By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Shaun King, the journalist and activist, published a series of tweets on Aug. 1, describing an alleged attack on his family by anonymous internet hoaxers. He posted the following regarding a disturbing visit to his home by officials from New York City’s Administration For Children’s Services (ACS): “Under no circumstances […]
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Dellums Says Agnew Attack Helps
October 17, 1970 By Johnny Bowles BERKELEY, Calif. Congressional Candidate Ronald V. Dellums has lashed back at Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, calling him an “irresponsible politician” who may be a “little un-American.” The 34-year old self-proclaimed “radical” said he “welcomed the attack the Vice President made in a Fort Smith, Ark. speech in which […]
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National Urban League Meets to #SaveOurCities
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The 2018 National Urban League Conference opened August 1 in Columbus, Ohio. The four day event, hosted by one of the nation’s largest civil rights organization, promises to bring “the nation’s most influential community leaders, together with top policy-makers, business leaders, leading experts, celebrities and media for four […]
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Former CBC Chairman Ronald Dellums Remembered as Passionate Progressive
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Ronald Dellums, a co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, a former chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives District of Columbia and Armed Services Committees and a past mayor of Oakland, Calif., died July 30 at the age of 82 at his home in the District. “It is with deep […]
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AFRO Inspires Little League Baseball Documentary
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO For 61 years, Will Preyer and Stewart Hall didn’t fully comprehend their separate but equal places in baseball history when they played in their state Little League Championship in 1955. Eight years after Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, the game remained segregated at the youth […]
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Charlamagne’s ‘Rape Sex’ Joke Incites Furious Discussion
By Vance Brinkley, Special to the AFRO While Charlamagne Tha God continues to dominate pop culture as a co-host of “The Breakfast Club,” his reputation as a controversial figure has made several headlines. Unfortunately, these past few weeks he’s apparently stirred up yet another conversation–but one that will make you cringe. Earlier this week, MadameNoire published […]
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LeBron’s New School to Serve At-Risk Youths
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com NBA superstar LeBron James may be heading to Los Angeles to play with the Lakers next season, but he won’t be leaving his home state of Ohio without blessing it first. The former Cleveland Cavaliers star opened up a his own elementary public school on Monday to exclusively serve low-income and/or at-risk […]
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California’s Fiery Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dies at 82
By The Associated Press Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first Black congressman, died July 30 from cancer, according to a longtime adviser. He was 82. Dellums died at his home in Washington. Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first Black […]
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Opposition Grows to Upcoming DC White Civil Rights Rally
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As White supremacists rally for their “civil rights”- although it’s not clear which of their rights are at stake- the District’s local Black Lives Matter group, along with Shut it Down DC will be hosting a counter-protest. In June the National Park Service approved the application for the White […]
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Bodycam Video Released in Fatal Police Shooting of Thurman Blevins
By The Associated Press Authorities in Minneapolis released body camera video from two police officers in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old black man, with the footage showing the man shot from behind after a frenetic foot chase and what appeared to be a gun in his hand. Officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly were […]
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Video: Officer Threatened to Send Boy to the ‘Hospital’
The Associated Press A Maryland police force is reviewing civilian and body camera footage after a confrontation between a police officer and a teenager in which the officer was heard threatening to send the teen to the hospital. Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith told news outlets the department’s Office of Professional Standards is looking into […]
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Unpublished Parts of Malcolm X’s Autobiography Auctioned Off
By Verena Dobnik, The Associated Press For decades, scholars have wanted to get a closer look at unpublished sections of a towering 20th century book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” including cut chapters that may have contained some of the most explosive thoughts of the African-American firebrand assassinated in 1965. They may get their chance after an […]