The U. S. Department of Education recently issued new guidelines regarding educational stability for students in the foster care system. The Education Department’s guide clarifies how stakeholders should determine “best interest,” and gives advice on how state and local agencies, welfare agencies, and school officials should best collaborate in supporting students in the foster care […]
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Baltimore Optician Retires After 35 Years
Andre Smith, owner of Ashburton Opticians, recently retired after 35 years in the business. Andre Smith began his career as an optician in 1971, at the age of 17. (Courtesy photo) Smith began his career in at the age of 17, working at his family’s business, Smith and Smith, under the instruction of his aunt, […]
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Following Dismissal of Charges in Freddie Gray Case, Irate Citizens Take to Twitter
The remaining court cases against four Baltimore Police Department officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray came to an abrupt end July 27, and it did not take long for racists to take to Twitter. Baltimore police walk near a mural depicting Freddie Gray after prosecutors dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police […]
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Election Laws
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge threw out multiple aspects of Wisconsin’s voter ID law on Friday, leaving the law itself intact but ruling unconstitutional many restrictions on voting passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature and Republican Gov. Scott Walker. (AP PHOTO/JAIME HENRY-WHITE) Two liberal groups filed a lawsuit in May challenging the laws, including […]
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County Judge: Kansas Must Count Disputed State, Local Race Votes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas must count potentially thousands of votes in state and local races from people who’ve registered without providing citizenship documents, a county judge ruled on Friday. Shawnee County, Kan., District Judge Larry Hendricks makes a comment during a hearing on requiring the state to count potentially thousands of votes in state […]
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Fed. Court Blocks Racist North Carolina Republican Voter ID Law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a North Carolina law that required voters to produce photo identification and follow other rules disproportionately affecting minorities, finding that the law was intended to make it harder for Blacks to vote in the presidential battleground state. This photo taken March 15, 2016, shows […]
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Like a Boss: Three Black Women Hold Reins of Democratic Party
Three African-American women have been tapped to lead the Democratic Party during a critical time in the nation’s and political organization’s history. (Left Counter Clockwise) Rep. Marcia Fudge, Rev. Leah Daughtry , and Donna Brazile. (AP Photos/Paul Sancya and J. Scott Applewhite) Rep. Marcia Fudge was named chair of the recently-concluded Democratic National Convention, while […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, July 29.
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, including our coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, with managing editor Kamau High. Plus, the Mod Squad, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real […]
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Morgan State Univ., Army Corps of Engineers Reach Agreement for STEM Education
Morgan State University has signed a new partnership agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that opens up new learning opportunities for students in STEM-related disciplines. The Education Partnership Agreement was signed between MSU President David Wilson and Lt. Col. Michael S. Ruppert, deputy district commander for the Corps’ Baltimore District at Morgan State’s Patuxent […]
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Memorial to 1st Black Marines Dedicated at Camp Lejeune
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — At the dedication of a memorial Friday honoring the first Black U.S. Marines, John Spencer imagines his mind will recall what it was like to become a Montford Point Marine. In this Sept. 21, 2015 photo provided by the City of Jacksonville, the monument for the Montford Point Marines, the nation’s […]
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Minority Dem Delegates Frustrated with ‘Bernie or Bust’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As most Democrats rally around Hillary Clinton, the lingering “Bernie or Bust” movement is stirring frustration at the party’s convention among delegates of color, who say they’re upset at the refusal of the Vermont senator’s most fervent backers to fall in line. A supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., holds a “Bernie […]
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Vivien Burnett, Educator and Activist, Dies at 92
Vivien Louise Francis Burnett died on July 21 at Northwest Hospital Seasons Hospice after fighting a 2.5 year long battle with breast cancer. Vivien Burnett Burnett, third child of Beulah Naylor and Louis N. Francis, was born on July 30, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pa. She was preceded in death by her mother, Beulah Vivian Naylor […]