Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott welcomed the birth of his son, Charm Jamie Scott, with his fiancé Hana Pugh on Dec. 26 at 7:31 p.m., just one day after Christmas.
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Paramedics were convicted in Elijah McClain’s death. That could make other first responders pause
By Colleen Slevin and Matthew BrownThe Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Dec. 22 for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain in 2019 — a jury verdict that experts said could have a chilling effect on first responders around the country. The case involving the […]
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Acquittals in Manuel Ellis’ death put Washington state’s police accountability law in the spotlight
By Claire RushThe Associated Press A Washington state law aimed at improving police accountability is in the spotlight after three Tacoma officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face-down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath. The measure approved by voters in […]
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Nine hip-hop Christmas songs for the holiday season
By Ama Brown AFRO Editorial Assistant From the fun to the sentimental, this week, the AFRO has compiled a list of classic hip-hop songs to fill the air with holiday cheer. While we love Mariah Carey, in the 50th year of hip-hop, the time is now to highlight the work of the beat riders and rhyme […]
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Christmas Greetings from the AFRO
As the holiday season kicks into high gear, the staff of the AFRO American Newspapers and the Afro Charities team would like to send warm wishes to all who celebrate in a special way during this time of year. Regardless of faith, creed or color, now is the time to come together in peace and […]
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Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
By Lindsey BahrAP Film Writer It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t had the best time doing “The Color Purple” on Broadway. The protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells her story of sexual, physical and psychological abuses in the early 20th […]
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The NBA’s annual Christmas slate awaits. Teams insist it’s special to be picked
By Tim ReynoldsAP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. And in the eight seasons that followed, the Heat played on Christmas only once. Here’s what he realized: For an NBA […]
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CNN’s Abby Phillip encourages Bowie State graduates to expect adversity
By Deborah BaileyAFRO Contributing Editor Cable network anchor and Bowie High School graduate Abby Phillip reminded Bowie State University winter graduates Dec. 23 of the power of failure in life. Phillip, anchor of “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” a Harvard graduate and a member of Bowie High School’s class of 2006, told the 405 graduates […]
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Sports player contracts are a bigger deal thanks to Curt Flood
By Ralph E. Moore Jr The latest sports news is that baseball pitcher and hitter, Shohei Ohtani, recently signed a $700,000,000 contract for ten years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wow, that’s a big one! Ohtani became a free agent on Nov. 2 of this year. Just for the record, a free agent in professional […]
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Baltimore sues the ATF for access to gun data
By Tashi McQueen AFRO Political Writer tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Acting City Solicitor Ebony Thompson and Alla Lefkowitz, senior director of Affirmative Litigation at Everytown Law, announced Baltimore’s newly filed federal lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The city alleges that the ATF improperly withheld crucial “crime gun” […]
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Leave No Veteran Behind celebrates 75 years of military desegregation
By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com Approximately 75 years ago, President Harry S. Truman desegregated the United States military, forever changing the landscape of defense by blurring racial lines and unblocking life changing opportunities for service members of color. This year, local non-profit Leave No Veteran Behind, invited everyone from soldiers from the front lines to […]
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Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards honor 14 firms demonstrating civic leadership in Baltimore
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott, in partnership with the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) and Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), hosted the 49th annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards on Dec. 13. The ceremony celebrated 14 firms with an active presence in Baltimore, exemplary leadership and a commitment to improving Baltimoreans’ quality of life. […]
