patuxent […]
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Posted inNational News
Carson Unapologetic for Linking Clinton to Lucifer
Failed presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is unapologetic for linking presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to Lucifer. (Left) Dr. Ben Carson, former Republican Presidential Candidate, speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill); and (right) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at […]
Posted inNational News
Texas Voter ID Law Declared “Discriminatory” by Federal Court
Voting rights activists are claiming a partial victory in a federal appeals court’s ruling this week that declares Texas’ voter identification law—which many have called the strictest in the nation—to be “discriminatory.” In a 203-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld part of a 2012 District court decision in Veasy […]
Posted inHealth
Alcohol Abuse Linked to Racial Discrimination
Alcohol abuse is now another adverse health outcome researchers have linked to racial discrimination. Previous studies have linked health disparities in cardiovascular disease and other ailments to discrimination, including one previously reported on by the AFRO which tracked the physiological impact of discrimination on youth and adults and found that “everyday discrimination affects biology in […]
Posted inNational News
Report: States’ Prison Spending Far Outweighs Investment in Education
Spending by state and local governments on correctional facilities has far outpaced that on education, increasing at triple the rate of funding for public schools from preschool through grade 12 in the last 30 years, a new brief by the U.S. Department of Education found. From the school years 1979–80 to 2012–13, public Pre-K–12 expenditures […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Ricky Smith Marks One Year at Helm of Agency, Plans for More Growth
For Ricky D. Smith, his first year at the helm of the Maryland Aviation Administration, including the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, has been a dream. Ricky Dorell Smith “It’s been a true homecoming for me,” he told the AFRO. “I’ve been in this business now for 27 years, and most of those years I […]
Posted inDNC 2016, National News
Black Issues Addressed in Democratic Platform Document
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other minorities were well represented on the committee that drafted the Democratic Party’s platform, a groundbreaking document that will be presented at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, which will be held July 25-28 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, a Democratic leader told the AFRO. Rep. Elijah […]
Posted inReligion
AME Zion Bishop Richard Thompson Dies at 73
Bishop Richard Keith Thompson, a longtime religious leader in Washington, D.C., and in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church, has died. He was 73. Bishop Richard Keith Thompson Thompson died at his home July 16 after months-long illness, according to church leaders familiar with the circumstances. “The Board of Bishops along with the entire […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Morgan Students Display Space Exhibit at Baltimore’s Artscape
The work of Morgan State University students and faculty was on display this weekend at Baltimore’s Artscape—the largest free arts festival in the United States. Instructor Brian Stansbury and students from Morgan’s School of Architecture and Planning designed and built the “Space Place” exhibit, which reflected the festival’s 2016 theme of “Space: Explore What’s Out There.” […]
Posted inBaltimore News
More Cherry Hill Gang Members Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
Three members of the UDH criminal organization based in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill were sentenced this week to double-digit prison terms for racketeering conspiracy charges after admitting to their involvement in gang activities. The men’s plea agreements brings to 35 the number of Cherry Hill gang members who have pleaded guilty to gang involvement and related […]
Posted inNational News, Uncategorized
‘#AllLivesDidntMatter’ Shuts Down Black Lives Matter Detractors
A new social media hashtag that counters the at best, naïve and at worst, racist intentions of the phrase “All Lives Matter” has exploded across the blogosphere. (Left) A message reading “All Lives Matter” is written on the pavement as police in riot gear cast shadows while standing in line ahead of a curfew in […]
Posted inNational News
White House HBCU Initiative Director, Ivory Toldson, Resigns
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities now has a new leader at its helm. Ivory A. Toldson, who was named executive director of the Initiative last year after serving two years as deputy director, has resigned. He has been replaced by Kim Hunter Reed. Former executive director of the White House Initiative […]