Trayvon Lee, manager of Baltimore rapper Lor Scoota. (Twitter Photo) BALTIMORE (AP) — The manager of a young Baltimore rapper gunned down after an anti-violence fundraiser was himself fatally shot less than two weeks later, police said Thursday. Trayvon Lee, 24, was killed near his home Wednesday evening in what police described as a second “targeted […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, July 7.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. Political strategist Catalina Byrd guest hosts and engages a panel discussion on police brutality, in wake of videotaped shootings of Black men in Louisiana and Minnesota. These stories and much more on AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes.
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A Look at Recent Police Shootings Involving Black Men
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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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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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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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 […]
