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The Upsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is set to repair a student playground area for mentally and physically disabled youth in Clinton, Maryland. The sorority will provide new amenities and safe equipment for disabled students at Tanglewood Regional Elementary School, 8333 Woodyard Rd., on June 4, from 9-11 a.m. as part […]

D.C.’s New Gun Concealment Law Concerns Residents

Advocates of the Second Amendment celebrated an announcement May 26 that struck down the District’s gun law requirement to show “good reason” to get a permit to carry a concealed firearm. However, the celebration may be short lived as city attorneys filed an immediate appeal. In a ruling last week, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, […]

Morgan State University Sends Delegation to Cuba

DeWayne Wickham, dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication (center) arranges trips to Cuba for students, faculty and others twice a year. His next one is June 4. (Photo Courtesy of Morgan State University) Kendra Hawkins, a journalism student at Morgan State University, is eager to see what awaits her in Cuba. She […]

D.C. Dem Delegates Prep for Statehood Fight at Convention

D.C. Council member Jack Evans (Ward 2) is poised to represent D.C. at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. (AFRO File Photo) Democrats in the District of Columbia selected delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention scheduled for July 25-28 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As part of the platforms, several political leaders said […]

Five Inmates Injured During D.C. Jail Fight

In two separate skirmishes at the D.C. Central Detention Facility, five inmates sustained stab and puncture wounds from homemade knives and other weapons on May 26. According to Sylvia Lane, a corrections spokeswoman, three of the men were taken to hospitals and two were treated by a prison doctor, she said. None of the wounds […]

Two Home Invasions Leave One Dead and One Sexual Assault Victim

On May 28 a 71 year old was the victim of another brutal home invasion after she was robbed and sexually assaulted as her 4 year old granddaughter slept in the other room. Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis discusses possible links between two home invasions of elderly Baltimore residents. At around 2:30 a.m., a man […]

Republicans Continue to Deny D.C. Liberation

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) advocates for the District in the U.S. House of Representatives. House Republicans turned back a local effort to loosen federal control over the District’s budget on May 25. Lawmakers voted 240 to 179 to approve H.R. 5233, a bill that stipulates that the District does not have the authority to […]

National News

Unwed Dads Fight for Fathers’ Rights

Christopher Carlton, a veteran, says that his daughter was secretly given up for adoption in Utah without his knowledge. (Photo by Urban News Service) U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Carlton is passionate about two areas of service in his life: his country and his family. But when the soldier shipped out for a tour of duty […]

Youth Says Involvement in Riots Changed His Life

From handcuffs to hard hats, Jamel Maxwell says that his life changed after being arrested during the uprising. (Courtesy photos) Jamel Maxwell was riding the bus to Mondawmin Metro Station last April, when the bus driver announced she wouldn’t be stopping at the end of the line, letting passengers off five blocks away from the […]

Boom VS. Bryant: Meanwhile Homicides, Port Covington

Sean Yoes In case you missed it (which seems rather implausible at this point), community activist PFK Boom recently “confronted” Pastor Jamal Bryant of the People’s Empowerment Temple at the 148th “West Wednesday,” the series of police brutality protests organized by the family of Tyrone West, the man killed July 18, 2013 while in police […]

Parents Protest Balto. School A/C Requirements

Baltimore Education Coalition Spokeswoman Tenne Thrower speaks to supporters and protesters about needed City Schools’ building improvements. (Photo by Bebe Verdery) As the post-Memorial Day heat swelled in the city this week, Baltimore Education Coalition’s member groups rallied and marched to the State Office Building to persuade the Maryland Board of Public Works to rescind […]

Memorial Day Weekend Brings Baltimore Cookouts and Rash of Violence