On Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum will offer admission to its guests for one dollar. The museum is participating in the 2016 “Dollar or Less Days” with the Downtown Baltimore Partnership. “This is a great opportunity for many locals to take advantage of a great discounted rate and […]
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Baltimore Police Release Footage of Police Shooting Knife Wielding Black Man
It was 9:30 a.m. Nov. 25 when Baltimore police officers were called to the 3300 block of Greenmount Ave. There they shot a Black man wielding knives in each hand on the sidewalk near a Waverly bus stop. The incident was caught on police camera, which has since been released. In this image taken from […]
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Los Angeles Cops Cleared in Death of Charly “Africa” Keunang, Homeless Black Man
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot a Black homeless man on Skid Row last year will not face criminal charges, according to a report released Thursday by the district attorney. FILE – This February 2000 photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff’s Office shows Charly “Africa” Keunang. (Ventura County Sheriff […]
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Baltimore Police Search for Clues after 6 Shot, 2 Fatally
BALTIMORE (AP) — Police are searching for clues after two people were killed and four others were injured when shots rang out in front of a northwest Baltimore store. Police say that a gunman fired on the people about 6 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect has not been found. One man was pronounced dead at the […]
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Trump Federal Workforce Plans Don’t Bode Well for Black Workers
In 2011 conservative commentator and failed Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan wrote in a blog post that President Obama created a federal workforce rife with a “race-based spoils system.” President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to downsize the federal workforce, nearly 20 percent of which is Black. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) “Now, as White folks are two-thirds […]
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Third Morgan Student Killed This Year
Charles M. McGee, a senior majoring in political science at Morgan State University, died on Nov. 23. He was shot on Nov. 20 and police are investigating his death as a homicide, according to an email sent to Morgan students by Morgan professor Kevin Banks. He was shot off-campus in the 5600 block of Albanene […]
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Drake Tops Spotify’s 2016 List with 4.7 Billion Streams
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake owned the year on Spotify: He’s the most streamed act on the platform with 4.7 billion streams. In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, Drake accepts the award for favorite album rap/hip-hop for “Views” at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Drake was the most streamed act on the […]
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Mariah Carey Headlines New Year’s Eve Lineup in Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey is set to ring in 2017 with a live performance in Times Square as the headliner for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” on ABC. In this Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, file photo, Mariah Carey participates in the “Mariah’s World” panel during the NBC Television Critics […]
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Column: Woods is Back, But Don’t Expect the Old Tiger
It was 20 years ago last month when the world began to understand that golf, at least for the near future, wouldn’t be the same. Tiger Woods was on the prowl in Las Vegas, stalking what would become his first professional win. I walked inside the ropes alongside him, amid frenzied sounds from the crowd […]
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Charlotte Protesters: Police Shooting May be Legal, but isn’t Right
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A prosecutor’s decision to clear a Black Charlotte police officer in the killing of a Black man left some African-American community leaders saying while the shooting may have been legal, it wasn’t right. Many of them called on Charlotte police to change their policies to encourage officers to use non-deadly force, […]
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Navy Cross Awarded to Dorie Miller
Dorie Miller, a Black hero who after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 1941 carried several Navy comrades to safety and then manned a machine gun against the Japanese, was awarded a Navy Cross for his efforts. There is a current campaign to have President Obama award him the Congressional Medal of Honor […]
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AIDS Advocates Wary About Trump Administration’s Possible Handling of Disease
President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Obamacare critic Rep. Tom Price is sparking worry among health care advocates, especially those on the front lines of the battle against HIV/AIDS. “Many of us are worried that the gains we have made might be stymied or worse we we might loose ground because President-elect Trump has talked about […]