By SHANNON CLARK, Capital News Service WALDORF, Md. – It is a warm fall day in southern Maryland, and outside the Charles County Public Library, people are waiting. Carter Elliott, the communications guri, takes calls and monitors his phone. Volunteers stand outside the library in anticipation. A 45-foot long passenger bus sits alongside. Finally, the […]
Category: Politics
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Government awarding $1 billion to schools for electric buses
By Matthew Daly, The Associated Press Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program. The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of a […]
Posted inMaryland Government
Black Girls Vote: top three things Black voters should do ahead of Election Day
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member. tmcqueen@afro.com Advocacy organizations are feverishly working to equip voters with the information necessary to be efficient and effective voters this year. Noticeably making change on the grassroots level are the women of Black Girls Vote (BGV). Less than two weeks remain ahead of Election […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Senator Antonio Hayes instrumental in $2.4 million award to UMB School of to address West Baltimore health inequities
By Beverly Richards, Special to the AFRO The West Baltimore RICH Collaborative (Reducing Isolation and Inequities in Cardiovascular Health), a consortia led by the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing recently received $2.4 million from the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission. The RICH Collaborative is comprised of community and faith-based organizations, academia, hospitals and […]
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Baltimore voters mull term limits as Election Day looms
By Fatiha Belfakir, Special to the AFROfbelfakir@afro.com Voters in Baltimore are divided on term limits for Baltimore city elected officials as they are getting ready to cast votes in the general election next month. Term limits is a legal restriction that spells out how long elected officials can hold office. This fall election, however, voters […]
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Democrats confirm record number of Biden judges before midterms
By Courtney Cohn, Capital News Service Senate Democrats raced against the clock to confirm federal judges at a historic rate before the midterm election. President Joe Biden has nominated and the Senate has confirmed 84 judges so far for district and circuit courts. “(Senate Majority Leader) Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and I both share the […]
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Blight, crime and public health: Mayor Brandon Scott speaks on his use of Baltimore’s ARPA funds
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As funds from Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) continue to flow down to communities across the nation, Mayor Brandon Scott spoke with the AFRO about his use of the money and his plan of action to improve Baltimore. “ARPA has been a […]
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Proposed Stealthing Act of 2022 could provide legal remedies for non-consensual condom removal during sex
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Crishawn Boone, 27, of Marceline, Mo. wants everyone to know stealthing is no laughing matter. Speaking with the AFRO only under the condition of anonymity, Boone told her story and spoke about how the effects of stealthing linger long after a sexual encounter is over. Stealthing is […]
Posted inNational News
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits set to increase by 8.7 percent
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The Social Security Administration Office (SSA) recently announced that around 70 million Americans will benefit from an 8.7 percent boost in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. This means those who receive SSI benefits will receive an additional $140 each month […]
Posted inMaryland Government
New leadership coming to the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland in 2023
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As Election Day nears, changes in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM) quickly approach too. December will mark the end of an era for LBCM Chairman Del. Darryl Barnes (D-MD-25), and Del. Benjamin Brooks (D-MD-10), treasurer of the organization, as they have […]
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Wes Moore, Laity Sunday Guest Speaker at Freedom Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
By Marnita Coleman On Laity Sunday, one day after turning 44, the 2022 democratic nominee for governor of the state of Maryland, Wes Moore, was guest speaker at Freedom Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in South Baltimore, where Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper is pastor. Laity members were being honored for their outstanding service to ministry […]
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City Council begins investigating 2022 primary election irregularities
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Those frustrated with the election process may soon find the reform they seek. On Oct. 20, the City Council held a rescheduled hearing about this year’s primary election and its unusual complications. Councilwoman Odette Ramos (D-MD-14) of the Rules and Legislative Oversight committee […]
