Taste of DC will hold Taste on Wheels, a food truck event series celebrating the vibrant food truck scene in the Mid-Atlantic, on June 26 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at The Yards, 1300 1st St SE. Each event will have 20+ trucks and each will feature a signature “taste” item priced $3 or under! Every […]
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GOP Congressman Seeks to Block Switch to Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
In this Jan. 23, 2014, file photo, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve King of Iowa speaks in Des Moines. King has proposed an amendment to a government spending bill that would block U.S. Treasury officials from changing the look of U.S. currency. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Updated 6/22/2016)) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Republican congressman […]
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P-Tech Schools Come to Baltimore
Radcliffe Saddler Jr. is a graduate of the P-Tech school in Brooklyn, New York. He spoke about the benefits of a P-Tech education. (Photo by Carlton James Jr.) Governor Larry Hogan announced the start of the Pathways in Technology College High School, better known by its acronym P-Tech. Hogan made the announcement on June 14 […]
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Zerita ‘Joy’ Richardson Carter, Baltimore Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 84
Zerita ‘Joy’ Richardson Carter (Courtesy photo) (Updated 5/21/2016) Mrs. Zerita Joy Richardson Carter, affectionately known as ‘Joy’ by family and friends, died on June 14 at 10:10 am, at Sinai Hospital. Joy was born in Baltimore, Md, on October 1, 1931. She was 84 and died from complications of lung disease. Born to Wilbert and […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, June 21.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. Despite the outcry of millions of Americans calling for gun control legislation in the wake of the Orlando massacre, the Republican controlled U.S. Senate has blocked four gun control measures from going forward legislatively. We’ll discuss the seemingly impervious power of the American gun lobby. These […]
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Prosecutor: ‘Mississippi Burning’ Civil Rights Case Closed
On June 29, 1964, the FBI began distributing these pictures of civil rights workers, from left, Michael Schwerner, 24, of New York, James Cheney, 21, from Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman, 20, of New York, who disappeared near Philadelphia, Miss., June 21, 1964. The investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, June 20.
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 a major shake up of the mercurial Trump campaign and Clinton widening her lead over him in national polls. Plus, we’ll discuss the recently announced, Innovation Village city backed coalition in West Baltimore. These […]
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Statement by the President on the Observance of Juneteenth
President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Summit on the United State of Woman, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Just outside the Oval Office hangs a painting depicting the night of December 31, 1862. In it, African-American men, women, and children crowd around a single pocket watch, waiting for […]
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Study Compares Different Shopping Patterns Between Trump and Clinton Supporters
It seems supporters of presumptive presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are not only divided by their ideology but also by their shopping patterns. A new study by location analytics firm Placed showed that there was no overlap in the top 10 favorite shopping places visited by Clinton and Trump supporters. Thus the two […]
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Father’s Day Tributes – MD/Washington, D.C.
Father’s Day Tributes Dr. G. K. Butterfield Sr. I always admired how even-tempered my father was. He was always polite to everyone he met. My father was a strong man who was involved in my life on a daily basis. I looked at him as my role model and I attribute much of my success to […]
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Associated Black Charities’ Black and White Gala Honors Fighters for Racial Equality
Members of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle holding their ABC award. (Facebook) The Associated Black Charities honored several individuals and organizations for their roles in the fight for racial parity and inclusion at their annual Black and White Gala on June 11 at Martin’s West in Baltimore. The year’s gala was hosted by Deborah Weiner […]
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Democrats to Give Trump ‘Rude Awakening’ in Summer Onslaught
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally in West Palm Beach, Fla. (left). Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. (right). The likely Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton race won’t be a contest over who can win the most votes nationwide. U.S. presidential contests are essentially simultaneous, winner-take-all […]