A middle school science teacher at Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School in northwest Baltimore was fired after a video depicting her using racial slurs at students went viral. The unnamed teacher is shown yelling “Get out of my class” as she shoves a Black student out of the classroom. When she returns she then asks who […]
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LeBron James Donates $2.5 Million to Muhammad Ali Exhibit at Smithsonian Black History Museum in D.C.
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is giving back to a champion who shaped his life. The Cavaliers star is donating $2.5 million to support an exhibit honoring Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James watches from the bench during the first […]
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Black Guerilla Family Leader Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
Black Guerilla Family (BGF) leader Mark Bazemore, 31, has been sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and drug conspiracies related to his involvement in the gang. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar this week also sentenced other BGF members Michael Smith Jr., 30, of Baltimore, to 327 months in prison; and Timothy Hurtt, 45, […]
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Smokey Robinson Receives Prestigious Gershwin Prize Award, Nods to Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Motown star Smokey Robinson has reflected on his humble Detroit roots while accepting a prestigious lifetime contributions award in Washington, D.C. Robinson received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song amid multiple standing ovations from an audience filled with political dignitaries at DAR Constitution Hall, the Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/2f4QBD2) reported. Gershwin Prize recipient […]
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Judge Awards Damages of $36M in Bobbi Kristina Death Case
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta on Thursday ordered Bobbi Kristina Brown’s partner, Nick Gordon, to pay $36 million in a wrongful death case, her estate’s lawyers said. This Oct. 12, 2012 file photo shows Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown attending the premiere party for “The Houstons On Our Own” at the Tribeca […]
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Prince George’s County High School Football Wrap-Up
Welcome to the AFRO’s weekly sports wrap-up. The Matchup Wrap-up: As the only four teams of the Prince George’s County 4A region to advance to the playoffs. It was only a matter of time before they all faced off. In the first matchup, the Wise Pumas routed the visiting DuVal Tigers 54-7 in the 2016 […]
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D.C. Statehood Backers Push On
The push to make the residential and commercial areas of the District of Columbia a state won’t stop District leaders and statehood activists are saying. While Donald Trump was winning the presidency on Nov. 8, District residents voted 80 percent for a referendum that advises the D.C. Council to petition the U.S. Congress for D.C. […]
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D.C. Church Recognizes Navy Parishioner for Years of Service
As a uniform wearer, there are certain things Fleet Master Chief April Beldo says she can’t do, out of respect for the United States. The Navy woman will not sit down during the national anthem and she will not disrespect the Commander in Chief. “That respect thing, it goes a long way . . .” […]
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Prince’s Estate Sues Jay Z’s Roc Nation over Tidal Streaming
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince’s record company is suing Jay Z’s company for copyright infringement, saying it streamed Prince’s songs on the Tidal music service without permission after his death. Prince (left) performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File); Jay-Z (right) performs during […]
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Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad”, Rep. John Lewis Win National Book Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — On a night of nervous laughter and cathartic tears and applause, Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” won the National Book Award for fiction and Democratic U.S. Rep. John Lewis, of Georgia, shared the prize for young people’s literature for a graphic novel about his civil rights activism. In this Sept. 19, […]
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Suspect(s) Still At-Large in Southeast D.C. Homicide of Local Rapper
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for information that can lead to solving the homicide of a local rapper killed on Nov. 2 in Southeast, D.C. Joshua Wayne Munson, also known as Beverly Deuce, will be laid to rest on Nov. 18 at Mount Calvary Church in District Heights, Md. (Courtesy Photo) Authorities […]
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Alphas and Zetas Push Success through Education at Career Fair
In an effort to get more Black students enrolled in college, the Kappa Epsilon Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Eta Zeta chapter at Bowie State University hosted a college fair on Nov. 12. “We service the community to encourage students to not just complete high school but to go ahead and […]