By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO Billy W. Bridges, 61, worked for the Prince George’s County school system for 24 years and has seen the county’s uneven economic growth, persistent problems with public safety, and lack of access to first-rate medical care. He has a plan. Bridges, originally from Mississippi, came to Prince George’s […]
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Baltimore clergy unite to increase Black voter participation
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer A small, yet mighty and determined clergy cohort recently gathered for a press conference at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. They had a singular focus – to get the vote out. Early voting has begun, and this group of clergy wants to make sure that the Black […]
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Moisette ‘Tonya’ Sweat calls for new leadership in Prince George’s County
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO Moisette “Tonya” Sweat, 49, is an attorney who has never run for public office. She says she understands the DMV political environment well because of her work with the local, state and federal government. Sweat says she is infuriated with what she sees as the “lack of leadership” […]
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Sherman Hardy: Drawing on military experience to make Prince George’s County affordable and equitable
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO Sherman Hardy, 38, says he has always been the youngest in the boardroom and many of the rooms he has entered to make major decisions. The Air Force veteran, originally from Miami, Fla., is running for Prince George’s County executive because “I care about my county and how […]
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Black candidates look to make history, and make political returns, in Maryland primary elections
TheGrio is closely watching the Maryland gubernatorial and attorney general contests and the race for the 4th Congressional District, where former congresswoman Donna Edwards is looking to win back her old seat. By April Ryan, TheGrio There are a number of important primary contests this upcoming election Tuesday. Two races theGrio is closely watching are […]
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Social Media protests planned on July 4 in response to Supreme Court abortion decision – Wear black
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor While the Federal and District Governments are planning fireworks and parades for downtown Washington D.C., others are preparing to wear black on 4 July in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 25 decision overturning Roe V. Wade and the right to abortion. A movement on social media has […]
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House of Representatives passes bill calling for immediate release of Brittany Griner, WNBA star still in Russian custody
By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO Black woman and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, Brittany Griner has been detained in Russia for carrying an illegal substance into the Moscow Airport. On Friday, the US House of Representatives came to an agreement on the Griner Resolution that would […]
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Former White House aide drops bombshell testimony in surprise Jan. 6 hearing
By Tashi McQueen, Political Writer for The AFRO, Report For America Corps Member Cassidy Hutchinson, former White House aide to Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, testified on June 28 in a surprise hearing announced just the day before. Hutchinson testified that she overheard several key conversations related to Jan.6 because of how close she was […]
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The case against Trump and what we know from the Jan. 6 hearings
By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern Since July 27, 2021, a select House of Representatives Committee has been investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol building. The committee is led by seven Democrats and two Republicans from the House. Just a few weeks ago, on June 9, the committee began to share […]
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Seven Decades After First Black Reporter Covered the White House, the Black Press Receives Coveted Credentials
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Seventy-two years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Harry S. McAlpin Jr. of the National Negro Publishers Association to cover an Oval Office news conference, and 82-years after the founding of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the Black Press can freely cover the White […]
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Justice Thomas says same sex marriage and contraception should be reconsidered next
By Tinashe Chingarande and Grace Kpetemey, Special to the AFRO The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned its almost 50 year-old landmark verdict on Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 vote on June 24. The historic case enshrined federal protections for women to abort a pregnancy. Now, the Supreme Court Justices have relegated […]
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The AFRO endorses: Rep. Kweisi Mfume for Maryland’s 7th District
By AFRO Staff As the primary voting day is fast approaching on July 19, the AFRO American Newspapers has announced its endorsement for Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-7). He is no stranger to a majority of Baltimoreans as he is a Baltimore native himself, and a political force in the community for years. Mfume represented the […]