By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Black people who call themselves fans of R. Kelly have been engaged in a sordid, slimy tango with the alleged pedophile for about 20 years now. In the wake of new video evidence against the Chicago native that has been unearthed recently, ya’ll still cool with Kelly? The latest allegations […]
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Man Charged in the Killing of His Ex-Girlfriend
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO A 32-year-old Queen Anne’s County man was recently arrested and charged with killing his ex-girlfriend last week, according to Baltimore Police. Arnold Johnson of the 700 block of Oystercove Drive in Grasonville, was charged with Killing Maryann Wellington 29, of the 4900 block of Goodnow Road in Northeast Baltimore. […]
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Civilian Review Board Pushes For More Autonomy
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO On the 10th floor offices of Baltimore’s Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement Agency, the Civilian Review Board made a weighty decision several weeks ago, that practically no one knows about. The case involved off-duty out of uniform Baltimore City police officer Damon Durant. In 2017 he pulled a gun […]
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Baltimore Blight: Is this your house?
527 N. Calhoun Street (Photo by Sean Yoes)
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LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Valerie Fraling, Special to the AFRO “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight. For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s most quiet […]
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Students, Faculty Join in Opposition to JHU Armed Police
By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Baltimore Reporter As the debate over armed police on Johns Hopkins University (JHU) campuses moves to the Maryland General Assembly Friday, a large contingent of JHU faculty have made their feelings known. In an open letter, nearly 100 JHU faculty co-signers, outlined in detail their opposition to SB 793 and HB […]
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Church Rally Draws More Than 200 After LGBTQ Sign Vandalized
By The Associated Press TOWSON, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore County executive has agreed to meet with a coalition of community activists and people of faith in the next 30 days to discuss further actions after a church sign promoting support for LGBTQ people was vandalized. (Stock Photo) The Baltimore Sun reports County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. […]
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Morgan Hires Wheatley But Is It For the Long Term
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com When announcing former NFL running back Tyrone Wheatley as their new head football coach, Morgan State pushed all the chips into the center of the table. Great poker players are stoic when gambling that the hand they are holding is enough to win. If the pot is great enough […]
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The AFRO-American Newspapers Welcomes Tiffany Ginyard as Managing Editor
The AFRO-American Newspapers recently welcomed Tiffany Ginyard to it’s editorial team as managing editor. For Ginyard, a Morgan State University and Baltimore City College graduate, this is a second “tour of duty” to the publication, but she has come back with a renewed vision, a blazing passion for the people, experience as a citizen and community […]
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New Commissioner Meets Residents of Northwest Baltimore
By Stephan Janis, Special to the AFRO In a city reeling from consecutive years of record violence, the police commissioner designate Michael Harrison’s first encounter with Baltimore residents had a sense of urgency. Despite a wintry mix of rain and ice, the auditorium at Forest Park School in the Northwest police district was nearly full Monday […]
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Trump’s Imaginary Wall is Actually All About Obama
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com To watch President Sean Hannity and Secretary of State Laura Ingraham twist and contort themselves this week on State TV (aka Fox News) to spin Vice-President Trump’s losing border wall deal into a win was at once hilarious and sickening. Trump originally asked for more than $25 billion for a […]
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Flacco Traded to Denver
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Joe Flacco, who quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl victory following the 2012 season, has been traded to the Denver Broncos according to various reports. According to NFL sports writer and pundit Ian Rappoport, via Twitter, the Broncos will send the Ravens a mid-round pick in the upcoming […]