Nurses, pharmacists and Coppin students at Park Heights Renaissance free vaccination clinic. (Courtesy Photo) By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO A lot is coming together in Park Heights (PHR) and the Park Heights Renaissance Master Plan appears to be firing on all cylinders. On Oct. 20, in the shadow of Park Heights Renaissance […]
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Mosby Shuts Down ‘No-Knock’ Warrants
Marilyn J. Mosby, Baltimore City State’s Attorney. (Courtesy Photo/State’s Attorney’s Office of Baltimore City) By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has instructed prosecutors not to sign off on so-called “no knock warrants,” a controversial police tactic that allows officers to enter a home unannounced. The tactic which is used […]
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Op-Ed: Mask Up and Vote
Larry Young, host of the Larry Young Morning Show and chair, National Action Network Greater Baltimore Chapter was on hand to help hand out masks and register people to vote. (Photo courtesy) By Larry Young This October brought us a different kind of campaign season. Yes, the importance of the closing weeks of the national […]
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Morgan State Cancels All Classes for Election Day, Encourages Students/Faculty to Vote
Morgan State University Cancels All Classes Scheduled for Nov. 3, Allowing Opportunity for Students and Faculty to Participate in Election Day Voting Campus Community Encouraged to Participate in Civic Engagement and Assist Others BALTIMORE — Morgan State University President David Wilson announced that all classes scheduled for Nov. 3, 2020, will be cancelled to allow the opportunity for […]
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`It’s the Pandemic Stupid’
Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com James Carville, the iconic political consultant rose to his status due in great part to his performance as lead strategist during the presidential ascension of Bill Clinton in 1992. Carville endeavored to keep his troops laser focused during the successful Clinton campaign by injecting the now […]
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Baltimore Black Girls Vote’s Impact Reaches Far
Members of Black Girls Vote at North Carolina A&T State University celebrate after a successful voter registration drive outside of the campus student center in Greensboro, N.C. October 6, 2020. (Courtesy photo) By Reggie Wilson Special to the AFRO Black Girls Vote, the Baltimore based advocacy organization that says it has registered more than 16,000 […]
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Don’t Disappoint Us: Voting is a Matter of Family Honor
(By Prostock-studio_Shutterstock) By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO The AFRO’s news editor and I, this week, shared a laugh about something crucial. When I was a journalism professor at Hampton University, students from Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia area would come to me just before Election Day and explain, “Professor, I have to drive home Tuesday. It […]
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Until Every Vote is Counted
(By JHDT Productions_Shutterstock) By AFRO Staff Candidates for Baltimore City Mayor are Brandon Scott (Dem), Bob Wallace (I) and Shannon Wright (R); Nick Mosby won the Democratic primary election for president of the city council; his Republican opponent is Jovani M. Patterson. As voters are proceeding to the polls now and on Election Day, Nov. […]
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AFRO Co-Hosts `The People’s Hearing’
By AFRO Staff Almost 90 years ago in 1934, the AFRO reported on racist police brutality and murder at the hands of law enforcement in Prince George’s County with the case of Kater Stevens. Stevens was taken from his car after a minor traffic accident as his wife Mildred sat in the passenger seat of […]
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Baltimore Votes!
Morgan State University’s Hurt Auditorium is one of eight early voting centers in Baltimore City that opened its doors to hundreds of voters on Oct. 26. By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor This year’s election has already broken records for its enormous turnout, with over 58 million ballots cast as of Oct. 25. According to […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin’s Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Senator Ben Cardin (AP Photo) Cardin Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court “I am not convinced that Judge Barrett would administer impartial justice and guarantee equal protection of the law and equal justice under the law. So I must vote against her nomination.” “Never has a justice been […]
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Morgan State University Announces Under Armour Agreement
BALTIMORE, Md. (October 26, 2020) – Morgan State University has announced a multi-year, multimillion dollar uniform and apparel partnership with international athletic outfitter Under Armour, naming the global performance brand as the official outfitter for the Morgan State Athletic Department and its teams, starting in 2020. The agreement with Under Armour will allow Morgan State to provide Under Armour […]