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 From 5-7 P.M We’ll talk to Julian Jones, 4th District Councilman for Baltimore County about an anti housing discrimination bill that was killed in the County Council recently. Plus, we’ll discuss the tragic death of Korryn Gaines, the young Baltimore County woman who was killed by police after allegedly […]
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Texas Agrees to Weaken Voter ID Rules for November
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas agreed Wednesday to weaken its voter ID law as courts across the U.S., with only months before the November election, are blocking Republican-controlled states from imposing polling place restrictions that critics say target minorities and the poor. The changes must still be approved by a federal judge. But the looser […]
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Exonerated Former Death Row Man Calls Feds to Probe Wrongful Convictions in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man exonerated after 14 years on Louisiana’s death row for a murder he didn’t commit is leading a call for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate practices at the New Orleans district attorney’s office and look for other wrongful convictions and civil rights violations. John Thompson, who was exonerated in […]
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National Urban League Conference to Address Joblessness
BALTIMORE (AP) — As the nation reels from repeated incidents of violence between police and African Americans, the head of the National Urban League said Tuesday that his group deliberately chose to hold its annual conference this week in the city where a young Black man’s death in police custody last year touched off protests […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, August 2.
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 From 5-7 P.M. We’ll analyze the Black Lives Matter political platform issued this week with Dayvon Love, coÂfounder of the Black political think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle. Plus, a discussion on instructing young people on how to survive encounters with law enforcement, with educator David Miller.
These stories […]
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Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Hosts Sexual Freedom Summit
Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance will host its seventh annual Sexual Freedom Summit from Aug. 4-7 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road. The event is where everything comes together in spectacular conversations about sexual rights. Onsite registration is available: one-day registration fee onsite is $120, weekend pass registration onsite is $185, and the […]
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The PG Valor Basketball Team Announces First Open Tryout
The American Basketball Association (ABA) expansion team and Prince George’s County’s first professional basketball team will be hosting their first open tryout for their inaugural season on Aug. 5 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at New 24 Fitness and Basketball (formerly Run & Shoot), 6417 Marlboro Pike. The tryouts are open to residents in […]
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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Back to School Rally
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- Blake’s Back to School Rally and Community Day Expo is August 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center Expo Hall, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore. The expo will include free backpacks and school supplies, free childhood immunizations, live music, a gamezone, a health zone and more. Children […]
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Galaxy 5000 Hair Extension Showroom Grand Opening
The grand opening of Galaxy 5000 Hair Extension Showroom, 1002 Florida, Ave, NE, is scheduled for Aug. 6. Throughout the day (11 a.m.-7 p.m.) there will be free food and drinks, a live hair demonstration, live entertainment, and a DJ. The shop will hold a fashion show at 4 p.m. The shop is giving 40 […]
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Miss Black USA Pageant
Miss Black USA, the nation’s premier pageant for women of color, will commence in D.C. on Aug. 7 at the University of the District of Columbia Performing Arts Theatre, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. The pageant will feature more than 25 contestants from across the United States. With society’s uproar of #RaceRelations […]
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71st Annual Howard County Fair
The 71st annual Howard County Fair is Aug. 6 – Aug. 13 on the Howard County fairgrounds in West Friendship, Md. The fair is opened from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information visit howardcountyfair.org.
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Jamal Harris Project Presents Fashion Airlines
Jarmal Harris. (Photo Credit: Don Harris/Courtesy of Facebook) The Jamal Harris Project will hold its 10th Annual fashion presentation on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Blind Whino, 700 Delaware Ave. SW. The airline themed exhibition will take participants on a worldwide journey, featuring fashion influences from cultures in South America, Africa, Asia and […]