MOAB, Utah (AP) — New trailhead signs with a less controversial name for eastern Utah’s Negro Bill Canyon have been stolen. (Photos Courtesy of The Bureau of Land Management and Wikimedia Commons Public Domain) The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2ddAMg3) that the Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Lisa Bryant said Thursday two signs with the name, […]
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Parents of Trayvon Martin Have Book Coming in January 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen fatally shot in 2012 by a neighborhood watch volunteer, have a book coming out on Jan. 31. In this April 11, 2012 file photo, Sybrina Fulton, left, and Tracy Martin, parents of Trayvon Martin, appear during an interview in Washington. Spiegel & Grau […]
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AFRO Archived History: Black Sox Secure League Franchise
Negro League Baseball July 7, 1934 BALTIMORE- The admission of the Baltimore Sox into the National Negro Baseball League at the meeting of the club owners in Philadelphia, Thursday and Friday returns the Monumental City to its former place in the baseball firmament. The new edition of the Black Sox is owned by a popular […]
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Congress Rebukes Obama, Overrides Veto of 9/11 legislation
In a resounding rebuke, Democrats joined with Republicans on Sept. 28 to hand Barack Obama the first veto override of his presidency, voting overwhelmingly to allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts for its alleged backing of the attackers. President Barack Obama received the first veto override of his […]
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Advanced Placement Subsidies Offered to Aid Poor Students
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Sept. 20 that it will award $28.4 million in Advanced Placement (AP) grants to 41 states and Washington, D.C. as part of its efforts to boost college and career readiness for historically underserved students. The grants will help defray the costs of taking advanced placement tests for students […]
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Childcare Standards Strengthened Following Death
First-time parent Ellie Laskins, like many working mothers, utilized the services of a private childcare provider in order to return to work a few weeks after giving birth. The Laskins family said they sought recommendations, triple-checked references, and believed their daughter was in the hands of a safe and nurturing caregiver. But, a few weeks […]
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Trump’s Support for ‘Stop and Frisk’ Raises Concerns
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump may have stirred the pot to the boiling point in the African-American community with recent rhetoric advancing the controversial Stop and Frisk policing policy as a primary crime deterrent for America’s inner-cities. In this Sept. 26, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the presidential debate at […]
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Police Fatally Shoot Another Black Man, This Time in San Diego Area; Protesters Gather
(Updated 9/28/2016) EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A Black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at officers and assuming a “shooting stance,” authorities said. One man holds his fist up as others yell at […]
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As Clinton Cheers, Donald Trump Digs in after Debate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A defensive Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign on Tuesday, choosing to publicly reopen and relitigate some her most damaging attacks. The day after his first general election debate, Trump blamed the moderator, a bad microphone and anyone but himself […]
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Moderator Lester Holt Struggled to Keep Control of Debate
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s Lester Holt struggled to keep control of the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, learning the dangers of fact-checking in the midst of a tense confrontation being viewed by tens of millions of people. Moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, asks a question of Democratic presidential […]
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Houston Transit Police Officer Accused in Beating Resigns
DALLAS (AP) — A Houston transit police officer resigned this week following the release of a surveillance video that shows him using a baton to repeatedly strike a man he found slumped on a seat on a rail platform. Screenshot of surveillance video showing Houston transit officers beating of Darrell Giles. An internal review recommended Officer […]
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Prosecutor: No Federal Charges in Police Killing in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor says a White Memphis police officer won’t face federal civil rights criminal charges in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Black man. Memphis police officer Connor Schilling (left) and 19-year-old shooting victim Darrius Stewart. (Courtesy Photos) U.S. Attorney Edward Stanton told reporters Tuesday that a federal review found insufficient […]