Washington, D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary Chair Kenyan McDuffie speaks at a hearing. (AFRO Photo/Linda Poulson) Washington, D.C. residents turned out in overwhelming numbers for a June 2 public hearing by the city council’s Committee on the Judiciary on a bill that would reform the District’s juvenile justice system. The Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment […]
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Baker, Leggett Praise Pepco Community Benefits
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III The county executives of the two Maryland counties surrounding the Washington metropolitan area recently praised the new community benefits agreement that a utility company is offering their constituents. Prince George’s County, Md. Executive Rushern Baker III (D) and Montgomery County, Md. Executive Isiah Leggett (D) joined Dave Velazquez, the president […]
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Obama Marks Milestone: Malia Graduates
FILE – In this April 14, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama watches as his daughter Malia walks their new dog Bo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia was just 10 and longing for a promised puppy when her family moved into the White House. She’s […]
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New Grant Will Expand Understanding of American Slave Trade
Now in its seventh year, the website “Voyages: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database” is one of the most sought-after resources among humanities scholars and researchers, registering at least 1,000 visitors a day. The database is fueled by decades of research on four continents and documents 36,000 voyages in which more than 10 million Africans were trafficked […]
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Baltimore Leaders Gather at White House to Discuss Social Change
Charlotte James of Baltimore’s Code in the Schools organization, speaks during a panel at the White House. (Image via YouTube) Some of Baltimore’s top leaders gathered at the White House June 6 for a panel discussion which analyzed social change in the city. Called “The Front Lines of Social Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore […]
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Ghana’s FDA Bans Skin-Bleaching Chemical over Cancer Concerns
Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority is set to ban the skin-bleaching agent hydroquinone later this summer Hydroquinone, used in the treatment of freckles and brown patches on the skin, as well as cosmetic applications, has been linked to cancer. The African government’s agency has associated the chemical with ochronosis, which can darken and damage the […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, June 10.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A review of some of the top news stories of the week, directly from the pages of the AFRO with managing editor Kamau High. Plus, we get the latest from the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, […]
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Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins to Headline DC July 4 Concert
Smokey Robinson performs at the 12th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert held at The Novo by Microsoft on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins and Gavin DeGraw will headline the annual July Fourth concert outside the U.S. Capitol. Organizers announced the lineup […]
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Baltimore School for the Arts Student Olivia McCall Dances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Olivia McCall will perform the Appalachian Spring, along with other students from the Baltimore School for the Arts, at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. (Courtesy photo) (Updated 6/13/2016) Baltimore School for the Arts student Olivia McCall will be dancing with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) this Thursday. The sixteen-year-old is one of a group of students […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, June 9.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll focus on national politics and foreign policy, specifically President Obama’s takedown of Donald Trump describing his policies as, “nuts.” And Hillary Clinton delivered a speech on foreign policy this afternoon and defined Trump’s foreign policy agenda as, “dangerous,” and him as unqualified to be Commander and […]
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Federal Appeals Court: People Do Not Have Right to Carry Concealed Weapons in Public under 2nd Amendment
SAN FRANCISCO (AP-Updated 6/9/2016) —Dealing a blow to gun supporters, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Americans do not have a constitutional right to carry concealed weapons in public. In a dispute that could ultimately wind up before the Supreme Court, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said local law enforcement officials […]
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Africans in India Face Constant Battles with Racism
In a photo made on June 8, 2016, an African man walks through one of the few neighborhoods that rents to people of African origin in New Delhi, India. For hundreds of thousands of Africans drawn to India by better education and work opportunities, rampant racism is a daily battle. In a country where fair […]