By Megan Sayles,AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Vice President Kamala Harris rolled out several investments and initiatives to promote economic, political and social empowerment for women in Africa on March 29, […]
Category: Politics
Posted inNational News
Trump indicted by grand jury
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com In a case that has held headlines for weeks, Trump is now the first former president of the U.S. to be criminally indicted […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore officials nix plan to release wastewater from Palestine, Ohio trainwreck into Dundalk waterways
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott directed the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) to block the discharge of wastewater treated from the […]
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NAACP, housing advocates push action on stalled inclusionary housing bill
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore housing policy drew fire March 22 from the city’s leading civil rights and housing advocates who are threatening to complain to the […]
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Coard: Pro-Black Kappas and other pro-Black D9s must boycott anti-Black Fla. Gov. DeSantis
By Michael Coard As a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., since 1979 at Cheyney University, I call on my beloved pro-Black brothers to do the right thing […]
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Biden Administration calls for cap on insulin prices –pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly responds
By Deborah Bailey, Corresponding Editor During the 2023 State of the Union Address, President Joseph Biden called on Congress and America’s pharmaceutical companies to cap the price of insulin at […]
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Historic indictments for former U.S. president loom
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com A grand jury is expected to indict former U.S. President Donald Trump in connection with payments made to quiet an adult film performer’s […]
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Trump spurs supporters to protest amid fear of arrest
By Michelle L. Price, Jill Colvin and Eric Tucker, The Associated Press Donald Trump claimed on March 18 that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his […]
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Baltimore City Council special committee confirms Faith Leach as chief administrative officer
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO It took the Baltimore City Council’s Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee less than 20 minutes to approve the nomination of Faith Leach as […]
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Controversial gun control bill advances in Maryland Senate
By JENNIFER GABLE, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Senate passed the controversial Gun Safety Act of 2023, which limits the circumstances where someone can carry a weapon […]
Posted inU.S. Government
Supreme Court ruling could impact 800,000 Maryland student loan borrowers
By Hunter Savery, Capital News Service A ruling from the Supreme Court against the White House’s student debt relief program could impact more than 800,000 Maryland student loan borrowers who […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. to pull new crime law; Senate still plans to reject it
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press The D.C. Council is withdrawing a sweeping rewrite of the capital city’s criminal code from consideration, just before a U.S. Senate vote that seemed […]