Black and Latino voters are being disenfranchised in political elections due to biased data systems and lack of community-based data collection, with a new report recommending philanthropic investments to increase community-based data collection and better community-based strategies.
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Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections
By Matt Brown and David Klepper, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling. Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they […]
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U.S. House passes bill that could ban TikTok
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Congress is one step closer to banning or requiring a change in ownership of the popular social media platform, TikTok. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a much anticipated, contentious bill aimed at protecting national security from the dangers of social media. The bill, if passed into law, […]
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Super Tuesday victories set stage for presidential rematch
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire President Joe Biden and his twice-impeached and four-times indicted predecessor, Donald Trump, emerged victorious on Super Tuesday, wrapping up their respective party nominations and setting up a rematch of the volatile 2020 election. More than a dozen states participated in primaries and caucuses on March 5, constituting the most […]
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Mayor Scott announces HBCU Fellowship initiative
By Zenitha Prince, Special to the AFRO For 25 lucky recent HBCU graduates, a major stepping stone to gainful employment may be one application away. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott recently announced a partnership with Baltimore Corps and the city’s two historically Black colleges and universities, Coppin State University and Morgan State University that would […]
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RENEW Act seeks to make polluters pay for costs of climate change
By Zenitha Prince, Special to the AFRO Heat waves. Floods. Surprise blizzards. Wildfires. Such extreme weather conditions have become almost commonplace bulletins on the nightly news. And with their growing frequency and intensity – driven by climate change – taxpayers are laboring under the increasingly heavy burden of “hidden extreme-weather taxes” as states seek to […]
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Trump endorses Mark Robinson for N. Carolina governor, deems him ‘Martin Luther King on steroids’
By Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor, fulfilling a pledge the former president made several months ago. At a rally March 2 in Greensboro, Trump compared Robinson, who is Black, to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the famed […]
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Favorable vote on juvenile justice legislation gets mixed reaction
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee unanimously voted favorably on a major juvenile justice bill, HB 814/SB744, which brought a range of reactions. With Black children making up 77 percent of the children detained in Maryland juvenile jails, this legislation, as it stands, could increase that number, […]
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A Supreme Court decision could come March 4 in a case about barring Trump from the 2024 ballot
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as March 4 in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election. Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado […]
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Sen. Jill Carter aims to increase scrutiny of tax incentives for developers
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Special to the AFRO For decades, Baltimore has doled out tax breaks to spur development, but the increasing use of incentives has not been matched with the requisite scrutiny of how much they cost the city and who is benefiting. State Sen. Jill Carter, D-Baltimore, has introduced a bill […]
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Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger and Steny Hoyer endorse Johnny Olszewski for Congress
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Longtime Congressional Democrats Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.-02) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.-05) endorsed Baltimore County Executive John “Johnny O” Olszewski Jr. (D) for Maryland’s Second Congressional District on Feb. 21. Ruppersberger announced he was retiring from Congress in January, leaving his seat open this election year. “You must move […]
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Biden Administration announces $1.2 billion in student debt forgiveness for 153,000 borrowers
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire In a significant move to alleviate the burden of student debt, the Biden administration revealed on Feb 21, its decision to automatically forgive $1.2 billion in student loans for 153,000 borrowers. Those eligible for debt relief are individuals enrolled in the saving on a valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan […]