A new social media hashtag that counters the at best, naïve and at worst, racist intentions of the phrase “All Lives Matter” has exploded across the blogosphere. (Left) A message reading “All Lives Matter” is written on the pavement as police in riot gear cast shadows while standing in line ahead of a curfew in […]
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Film Festival Aims Spotlight on Civil Rights Heroes
An 11-day film festival in Washington, D.C., which endeavors to bring a heightened awareness of the most compelling civil rights narratives, is now underway. The March on Washington Film Festival “strives to increase awareness of the events and heroes of the Civil Rights Era and inspire renewed passion for activism. The festival uses the power […]
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National NAACP Convention in Cincinnati to Focus on Voting Rights
The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, will host its 107th national convention from July 16 to July 20 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The theme for this year is “Our Lives Matter, Our Votes Count.” The theme alludes to some of the more noticeable social issues that adversely affect Black Americans – police violence and […]
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HBCU Digest to Hold 6th Annual HBCU Awards
HBCU Digest, a publication focused on historically Black colleges, will be holding its sixth annual HBCU Awards Ceremony on July 15 in Washington, D.C. The best and brightest HBCU students, alumni and faculty from around the country will all gather at the University of District of Columbia for the ceremony. The finalists were chosen from […]
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MTA to Partially Shut Down Subway Service from July 22nd to August 14th
The Maryland Transit Administration will partially shut down Baltimore’s Metro Subway system from the Milford Mill to Mondawmin stations for 24 days this summer for necessary maintenance work. Parts of Baltimore’s Metro Subway system will be shut down for repairs starting on July 22. (Courtesy image) From July 22 to Aug. 14, there will be […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, July 15.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u 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 resistance to law enforcement […]
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White House HBCU Initiative Director, Ivory Toldson, Resigns
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities now has a new leader at its helm. Ivory A. Toldson, who was named executive director of the Initiative last year after serving two years as deputy director, has resigned. He has been replaced by Kim Hunter Reed. Former executive director of the White House Initiative […]
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SEEING DOUBLE?!
North American river otters. (Stock photo) BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo is excited to welcome Hudson, a one-year-old North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), to the Otter Stream habitat in the Maryland Wilderness section of the Zoo. Hudson came to the Zoo from the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. “Hudson was somehow orphaned as […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, July 14.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. During his speech in Dallas recently, President Obama made the argument that, `we are not as divided as we seem.’ But, is that true? We’ll discuss the racial divide in America with our experts. Plus, Port Covington developers cut a decades long reinvestment deal with South […]
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ACLU, Other Groups Sue Police over Baton Rouge Protests
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil rights groups and activists sued Baton Rouge law enforcement agencies over their treatment of protesters rallying against the police shooting death of a Black man, saying officers used excessive force and physically and verbally abused peaceful demonstrators. Police officers watch protesters gathering against another group of protesters in Baton […]
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Concerns over Violence as Protesters Head to Cleveland for Republican Convention
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks to unify the fractured GOP around his presidential candidacy, protest groups will gather outside the Republican National Convention to raise their voices on issues from the party’s nominee and agenda, to immigration reform and poverty, and race relations and police accountability. In this Wednesday, July 13, 2016 […]
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Miss USA Visits D.C.
Miss USA attended a reception in D.C. July 6 where she was presented with a proclamation by Mayor Muriel Bowser, commending her accomplishments and representation of the District at the Miss USA pageant. (Photo by Rob Roberts)
