Category: Baltimore News

Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, leaves a courthouse after Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, was acquitted of all charges in his trial in Baltimore, Thursday, June 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE (AP) — Is it ethical for Baltimore’s top […]

Ron Sappington, who has worked for BGE for 49 years, raises the BGE flag while (from left) Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Christie McMullen, BGE, vice president of gas operations, Steve Pennington, managing director of business and industry sector development, Maryland Department of Commerce and BGE CEO Calvin Butler look on. (Courtesy photo) Continuing its statewide […]

(Updated 6/24/2016) Another member of one of Baltimore’s infamous Cherry Hill gangs is facing a long prison sentence on charges of racketeering for activities connected to his membership in the criminal organization. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III on June 23 sentenced Cornell Harvey, also known as “Little Head,” to 21 years and 10 […]

Officer Caesar Goodson. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson was acquitted of all charges June 23 in relation to the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who died while in police custody last April. Goodson faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Gray’s death […]

A mural depicting Freddie Gray is seen past blighted row homes in Baltimore, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the intersection where Gray was arrested. Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Gray, was acquitted of all charges in his trial Thursday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE […]

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 From 5-7 P.M. We’ll have a full report on the acquittal of Caesar Goodson on all charges in the death of Freddie Gray, as well as analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow evidence obtained by police officers after illegal stops, to be used in court. […]

Sean Yoes As we publish this week’s AFRO, the verdict in the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore City police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray should be known. And despite the broad consensus that this was the, “strongest,” case the State’s Attorney’s office had in the trials connected to Gray’s […]

Amirah Kinlaw, a third grader at Steuart Hill, was killed in a car crash. A 14-year-old has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter. At the end of the school day on June 16, 9-year-old Amirah Kinlaw made her way from Steuart Hill Academic Academy where she attended as 3rd grade student in Southwest Baltimore. […]

The Afro Clean Block held its monthly membership meeting on June 21. The meeting started with announcements from the Baltimore City Police Department, which told the group about the many changes coming to accommodate cleaner neighborhoods. Dr. Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham chaired the meeting and discussed new policies. Community captains were also trained. Diane Hocker, […]

Baltimore City Council Chair Bernard E. “Jack” Young (left) and Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (right). On the heels of a threatened government shut-down, the Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s $2.6 billion budget on June 20.  The budget includes cuts to library services, property tax cuts for home-owners, and $4.2 million in cuts […]

April Watts, the mid day personality on Magic 95.9 FM in Baltimore, was honored during a celebration of Black Music Month at Peju’s Lounge. To see more photos from the event turn to page D4.