With a family name that is inextricably linked with the NAACP and the civil rights movement both here in Maryland and nationally, Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson birthed a civil rights movement through her daughter Juanita that, three generations in, has been advocating for change in Baltimore. Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson, the mother of a civil […]
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Georgetown Basketball Charts New Course After Firing Thompson III
The firing of a longtime coach usually signals the end of an era for a team. When Georgetown ended its 13-year relationship with coach John Thompson III on March 17, the legacy of one of the most powerful names in D.C. sports came to a shocking end. Neither John Thompson Jr. (left) nor John Thompson […]
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Po Boy Jim Brings New Orleans Originality to D.C.
The traditional Louisiana style po’ boy sandwich might be available at local restaurants or bars, but Washington, D.C. boasts an entire establishment dedicated to the po’ boy: the Cajun/Creole restaurant Po Boy Jim. A family-owned business centered in the busy H Street Corridor Northeast D.C., founder and owner Jeff Miskiri couldn’t have picked a better […]
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In Reversal of Campaign Promise, Baltimore Mayor Pugh Vetoes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh announced March 24 that she would veto a $15 minimum wage bill, reversing a pledge she made during her campaign and striking down a bill she claimed would harm city businesses. Mayor Catherine Pugh (D-Baltimore). (Photo by Maryland GovPics; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) “In conversations with close friends, neighbors, business owners and […]
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Racist Sword Killer Says He Wanted to Prevent Race Mixing
A White racist accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old stranger on a Manhattan street because he was Black says he’d intended it as “a practice run” in a mission to deter interracial relationships. James Harris Jackson, 28, spoke with a reporter for the Daily News at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex. Hampden man […]
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Make Your Wardrobe Fresh with “Greenery” This Spring
Spring is here and flowers bloom, warmer weather is coming soon. Pansies are colorful and lilacs fill the air, green foliage and blooms spill over everywhere. When we shed our winter wardrobe and go through our clothes, we look for green colors of renewal and growth. Each item we purchase to look young or mature, […]
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THEY DON’T JUST DISAPPEAR
TriceEdney—If I had to speculate about a common thread that weaves its way through the lives of most of my friends and acquaintances, I’d have to say that filtering through the blizzard of information that inundates us daily is our greatest challenge. “Trump tweeted this…” or “Congress ignored that…” or “Korea launched that…” or “No […]
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LBC and Coalition of Civil Rights Groups Push HBCU Bill
A coalition of civil rights groups and HBCUs is aligning with the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland’s leadership to push the Maryland General Assembly on a bill supporting the state’s four HBCU’s (Bowie State, Coppin State, Morgan State and The University of Maryland Eastern Shore). The coalition is made up of: NAACP Maryland State Conference […]
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Rising Above Lowered Expectations
When I first became a professional journalist with the AFRO back in 1989, the first story I ever wrote was about the Baltimore City Public Schools and the superintendent (that’s what they were called back then) at the time Richard Hunter. “Hunter Bombshell Still Seething,” was the headline of the front page story, which unpacked […]
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Obamacare Safe, CBC Moves Focus to Tax Fight
The Congressional Black Caucus scored a victory over President Trump when the U.S. House of Representatives failed to take up his health care bill recently and now they are setting their sights on stopping the president’s agenda on tax reform. FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. testifies on […]
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Little Substance From Trump, CBC Meeting
On March 22, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), including U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown of Prince George’s County, met with President Trump at the White House. Little, if anything, of substance came out of gathering. The only Baltimore-Washington area representative at the meeting was Brown, parliamentarian of the CBC. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) met […]
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April Ryan’s Memoir Relays Wisdom on Race
People say that we live in a divided country, and they are absolutely right. There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who haven’t read At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, by April Ryan, and the ones who have. In this book, Ryan perfectly pens the challenges that […]