“For young people in my neighborhood, getting stopped and frisked is a rite of passage,” wrote Nicholas K. Peart, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, in a December 2011 opinion page essay in the New York Times titled, “Why Is the N.Y.P.D. After Me?” And, according to figures released by the New York […]
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Martin Takes Hits from Black Media Family
Tom Joyner, host of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” this week administered a public spanking to Roland Martin, one of the show’s senior analysts, over inflammatory statements Martin tweeted during the Super Bowl. In a public letter, Joyner urged Martin to “make things right” by issuing a “sincere” apology to GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Conaway Admits Oversight, Drops Lawsuit
It was a slip of the pen, an “oversight,” that caused her to claim a Baltimore County property as her primary residence in a 2006 document, claimed City Councilwoman Belinda Conaway this week. “In this case Belinda Conaway simply signed a document by mistake, and she’s returning any of the tax credits gained from that […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Read’s Granted Temporary Historic Landmark Status
Read’s Drugstore in downtown Baltimore was given temporary historical landmark status on April 12, delighting preservationists and disappointing officials and developers. The Commission for Historic and Cultural Preservation’s ruling will allow for a longer review on whether the building – site of a groundbreaking civil rights victory – should be preserved. But city officials say […]
Posted inHealth
Finally, a Plan to Reduce Health Disparities
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech to the Medical Committee for Human Rights back in 1966. And yet, decades later, that injustice thrives – Blacks and other minorities continue to lack, disproportionately, access to health care and […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cirque du Soleil Debuts ‘TOTEM’ in Baltimore
BALTIMORE – From the Judeo-Christian account in the book of Genesis to the “Big Bang” theory, the fallen “Sky Woman” of the Iroquois to Nyx, the golden-egg-bearing originator of the Greeks, cultures and generations of people the world over have attempted to explain the evolution of mankind. Now, in one of its latest productions, Cirque […]
Posted inNational News
Supreme Court Dismisses Troy Davis Appeal
Family and supporters of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis say they remain optimistic in their fight to save him from execution despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject his appeal, Monday. “People always ask us every time there is a decision – especially a negative decision – how do we feel, and we […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Sulaimon Brown Investigation Could Hobble Gray’s Administration
The firestorm ignited by Sulaimon Brown, a former mayoral candidate who told The Washington Post Mayor Vincent Gray’s campaign gave him money and promised him a job in return for his attacks on then-incumbent Adrian Fenty, will leave indelible scorch marks on Gray’s administration, political analysts say. “It doesn’t bode well for an independent, strong […]
Posted inNational News
Clarence Thomas Stars in Sexually Charged Memoir
D.C. Unmasked & Undressed, the memoir of Lillian McEwen, a former judge and ex-girlfriend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, hits the shelves March 5. But, as the author told the AFRO, this book is definitely not for the G-rated crowd. While the tale chronicles the often painful journey of the writer from the despair […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Low Voter Turnout Can Cause Upset in At-Large Council Race
A crowded field of candidates and uncertain voter turnout promises to make the April 26 election of a new D.C. City Council member an exciting and boisterous process, some political observers say. “When you have special elections it’s pretty much a free-for-all,” said former councilman Vincent Orange. Orange was one of 11 candidates that met […]
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Obama Budget Criticized
President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget, released on Valentine’s Day, is getting little love from either side of the ideological aisle. Republicans, who in a nod to their tea party supporters have proposed $61 billion in spending cuts for the current fiscal year ending Sept. 30, said Obama’s $3.73 trillion proposal falls short of his pledge […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
GOP’s Anti-Home Rule Campaign Continues to Mount
The indignities heaped upon the District of Columbia by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are piling up, political observers said. The assault against the city’s autonomy began when the GOP, as one of its first orders of business, stripped the District of its vote in the Committee of the Whole. And in one of the […]
