To address the concern about Zika virus prevention, the D.C. Department of Health is scheduled to hold an outreach event on July 16, in all eight wards, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., to provide educational materials and mosquito protection kits to residents. The event will inform residents on the proper use of insecticides, how to reduce […]
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Prince George’s County Public Schools Nurses Recruitment Fair
The Prince George’s County Public Schools is scheduled to hold a Nurses Recruitment Fair July 14 at the Green Valley Administrative Offices, 2215 Chadwick Street, from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Interested candidates must pre-register for the event. To pre-register, please visit pgcps.org and click on the ‘Nurses Recruitment Fair’ web banner on the homepage. For additional […]
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Criticism Mounts over How Police Handle Louisiana Protesters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Criticism mounted Monday over how Baton Rouge police dealt with throngs of protesters during the weekend, including nearly 200 demonstrators who were arrested and may yet face criminal charges. Police march toward protesters in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, July 10, 2016. After an organized protest […]
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Gunman Fires During Vigil for Slain Baltimore Man; 5 Shot
BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say five people attending a candlelight vigil for a man killed in west Baltimore were shot when a gunman opened fire on the crowd. Detective Donny Moses said in a phone interview that about 25 people had gathered about 6:30 p.m. Monday at Fulton and North avenues, where 24-year-old Jermaine Schofield […]
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Detroit Cop Demoted; Called Black Activists ‘Terrorists’
DETROIT (AP) — A White Detroit police detective who called the Black Lives Matter movement “racists” and “terrorists” has been demoted, the police chief said Monday. In this image from video, Detroit Police Chief James Craig speaks to reporters during a news conference held at his department’s headquarters in Detroit, Monday July 11, 2016. Craig […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, July 11th.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. National politics with political strategist Catalina Byrd and commentator Sean Breeze, including Rudy Giuliani’s incendiary statements about the Black Lives Matter movement, Donald Trump declaring himself the, “law and order,” candidate and the GOP convention in Cleveland. Plus, the latest on the trial of Lt. Brian […]
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Family: Dallas Suspect Changed after Military Service
DALLAS (AP) — Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published Monday. This undated photo shows Micah Johnson, who was a suspect in the sniper slayings of five law enforcement officers in Dallas Thursday night, July 7, 2016, during a protest over two […]
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Black Women Encouraged to “PrEP” for HIV Exposure
Facts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are clear: African Americans make up 44 percent of new HIV/AIDS infections in a country in which only 12 percent of the population is Black. Of the approximately 8,000 new infections among women in 2014, six in 10 were Black women. Organizations and agencies nationwide are […]
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Released from Jail after Protest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A prominent Black Lives Matter activist, three journalists and more than 120 other people were taken into custody in Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, in connection with protests over the fatal shooting of an African-American man by two White police officers in Baton Rouge. Black Lives Matter activist […]
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay Mckesson Again in the Limelight
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson was jailed Saturday night after police arrested him in Baton Rouge while protesting the shooting death of a Black man by police outside a convenience store. Police officer arrest a man for blocking Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton […]
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Another Baltimore ‘Up Da Hill’ Gang Member Given Long Prison Sentence
Another member of a gang operating in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood faces a lengthy prison sentence for his role in the organization’s activities, including his murder of a rival gang’s member. Gregory Sykes-Bey, 22, was sentenced July 8 to 24 years in prison on federal racketeering charges for activities connected to Cherry Hill’s UDH, or […]
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Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist, DeRay McKesson, Among Protesters Arrested in Baton Rouge
Police arrest activist DeRay McKesson during a protest along Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Protesters angry over the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by two white Baton Rouge police officers rallied Saturday at the convenience store […]
