By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Democratic nominee Wes Moore, and Republican candidate Del. Dan Cox (R-MD-04), will appear on the Maryland Public Television (MPT) tonight. They will discuss various topics like abortion, gun violence and education. AFRO’s News Editor, Alexis Taylor, will be on the panel to ask […]
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GOP attacks Georgia’s Abrams on voting as judge rejects suit
By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press When Democrat Stacey Abrams narrowly lost the Georgia governor’s race to Republican Brian Kemp four years ago, she didn’t go quietly. She ended her campaign with a non-concession that acknowledged she wouldn’t be governor, while spotlighting her claims that Kemp had used his post as secretary of state to […]
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Congresswoman Norton seeks to address D.C. judicial vacancies
By The Washington Informer D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is not happy that the U.S. Senate adjourned until Nov. 14 without addressing the problem of judicial vacancies in the District of Columbia’s court system. In the District, the president selects Superior Court and D.C. Court of Appeals judges. All D.C. judges must be approved by […]
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman on Supreme Court, set to face controversial topics in first term
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, AFRO U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to decide her first cases as a member of America’s highest court. Cases involving voting rights, gay rights, affirmative action, criminal justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Native American adoption rights will all be heard during the current session of […]
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Maryland senators to Pentagon: address toxic chemicals on bases
By Eve Sampson, Capital News Service Maryland Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, have joined a host of other lawmakers in an open letter to the Pentagon to increase resources for cleaning up toxic chemicals found on military bases. The issue, known as PFAS, which stands for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation honors Black leadership
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO The Congressional Black Caucus held the 2022 Phoenix Awards inside of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Oct. 1. The show was hosted by entertainers Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02) was honored alongside thought leaders like author and activist Michael Dyson, and brave […]
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Tech equity a key discussion during Annual Legislative Conference
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) several organizations including the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and their Executive Roundtable met. The group heard from Herb Tyson, director of Intergovernmental Affairs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department […]
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U.S. Sen. Warnock: electric car tax credit needs ‘flexibility’
By Russ Bynum, The Associated Press U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock urged the U.S. Treasury secretary Friday to use “maximum flexibility” in implementing a revised tax credit for Americans buying electric vehicles, a perk that Hyundai stands to lose as the automaker invests billions of dollars to open its first American EV plant in the Democratic […]
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AFRO election roundup: Wes Moore, Brooke Lierman and Anthony Brown give campaign updates
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Democratic nominees Wes Moore, Del. Brooke Lierman and Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD-04) continue to engage with the community ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8. Recently, the candidates shared updates from the campaign trail and outlooks with the AFRO. Gubernatorial candidate Moore is […]
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Biden administration launches environmental justice office
By Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press President Joe Biden’s top environment official visited what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement Saturday to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution. Forty years after a predominantly Black community in Warren County, N.C., […]
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President Biden holds United We Stand Summit to address hate crime in America
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor Dawn Collins fights back tears when she speaks about her son, Richard Collins III. The proud Bowie State University mom was just days away from watching her son, recently commissioned as an Army 2nd Lieutenant, walk across the commencement stage. Lt. Richard Collins III would have been the third generation […]
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Maryland early mail-in vote count moves forward
By Abby Zimmardi, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland State Board of Elections can begin counting early mail-in ballots Saturday following the Court of Special Appeals’ decision to deny Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox’s effort to halt the process. The board of elections asked the Montgomery County Circuit Court in August for permission to […]