By AFRO Staf “When I’m released, I have no job, no car, no license, no clue how to get around, no money management training,” said a woman who was not identified by name, but recently spoke to members of Out For Justice, the organization, which advocates for criminal justice reform. “I’m thrown into society with […]
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Spotlight on Botanical Drug Products
By AFRO Staff This award Is a first for Morgan State University and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Although not widely known, the vast majority of people in the United States use botanical products on a regular basis, either in dietary supplements or as active ingredients of botanical drugs. The chemical components and biological […]
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AFRO Wins FB Journalism Grant
By AFRO Staff The Facebook Journalism Project and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism recently announced 30 additional recipients of Community Network grants; one of them being the AFRO American Newspaper. News organizations will use these grants to support projects aimed at building community and new paths to sustainability in local news. Each Community Network applicant […]
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Community Groups Honor Recent Victims of Violence
By AFRO Staff A community vigil and march to honor the memory of Carmen Rodriguez, a Latina business owner who lost her life two days before Christmas, as well as other recent victims of violence, took place Jan. 22. The vigil and “solidarity walk” began at Library Square, 158 N. Linwood Ave. in East Baltimore, […]
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Let’s Fight Like Hell to Save Our City
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead Special to AFRO A few days before the beginning of the new year, I called my father to rant and rave about Baltimore. I was frustrated by the rising homicide numbers and the general air of malaise that had settled over the city and overwhelmed by having to facilitate ongoing conversations […]
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AFRO Readers Speak
Dear AFRO, The scholars and staff at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Middle School would like to express our sincerest thanks for the gifts you donated to help brighten the holiday season for several of our families. Due to your generosity, our families were able to provide a happy holiday memory for their children. […]
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Controversial BPD Arrest: Three Arrested In Assault on BPD Sgt.
By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Two men and a juvenile have been arrested in the alleged assault of a Baltimore Police sergeant on a cell phone video, which has now gone viral. Zayne Abdullah, 23, and Donnell Burgess, 20, were arrested in the assault that took place in the 1500 block of Pennsylvania […]
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Chaos City From Top to Bottom
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The video of a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) sergeant being kicked by a handful of onlookers, as he attempted to make an arrest has sparked the latest chapter in a long series of viral video indignities for our city. According to the BPD, Sgt. Simpson as he’s been […]
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Police Overtime Controversy Continues
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO The AFRO has filed a formal public information act request to obtain the findings of a controversial audit of Baltimore Police Department (BPD) overtime spending that has yet to be released. The request was filed after city officials continued to block the release of a taxpayer funded audit, […]
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Mosby Threatened in Violent Voicemail after St. Louis Visit
By AFRO Staff Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been in the national spotlight since she indicted six officers connected to the death of Freddie Gray in May 2015, shortly after the Uprising on the day of Gray’s funeral April 27, 2015. Since then, she has been a national symbol in the ongoing fight […]
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Manifest Destiny and the History of Baltimore
By Peter Brooks Special to the AFRO Including some 15 million people, 8 million square miles, over the span of 401 years and counting, the genocide committed against the Native Americans is unprecedented in both size, scope, and duration. While no longer deliberately given infected blankets, or rounded up and executed in mass graves, the […]
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THE RUN DOWN – PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPEACHMENT CONTINUES
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks about Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of 7 impeachment managers to prosecute the impeachment trial of President Trump and trending topics in The AFRO American News Paper.