In this Tuesday, July 5, 2016 photo made from video, Alton Sterling is held by two Baton Rouge police officers, with one holding a hand gun, outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, La. Moments later, one of the officers shot and killed Sterling, a black man who had been selling CDs outside the store, […]
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The Fight for Diversity in Private Schools
When diversity directors at prominent private schools in Baltimore were asked, “What does a normal day look like for you?” they responded similarly – each day as a Diversity Director holds innumerable events and experiences. Their days are as diverse as the events they hold and the initiatives they establish in their communities. Private schools […]
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Jesse Williams’ Pro-Black Speech Spurs Dismissal Petition
Jesse Williams Jesse Williams’ speech while accepting the 2016 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Humanitarian Award, spawned an outpouring of praise, cheers, and even inspired a poem from celebrated author Alice Walker. The speech, which characterized cultural appropriation and micro-aggressions against Black Americans as a function of White privilege and denial, has also landed the Grey’s […]
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City Settles on Name “New Columbia” as Statehood Referendum Nears Vote
With the potential for a new President that strongly supports statehood for the District of Columbia – both Clinton and Trump are supporters – as well as a new Congress expected in November, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has begun priming the pump to reinvigorate the D.C. Statehood movement. Following a meeting of the Constitutional Convention […]
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Mississippi Republican Fails to Strip Rep. Lewis’ Name from New Navy Ships
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) A new class of Navy ships will still be named after U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) after a Mississippi Republican failed in late June to strip the honor from the civil rights icon. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) was unable to win approval from a House panel for a vote on the […]
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AME Church Celebrates Bicentennial at 50th Quadrennial Conference in Philadelphia
Two centuries ago, former Delaware slave Richard Allen and other Black worshippers formed the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, fleeing discrimination in the segregated Methodist Church. Today, the AME Church has membership in 20 Episcopal Districts in 39 countries on five continents. And, from July 6-13, thousands of those AME congregants will return to the […]
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Butler to Challenge Gray for Ward 7 Council Seat
Gary Butler is a former advisory neighborhood commissioner. (Courtesy Photo) Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray handily won the June 14 Democratic primary over D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander. However, former Ward 7 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Gary Butler wants to make sure residents have an option in the general election. Butler recently resigned his position as […]
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AFRO’s 125th VIP Reception
AFRO Family, Friends, and Board Members. (Photos by Anderson Ward) To begin the celebration of its 125th anniversary, the Afro-American Newspapers held a quaint VIP reception in Baltimore June 30 with staff and supporters at the house built by Carl Murphy, who was an AFRO publisher from 1922 to 1971.
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Baltimore Bids Farewell to Lor Scoota
Funeral services for Baltimore local rapper Tyriece Watson, better known as “Lor Scoota”. (Courtesy Photo) On July 1, nearly 1,000 family members, friends and other Baltimore residents, gathered at the Empowerment Temple on Primrose Avenue to mourn the untimely death of local rapper Tyriece Watson, better known as “Lor Scoota.” There were several prominent local […]
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Local Bishop Candidate – Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright
The Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright is the pastor of Union Bethel AME Church in Prince George’s County. (AFRO File Photo) The Rev. Harry L. Seawright, a Prince George’s County minister, is seeking to become a bishop in the AME Church at its 50th Quadrennial Session. The AME denomination is meeting in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from […]
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Free Summer Meal Program Bridges Gap in Student Food Insecurity
The District of Columbia continues to rank first in the nation for reaching low-income children with summer meals. According to Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation, an annual analysis by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), more than 22,000 low-income children in the District received summer meals on an average day in July 2015 – […]
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Metro Transit Officer Fatally Shoots Man in Northeast D.C.
Authorities say a Metro Transit Police officer fatally shot a man who fired at officers near a Metro station in northeast Washington, D.C. D.C. police said, in a statement, July 5 that Metro Transit Police officers investigating a large crowd setting off fireworks near the Deanwood Metro station late Monday spotted a man holding a […]