The Golden State Warriors are off to a 17-2 start this season, the exact same mark with which the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls began their season before finishing with a then-record 72-10 mark. Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is sandwiched by Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) and Stephen Curry (30) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball […]
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Beal’s Hot Hand Guides Wizards
A hot-shooting Bradley Beal led the Wizards to a 2-1 week which included a much-needed four-game Thanksgiving holiday break. Beal and lead guard John Wall continue to pile up impressive stats, but now the team is starting to pick up some wins behind the backcourt’s efforts. The AFRO recaps the week that was for the […]
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Another Viewpoint: “Diary of a Fickle Fan”
I was born and raised in D.C., and when football season came around it was all about the Washington NFL team. When I joined my crew in the alley for a little football, we would imagine we were players on that team. The only thing we had to sort out was which player each of us could claim. […]
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Morgan State Ends Season with Win over Savannah State
The Morgan State University Bears ended their season on a high note, knocking off the Savannah State University Tigers, 35-24, on Nov. 26 in Savannah, Ga. Senior quarterback Chris Andrews led the Bears in passing with 130 passing yards and two touchdown passes. (Courtesy photo) The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Bears, […]
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Do the Washington Capitals Have an Identity This Season?
The Washington Capitals have completed a season long five-game homestand, but after winning four of their last six games, one prevailing question reverberates around this Caps season: has this team found its true identity yet? Many Caps fans are asking because they have seen a couple of instances where the team just looks flat-out lethargic. So […]
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Ron Glass, Co-Star of TV’s ‘Barney Miller’ Dead at 71
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Glass, the handsome, prolific character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in the long-running cop comedy “Barney Miller,” has died at age 71. FILE – In this photo provided by ABC in 1978, actor Ron Glass appears in character as detective Ron […]
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3 California Mosques Receive Letters Threatening Muslims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide. FILE – This Feb. 23, 2011 file photo shows Council on American-Islamic Relations, Executive Director, Hussam Ayloush, at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California […]
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Baltimore’s ‘Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood’ Youth Group Journeys to NYC
A group of 60 Baltimore youth traveled to New York City earlier this month seeking to learn about the importance of money and the role it can play in empowering their lives. Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood visited New York City on 11/18/16 and while there toured the New York Stock Exchange. The group […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
Hello everyone, and happy Thanksgiving to you from my house to yours. I hope and pray that your Thanksgiving weekend gives you a lot to be thankful for. Always remember no matter how rough things seem, just look around and you will see someone much worse off than you. Tykia McNeill, a 2016 graduate of […]
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Trump Disavowal of White Supremacists Doesn’t Quiet Concerns
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s disavowal this week of White supremacists who have cheered his election as president hasn’t quieted concerns about the movement’s impact on his White House or whether more acts of hate will be carried out in his name. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally, Monday, […]
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Meet Cameron Clarke, Howard University’s Newest Rhodes Scholar
In addition to loved son and brother, reliable friend, outstanding student, and published researcher, Howard University senior Cameron Davis Clarke can now add Rhodes Scholar to his list of great feats. “I didn’t even really believe it the first time when they announced it,” Clarke said of the moment when he first heard of his […]
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‘Jobenomics Baltimore City’ Seeks Restoration of Baltimore’s Labor Force
Earlier this year, the Jobenomics Baltimore City initiative, part of the Jobenomics National Grassroots Movement is trying to achieve with local communities, was contacted by West Baltimore community leaders in regard to developing a Jobenomics Baltimore small business and job creation plan. Based on statistical research, neighborhood tours and meetings with West Baltimore community […]