Everyone agrees that if Maryland Black Mayors (MBM) could ever come together they could control the fabric of politics not only in Prince George’s County, but in the state of Maryland. There are a lot of towns and municipalities in the county with Black Mayors and long histories such as Glenarden, Fairmount Heights, Capitol Heights, […]
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Nixon Veto Blasted
The effort to raise the minimum wage in Baltimore was recently halted when Mayor Catherine Pugh vetoed a bill increasing it to $15 per hour. In 1973, then President Richard Nixon vetoed a bill that would have raised the minimum wage to $2.20 per hour saying it would cause unemployment amid rising inflation. The below […]
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Worst Humanitarian Crisis Hits as Trump Slashes Foreign Aid
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine, just as President Donald Trump’s proposed foreign aid cuts threaten to pull the United States from its historic role as the world’s top emergency donor. If the deep cuts are approved […]
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Google Partners with Howard University for Summer Silicon Valley Residency Program
Google has partnered with Howard University to create Howard West, the Washington, D.C. based HBCU announced on March 23. Howard West is a summer residency program in Silicon Valley for the school’s top juniors and seniors majoring in computer science. Between 25 and 30 students will spend three months working at Google’s Mountain View campus […]
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Who is that Black General Who Recently Met Sec. of State Tillerson in South Korea?
On March 17, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Force Command and U.S. Forces Korea, after Japan held its first evacuation drill following the launch by North Korea of four ballistic missiles within 220 miles of the Japanese shoreline. North Korea’s actions […]
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Houston Student Dies Days after FaceTime with Beyoncé
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston high school student has lost her battle with terminal cancer days after having a dream come true in a talk with Beyoncé over a video chat. FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2017. file photo, Beyonce sits at court side during the second half of the NBA All-Star basketball game […]
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GOP Struggles to Govern Despite a Monopoly in Washington
The Republican Party of “no” for Democrat Barack Obama’s eight years is having a hard time getting to “yes” in the early Donald Trump era. FILE – In this March 16, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump sits with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Republicans on Monday, March […]
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George Lucas Gives Another $10M to USC for Student Diversity
NEW YORK (AP) — George Lucas has given another $10 million to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts to fund the student diversity program he helped establish. FILe – In this June 9, 2016 file photo, filmmaker George Lucas appears at the 2016 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams […]
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Promoter Arrested after Shooting Involving Hip-Hop Star Fetty Wap
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A hip-hop promoter was charged Monday with pistol whipping someone during an altercation that included a shooting involving hip-hop star Fetty Wap in his New Jersey hometown that left three people wounded, authorities said. FILE – In this Feb. 14, 2016, file photo, Fetty Wap arrives at the 2016 Clive Davis […]
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“Moonlight” Director Barry Jenkins’ Next Project? ‘The Underground Railroad’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins will follow up his Oscar-winning film with a drama series for Amazon based on Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad.” FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Barry Jenkins arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Jenkins will follow up his Oscar winning film with a […]
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Drake’s New CD ‘More Life’ Breaks a New Streaming Record
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake, who was the most streamed act on Spotify last year, has started 2017 strong — his new album, “More Life,” has broken the U.S. record for the number of online streams from a single album in one week. FILE – In this Oct. 8, 2016 file photo, Drake performs onstage […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, March 27.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A report on the 2017 legislative session in Annapolis, with a focus on the battle for reform of the cash bail system in Maryland. Guest hosts are Adam Jackson, co-founder of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle and Kaye Wise Whitehead, author, public intellectual and professor at Loyola University Maryland. […]
