Demonstrators protest the death of Freddie Gray, shown in inset, outside Baltimore City Hall on Monday. Gray died Sunday, a week after he was rushed to the hospital with spinal injuries following an encounter with four Baltimore police officers. Police have named the officers, who have been suspended. (AP Photos) (Updated 4/22/2015) BALTIMORE (AP) — […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, April 21:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Although many young Black women are thriving (more than 50 percent between 18-24 are enrolled in college according to the Department of Education) the numbers of them contracting HIV and being incarcerated are also on the rise. During our first hour we discuss the plight of young Black women […]
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Baltimore on Edge after Arrestee’s Fatal Spine Injury
Edward Brown speaks at a protest outside City Hall about Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Monday, April 20, 2015. Baltimore’s top police officials, mayor and prosecutor sought to calm a “community on edge” Monday while investigating how Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while under arrest. Six officers have been suspended, but investigators say they still […]
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Friends Remember Freddie Carlos Gray, 25, “The Life of the Neighborhood”
(Updated 4/22/2015) “He was the life of the neighborhood,” said William Stewart outside the Baltimore Police headquarters at a protest over the in-custody death of his life-long friend Freddie Carlos Gray that was drawing to a close on April 20. From Left, Troy Kernes, Davon Johnson, William Stewart, Adrian Muldrow (vice president Baltimore City NAACP), […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, April 20:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll have a full report on the death of 25-year old Freddie Gray, the latest young Black man dead after being in police custody, a story of alleged police brutality that has thrust Baltimore into the national spotlight. We’ll have insight from AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro, police brutality activist […]
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Baltimore Investigates Death of Man in Police Custody
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police were conducting a criminal investigation Sunday into the death of a man injured in their custody, and the mayor vowed to ensure the city held “the right people accountable.” Freddie Gray, 25, of Baltimore, died Sunday at a hospital, a week after he was hurt following an arrest. A timeline […]
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Ryan Kaiser of Mount Washington School Named 2015 Baltimore City Teacher of the Year
Ryan Kaiser was honored as the Baltimore City Public School System’s (BCPSS) 2015 Teacher of the Year. Ryan Kaiser, a social studies teacher at the Mount Washington School, is Baltimore’s 2015 Teacher of the Year. (AFRO Photo/Roberto Alejandro) Kaiser, who teaches sixth and seventh grade social studies at the Mount Washington School, was surprised by […]
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C & E Hat Center in Baltimore’s Waverly Neighborhood Has Headwear Needs Covered
Clyde Davis-El, owner of C & E Hat Center, located at 3019-21 Greenmount Ave. in Waverly. C & E Hat Center has been selling men’s and women’s hats out of its store front in Waverly for the past six years. The shop, which specializes in Stetson, Dobbs, and Biltmore hats, provides hat cleaning services as […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, April 17:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll take a look at the top news stories of the week from the pages of the Baltimore AFRO American Newspaper with AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro. Later in the first hour we’ll talk local politics and policing policy in Baltimore with Stephen Janis, investigative journalist with The Real News […]
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Reform of Baltimore’s Civilian Review Board Passes Md. General Assembly
Baltimore’s Civilian Review Board will soon have two new members and will be required to hold during the year, at least four of its monthly meetings in locations around the city, rather than at police headquarters downtown. Senate Bill 882, sponsored by Sen. Joan Conway (D-Baltimore City), passed the General Assembly and will require Baltimore’s Civilian […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, April 16:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The statistics connected to the so-called, “school to prison pipeline,” are stacked perilously against our Black boys. Tonight in our first hour we engage a panel of Black men, all mentors and leaders in our community in a conversation about the plight of young Black boys. Plus, we also […]
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Summer Arts Program
Sign up today for Muse 360 Arts’ “Dancing Many Drums Journey II” summer classes. The program offers dance, theatre, music, film and visual arts. Register today. The program sessions are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 22-31 at $100 a week. Call 410-235-0654 or visit www.muse360.org for more details. Spaces are almost filled.