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. These stories […]
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Posted inWashington D.C. News
Power Outage Leaves Washington, DC Museums in the Dark
WASHINGTON (AP) — A power outage along the National Mall has left several museums and other buildings in the dark. Power went out in the early Friday afternoon and Pepco spokesman Marcus Beal said they’re investigating the cause of the outage and how long repairs will take. Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas says the outage […]
Posted inNational News
Black Vendors Profit from Trump Campaign Merchandise
CLEVELAND — Shy Drayton, 21, said she will follow Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump throughout the remainder of his campaign. Drayton, however, is not a Trump supporter. Instead, she is one of the scores of street vendors flooding downtown Cleveland streets for the opportunity to sell Trump campaign merchandise to thousands of visitors at the […]
Posted inNational News
Black Republicans Struggle to Stand by Trump
Public relations expert Deana Bass (LinkedIn Photo) CLEVELAND – Public relations expert Deana Bass came out of the closet in college. Many of her friends at Ohio University, where she was a student, did not know she was hiding a secret. “It was almost 20 years ago,” Bass said as she told her coming-out story […]
Posted inDNC 2016, National News
Philadelphia Readies for DNC after Quiet Cleveland Protests
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As Cleveland breathes a sigh of relief after protests during the Republican convention came and went without major chaos, eyes now turn to Philadelphia. As the nation’s fifth largest city, it provides a bigger stage for bigger protests over a much larger area. Leah Daughtry, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, […]
Posted inNational News
Fruitless Search for Consensus after Trump Speech
A look at the 2016 Republican National Convention through a media lens: A diverse media speaking to a divided nation found something it could agree upon with Donald Trump’s acceptance speech: It was long. Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. […]
Posted inNational News
Why Black Men Fear That Any Police Encounter Could Go Awry
Charles Kinsey held his hands in the air and shouted to police that the autistic man sitting on the street next to him wasn’t dangerous. A few seconds later, he felt a bullet rip into his leg. Rick Blanding, 28, a window cleaner in Detroit, stands for a photo in Detroit, Thursday, July 21, 2016. […]
Posted inNational News
Trump Makes Republican Convention Whiter Than Usual, Some Say
CLEVELAND — Republican National Conventions are routinely mostly white. This year’s, however, was remarkably so, particularly according to the African-American Republicans, some who complained to the media and their party. If anything, this year, the party bash was most notable for prominent black Republicans who aren’t here. Pastor Mark Burns speaks during the final […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, July 21.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll discuss the final day of the chaotic GOP Convention in Cleveland with political strategist Catalina Byrd and president of the Montgomery County Young Republicans, Greg Visscher. Plus, we’ll sit down with some of the student leaders of the civic group, “The Intersection,” about their work […]
Posted inNational News
Heavy Police Presence Apparently Paying Off
CLEVELAND – Nearly everywhere you look in downtown Cleveland during the Republican National Convention, there are cops – tall cops, short cops, fat cops, buff cops, young cops and old cops. There are beat cops, cops on horses, cops in riot gear, cops in neon vests directing traffic and bicycle cops with body cams […]
Posted inNational News
Convention Protesters Dispute Police Account of Flag-Burning
CLEVELAND (AP) — The organizers of a flag-burning outside the Republican convention that resulted in 17 arrests said Thursday that the man holding the American flag was never on fire and that police used that as an excuse to attack them. Law enforcement officers clash with protesters, Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, during the […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Violent Crime Surge Continues
Four homicides were committed in Prince George’s County within six days, continuing the surge of violent crime. In 2015, the total number of homicides in the county was 81, according to the police. As of July 18, the county has already had 61 this year. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s homicide unit is currently […]