The Associated Press EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — A 17-year-old Black boy fatally shot by a police officer in Pennsylvania seconds after he fled a traffic stop did not pose a threat to anyone, a lawyer for the family of the teen said. Civil rights attorney S. Lee Merritt said late Wednesday that he doesn’t […]
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Children of Undocumented Immigrants Allegedly Sent to Maryland
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Dozens of children of undocumented families have been sent to Maryland, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun, since Donald Trump enacted his so-called “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which has already enabled the separation of thousands of children from their parents in recent weeks. The Sun reports some of […]
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White Civil Rights Rally in DC Scheduled for August
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A year after the Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which turned violent and deadly, the National Park Service approved the same White nationalists to have a two-day rally near the White House in Lafayette Park on August 11 and 12. Jason Kessler, who organized last year’s Charlottesville […]
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DC Sniper Gets New Hearing
By The Associated Press A sniper serving life in prison for terrorizing the Washington, D.C., region as a teenager must get new sentencing hearings in Virginia, a federal appeals court ruled June 21. The 3-0 decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denies an appeal by prosecutors who said they already complied with […]
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Suspect Arrested in Shooting Death of XXXTentacion
By The Associated Press Florida authorities say they’ve arrested a man in the shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release sent June 21 morning that 22-year-old Dedrick Devonshay Williams of Pompano Beach was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday. A photo of rap singer XXXTentacion lies amongst flowers […]
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Attorney Faults Parole Process for MOVE Members Still Jailed
By The Associated Press A defense attorney for three members of the radical group MOVE said June 19 he’s confused why one was paroled and two others were denied parole despite having similar records and recommendations for release from the new Philadelphia District Attorney’s office. Debbie Africa, who left a state prison Saturday after serving […]
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Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Recognized as a National Treasure
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO In honor of African American Music Appreciation Month, The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced June 19 that the childhood home of civil rights icon, musician and singer, Nina Simone, was named a National Treasure, the organization’s signature program. The non-profit partners with communities to ensure the long-term preservation […]
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Why Annapolis City Council Apologized for History of Lynching
By Matthew Ritchie, Special to the AFRO June 18 represented a step in the right direction in terms of race relations in Annapolis, as the Annapolis City Council passed a resolution apologizing for lynchings of Black men throughout the history of the city and the surrounding Anne Arundel county. This resolution was spearheaded by Alderwomen Elly […]
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Women Clergy Stand Up for Children and Immigration Reform
By Hamil Harris, Special to the AFRO Chanting “let the children go….let the children go,” female pastors from across the country stood in the shadow of the United States Border Patrol to call for President Trump to end the practice of separating children from the parents of those trying to enter the United States illegally. In […]
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Cleveland Restaurant Calls Police Over Black Patrons’ Bill Dispute
By AFRO Staff Police were called to The Bahama Breeze Restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio after the manager said members of a group of Black women were refusing to pay their bill. The women were gathered on June 19 to celebrate a member of Delta Sigma Theta signing a book deal and moving to the West […]
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Police Fatally Shoot 17-Year-Old Fleeing Traffic Stop
By The Associated Press A police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old Black boy just seconds after he fled from a traffic stop June 19 in a confrontation partly captured on video from a nearby home. Investigators said Wednesday that the car stopped in the town of East Pittsburgh matched the description of a vehicle being […]
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Bucks’ Sterling Brown Sues Milwaukee Over Stun-Gun Arrest
By The Associated Press Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown filed a lawsuit June 19 against the city of Milwaukee and its police department, claiming unlawful arrest and excessive force when officers used a stun gun on him during his arrest for a parking violation. Brown’s attorney Mark Thomsen filed the lawsuit in federal court. Milwaukee […]