Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. National politics with Byrd and Breeze, that is political strategist Catalina Byrd and commentator Sean Breeze, including thoughts on Donald Trump’s, “outreach,” to Black America. Plus, we’ll talk to Aaron Winston, who had his arm broken by Baltimore City Police during an event at Power Plant […]
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Obama Returns from Summer Vacation with Eye on Busy Fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season and more battles with Congress over Zika funding, the federal budget and $400 million the administration paid Iran this year for the never-completed sale of military equipment. President Barack Obama, center, and first lady Michelle Obama, second from right, […]
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Noted Baltimore Educator Jessie Gladden Dead at 85
Jessie Gladden, a venerated Baltimore educator who once hosted a learning program on Maryland Public Television and was the mother of a state senator, died Aug. 18 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. She was 85. Jessie Gladden Sen. Lisa Gladden, a Democrat who represents Baltimore in the Maryland General Assembly, confirmed her mother’s death but […]
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African Diaspora Film Fest Shines Light on Colonialism
The African Diaspora International Film Festival held Washington, D.C. from Aug. 19-21, uses films about people of color all over the world to educate, destroy stereotypes and end attitudes that support racial injustice, according to its cofounder. “The Black experience outside of the U.S. is also linked to the same kind of tragedy that African-American […]
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Contaminated Water Shutters Newborn Unit at Prince George’s County, Md. Hospital
A bacterium discovered this week in Prince George’s Hospital Center’s neonatal intensive care unit led authorities to close the unit and move patients to Children’s National Medical System in Washington, D.C, the hospital announced. The sometimes-fatal bacterium, named pseudomonas, was unearthed in a patient area outside of the unit during continuous water sampling and testing. […]
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Baltimore Third-Grader’s Death Sparks ‘In Memory’ Renovations at Her School
A Baltimore third-grader who was killed when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspect fleeing police has inspired renovations at her elementary school. Amirah Kinlaw was allegedly killed by a 14-year-old driving a stolen car in June. Her school, Steuart Hill, is dedicating its auditorium to her. (Photo via Gofundme.com) Amirah Kinlaw […]
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Trump to Black Voters: ‘What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?’
DIMONDALE, Michigan (AP) — Republican Donald Trump again made a direct appeal to Black voters Friday night, urging them to abandon the Democratic Party and give him a chance. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump concludes his speech at his campaign rally Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 in West Bend, Wis. (John Ehlke/West Bend Daily News via […]
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Coppin State Univ. Alum Epps has Rough Time in Rio Olympics
Christina Epps, the first Coppin State University graduate to make the U.S. Olympic team, has become a hometown hero in Baltimore but endured a rocky performance in Rio. During the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. on July 7, Christina Epps placed second in the women’s triple jump with a mark of 14.17 meters (46-6), securing her […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, August 19.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. A review of some of the top news stories of the week directly from the pages of the AFRO with managing editor Kamau High. Plus, The Mod Squad, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network report on law enforcement and politics, including breaking […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, August 18.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll continue our reporting on the DOJ report against the Baltimore City Police Department, with Michael Wood, a retired BCPD officer turned advocate against police brutality and misconduct. Plus, we speak with Nnamdi Scott, Progressive Party candidate for Baltimore City Council 7th District These stories and […]
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Mother’s Plea: Swap Captive Girls for Boko Haram Militants
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The mother of a kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl appealed Monday for Nigeria’s president to free detained Boko Haram militants in exchange for the more than 200 girls held captive, as the Islamic extremists have offered. This undated image taken from video distributed Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, shows an alleged Boko Haram soldier […]
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Romance Novellas by Women in Nigeria Challenge Traditions
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nestled among vegetables, plastic kettles and hand-dyed fabric in market stalls are the signs of a feminist revolution: Piles of poorly printed books by women that advocate forcefully against conservative Muslim traditions such as child marriage and quick divorce. In this photo taken Sunday April, 3. 2016, Suleiman Maharazu, centre, the […]