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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Posted inAME 50th, Prince George's County News
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 […]
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Judge: Police Records Can’t Be Used in Next Freddie Gray Trial
Baltimore prosecutors are facing mounting obstacles in their manslaughter case against the highest-ranking officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice, center, arrives at Courthouse East Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Baltimore for a pretrial hearing related to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. Rice’s lawyers said Tuesday that he has […]
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Increased Attacks on Mosby Reflect Vast Power of FOP
Sean Yoes The trial of Baltimore City police Lt. Brian Rice, the fourth trial (another bench trial) of the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray began earlier this week. So far, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is winless — there has been a mistrial and two acquittals — in her search […]
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D.C. Male Commission Holds Hearing on Substance Abuse
The District’s commission charged with studying the problems of males in the city recently met to discuss how substance abuse is negatively impacting the lives of boys and men. The discussion is one of many being held to form an action plan early next year. The goal is to provide solutions to many of the situations […]
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Zika Virus Feared Sexually Transmitted Among Health Officials
In this June 7, 2016 photo, Carlos Franco looks at mosquitos through a microscope to identify their genus and species at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, Conn. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP) Concerns over the Zika virus have World Health Organization officials thinking that the Olympic games in Brazil this year […]
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Bullock Runs for District 9 Council Seat
John T. Bullock is running for the District 9 Council Seat. (Courtesy Photo) New blood is finally circulating in Baltimore’s District 9. Democratic candidate John T. Bullock is poised to deliver a major transfusion of new leadership to a district that has struggled both politically and economically in recent decades. Bullock said he hopes to […]
Posted inAME 50th, Baltimore News
Local Bishop Candidate – Rev. Dr. Frank Reid
Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid, III is a candidate for Bishop at this year’s 50th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference and Bicentennial of the A.M.E. Church. (Bethel A.M.E. Church) The Rev. Frank M. Reid III, one who has used his religious clout to climb the ranks of popularity among Baltimore City’s Black church community, […]
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Baltimore Students to Study African Diaspora in Cuba
Sharayna Christmas, Moriah Ray and Jasmine Hall work with Baltimore youth at Muse 360. (Courtesy photo) While youth in Baltimore are working summer-jobs or fending for themselves during the summer break, a group of students from Frederick Douglass High School will get an opportunity to study abroad in Cuba. The opportunity has been afforded to […]
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Louisiana Officer Fatally Shoots Another Black Man
People gather in protest outside of the Triple S Food Mart on N. Foster at Fairfields Avenue in Baton Rouge, La., July 5 and July 6, after the officer-involved fatal shooting of Alton Sterling on July 5. A Louisiana police officer shot and killed a Black man during a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience […]