The women of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority are on a mission: no rest until the cycle of death by drowning in the Black community is broken. Sigma Gamma Rho has hosted more than 72 swimming clinics and events in efforts to cut statistics related to swimming deaths in the Black community. (Courtesy photo) The list […]
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Racist Hate Speech in U.S. Middle, High Schools Increases
Hate speech in the nation’s middle and high schools has decreased, overall, though that is not true for insults related to race and other categories, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Education. The biannual report, a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, tracks the level of hate speech, including graffiti […]
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Trump’s Snub of this Summer’s Black Organization Conferences—Why?
Donald Trump’s decision not to address conventions of several minority organizations was hardly surprising, political analysts and strategists agree. The potential impact of the Republican candidate’s snubs was a matter of contention among the experts, however. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Erie, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan […]
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Twitter Echoes Baltimore Community Following DOJ Report
Social media users went haywire after a recent Department of Justice report revealed evidence of racism and injustice within Baltimore’s police force. On Aug. 10, the phrases “Baltimore Police Department,” “Justice Department” and the hashtag #DOJReport were all trending on Twitter following the release of the shocking report. Kwame Rose “The DOJ report adds very little new […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, August 12.
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 politics and law enforcement, including more […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Prince George’s County Economic Development Initiative Focuses on Vets
As part of the initiative to build Maryland’s Prince George’s County into a destination that is both attractive to businesses and people, the Economic Development Corp.(EDC) and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations have scheduled monthly job and career fairs for the next six months to address unemployment within the veteran population. The […]
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Norton to Introduce Resolution Prompting Restoration of Voting Rights Act
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) recently announced she plans to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) by introducing a resolution which calls on the House of Representatives to make restoring the preclearance provisions of the Act, which the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated in its 2013 Shelby County v. Holder […]
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Number of Cherry Hill Gang Members Serving Long Prison Terms Racking Up
(Updated 5/14/2016) U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III this week sentenced other members of the UDH criminal organization to long prison terms, bringing to 28 the number of Cherry Hill gang members now in prison, Baltimore law enforcement agencies announced. Elijah Sykes-Bey, 22, and Michael Smith, 23, both of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to conspiracy […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, August 11.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. Green Party candidate for Baltimore mayor, Joshua Harris discusses the state of the city, including the recently released DOJ report on the Baltimore City Police Department. Plus, the impact of the massive Port Covington development deal on education funding. These stories and much more on AFRO’s […]
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D.C. Public Schools Start Year-Round Program
The District of Columbia Public School System recently expanded its year-round program, with a Southeast Washington Elementary School serving as its public launch. Anita J. Turner Elementary School, located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Ward 8, is one of 11 schools participating in the District schools’ extended school year program. Students in a 2nd […]
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Hogan Taps Clark-Edwards for Judgeship
Ada Clark-Edwards Ada Clark-Edwards, a veteran prosecutor for the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, was one of two Black attorneys appointed to start a new phase in her legal career as a judge. On July 26, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) appointed Clark-Edwards to the Prince George’s County District Court. Hogan made the Clark-Edwards […]
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DOJ Echoes Baltimore’s Black Community; Finds Series of Civil Rights Violations in Report
The Baltimore Police Department’s “pattern of civil rights violations” has officially been uncovered and acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, left, and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake spoke after the release of a Justice Department report criticized officers for using excessive force and routinely discriminating against Blacks. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore […]