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Category: Politics

Posted inU.S. Government

House Committee plans hearing on ‘underfunded’ and operationally challenged IRS

by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia In March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported being chronically underfunded for more than a decade, with its budget cut […]

Posted inNational News

Community leaders celebrate historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

by AFRO StaffApril 22, 2022April 22, 2022

By AFRO Staff Americans watched with bated breath as U.S. senators took a vote as to whether Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson should be the first Black woman to sit on […]

Posted inNational News

President Biden signs Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law

by Deborah Bailey Special to the AFROApril 4, 2022April 4, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO More than a century after the first anti-lynching law was introduced in Congress, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into […]

Posted inMaryland Government

Legislative Brief: Municipal Incorporation House Bill HB0042

by Special to the AFROMarch 9, 2022March 10, 2022

By J.J. McQueen, Special to the AFRO During the 2021 legislative session, HB1226 was one that could have opened doors for small communities within Harford County’s district 34-A to become […]

Posted inBaltimore County Government

The Moore Report: UPDATE – Baltimore County’s redistricting plan: A Judge rules in favor of fairness and calls for a better one

by Ralph E. Moore Jr.March 4, 2022March 7, 2022

By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. U.S. District Court Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on Feb. 22, blocked a redistricting plan from the Baltimore County Council that included just one majority Black […]

Posted inBaltimore News

What are Bonds, and who do they help?

by Special to the AFROFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022

By J.J. McQueenSpecial to the AFRO As the momentum builds for this legislative session, bills aren’t the only items under review, bonds are also important to this season’s session.  What […]

Posted inOPINION

Commentary: Black Woman: We See You

by Rev Kevin SlaytonFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

By Rev. Kevin Slayton, Special to the AFRO Ask any religious person of color where their “help” comes from and they will without fail acknowledge that it comes from the […]

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