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House of Representatives passes bill calling for immediate release of Brittany Griner, WNBA star still in Russian custody

by Special to the AFROJune 29, 2022June 29, 2022

By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO Black woman and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, Brittany Griner has been detained in Russia for […]

Posted inNEWS

Former White House aide drops bombshell testimony in surprise Jan. 6 hearing

by Special to the AFROJune 29, 2022June 29, 2022

By Tashi McQueen, Political Writer for The AFRO, Report For America Corps Member Cassidy Hutchinson, former White House aide to Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, testified on June 28 in […]

Posted inU.S. Government

The case against Trump and what we know from the Jan. 6 hearings

by Kara Thompson AFRO MDDC InternJune 25, 2022June 25, 2022

By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern Since July 27, 2021, a select House of Representatives Committee has been investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol building. The […]

Posted inNational News

Seven Decades After First Black Reporter Covered the White House, the Black Press Receives Coveted Credentials

by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJune 25, 2022June 25, 2022

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Seventy-two years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Harry S. McAlpin Jr. of the National Negro Publishers Association to cover […]

Posted inPolitics

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Justice Thomas says same sex marriage and contraception should be reconsidered next

by Special to the AFROJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022

By Tinashe Chingarande and Grace Kpetemey, Special to the AFRO The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned its almost 50 year-old landmark verdict on Roe v. Wade in […]

Posted inPolitics

The AFRO endorses: Rep. Kweisi Mfume for Maryland’s 7th District

by AFRO StaffJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

By AFRO Staff As the primary voting day is fast approaching on July 19, the AFRO American Newspapers has announced its endorsement for Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-7). He is no […]

Posted inPolitics

The AFRO endorses: Anthony Brown for Md. Attorney General

by AFRO StaffJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

By AFRO Staff Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), who is currently serving as a Democrat in Maryland’s House of Representatives, will be campaigning for the Attorney General spot in this year’s […]

Posted inPolitics

Delegate Brooke Lierman is running for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s primary election

by AFRO StaffJune 23, 2022June 26, 2022

By Megan Sayles,AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com What exactly does a Comptroller do? A question many voters may ask themselves when filling in their ballots for […]

Posted inPolitics

The AFRO endorses: Marilyn Mosby for City State’s Attorney

by AFRO StaffJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

By AFRO Staff Marilyn Mosby is now endorsed by AFRO News for re-election to State’s Attorney.  Gun violence is a firm platform point for her and reasonably so. Mosby, an […]

Posted inWashington D.C. News

D.C. Editor’s notebook: District’s favorite game of ‘haves and have-nots’ creeps into 2022 Mayoral Primaries let the people decide!

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorJune 15, 2022June 15, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor We are less than two weeks away from a major primary election in the District of Columbia. Sadly, D.C.’s favorite age-old game of the […]

Posted inWashington D.C. News

White comes out strong in opposition to current city direction in mayoral debates

by Special to the AFROJune 15, 2022June 14, 2022

By Cara Williams and Deborah Bailey Robert C. White Jr., is using the platforms he has been given during  this election season’s mayoral debates  to re-introduce himself to District voters […]

Posted inWashington D.C. News

James Butler – Trinidad neighbor community advocate and second time candidate for D.C. Mayor

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorJune 15, 2022June 14, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, D.C. Editor James Butler’s name is not always on the list of candidates for Mayor of Washington, D.C. He has not been included in some of the […]

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