Officer Caesar Goodson. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson was acquitted of all charges June 23 in relation to the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who died while in police custody last April. Goodson faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Gray’s death […]
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After Officer Acquittal, Residents Face Disappointing Hopes for Reforms
A mural depicting Freddie Gray is seen past blighted row homes in Baltimore, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the intersection where Gray was arrested. Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Gray, was acquitted of all charges in his trial Thursday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, June 23.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll have a full report on the acquittal of Caesar Goodson on all charges in the death of Freddie Gray, as well as analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow evidence obtained by police officers after illegal stops, to be used in court. […]
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Safeway Departure Leaves Central Prince Georgians in Food Desert
Maryland State Sen. Joanne Benson is upset that the Safeway in Seat Pleasant will close in July. (Courtesy Photo) Two Safeway grocery stores in Maryland will close on July 2 resulting in the loss of 164 jobs, according to Work Adjustment and Retraining Notices (WARN) on the Maryland Department of Labor website. One is in […]
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Farmer Fights to Leave Estate to Next Gen
John Wesley Boyd Sr. (left) and John Wesley Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association. John Wesley Boyd, Jr., lives off the land raising cows and growing soybeans and corn on 400 acres he owns in rural Baskerville, Virginia. He works alongside his father, John Wesley Boyd, Sr., 75, who farms 117 acres […]
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Arrest in D.C. Quadruple Shooting
The shooter struck four people with gunfire in front of Big Ben Liquor Store, located on the corner of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue in Northwest D.C. Kevin Antonio Cole, 26, of Southeast, has been charged with assault with intent to kill after being arrested on June 15 as the suspected getaway driver […]
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Miss USA Advocates Service to Country
Miss USA 2016 Deshauna Barber appears on the “Fox & friends” television program in New York, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Deshuana Barber, the recently crowned Miss USA, not only exemplifies patriotism through her service in the Army […]
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Which Way Will the Goodson Verdict Go?
Sean Yoes As we publish this week’s AFRO, the verdict in the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore City police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray should be known. And despite the broad consensus that this was the, “strongest,” case the State’s Attorney’s office had in the trials connected to Gray’s […]
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White Seeks to Unify Ward 8 Ahead of Nov. Election
Trayon White is the presumptive Ward 8 D.C. Council member. (Courtesy Photo) Trayon White, the Democratic Party nominee for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat, spoke at the “Ward 8 Democrats Unity Luncheon” on June 18 at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center on the campus of St. Elizabeth East, and told the audience of 55 that he is […]
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14-YR.-Old Arrested after Crash Kills 9-YR.-Old in Balto.
Amirah Kinlaw, a third grader at Steuart Hill, was killed in a car crash. A 14-year-old has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter. At the end of the school day on June 16, 9-year-old Amirah Kinlaw made her way from Steuart Hill Academic Academy where she attended as 3rd grade student in Southwest Baltimore. […]
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Democrats Shout as Speaker Gavels in House
In this image from video provided by House Television, House Speaker Paul Ryan stands at the podium as he brings the House into session Wednesday night, June 22, 2016, in Washington. Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Ryan when he attempted to […]
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Local Fraternity Uses Father’s Day to Inspire Incarcerated Youth
Brothers of the Prince George’s County Omega Psi Phi Gamma Pi chapter promoted Black unity, fatherhood and mentorship, during a Father’s Day discussion on Malcolm X. The event took place at the Cheltenham Youth Facility, a state-funded juvenile detention center. The discussion was part of the organization’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative to rebuild young lives. […]