More than 80 subway riders, who continue to battle smoke-related illness from last year’s Metrorail fire, filed lawsuits against system. Dennean Baker sat rocking back and forth at the National Press Club Jan. 12, occasionally wiping a steady flow of tears. He was one of hundreds of Metrorail riders trapped in a smoke-filled train in […]
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Three Arrested for Murder of Cyclist
Daquan Middleton, 16, Antwan Eldridge, 17 and Prince Greene, 15 are all being charged as adults for the murder of Robert Ponsi. Ponsi was killed in Waverly on Jan. 10. (Photos/Baltimore City Police) On the evening of Jan. 9 Robert Ponsi, 29, a server in Harbor East’s James Joyce Pub was robbed and stabbed to […]
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5 Baltimore Schools to Receive $300K Education Grant
U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), along with a representative from the Department of Education, will present a check for $300,000 to five Baltimore City School on Jan. 14. The money is from a grant called Project Serv and is designed to help schools recover from traumatic events. Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, Baltimore City Councilman Nick […]
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Harlem Park Community Assc. Working to Restore Neighborhood
Population loss and vacancy are the biggest problems facing Harlem Park. (Photo by Tiffany Ginyard) There’s a buzz going around Harlem Park that change is coming. But first, members of the Harlem Park West Community Association (HPW) are working to bring some old things back— like the activism and leadership that helped this neighborhood thrive […]
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Baltimore Set for 15th Annual MLK Parade
On Jan. 18 Baltimore City will pay homage to the life of one of America’s most prominent civil rights leaders and activists, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration will include floats, regional marching bands, steppers, equestrian groups, honor and color guards, cheer and dance squads and military and civic organizations. The parade will be […]
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D.C. Charter School Pleads for Overseas Trip Donations
The National Collegiate Preparatory Public Charter High School in Southeast D.C. raised 16 percent of the funds needed to send a new class of students to participate in an education enrichment program this school year. The program seeks to expand student horizons and open up new opportunities for them to attend college and succeed. With […]
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D.C. Interfaith Celebration Embraces King’s Vision
Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness offers insight into Dr. King’s legacy and her continued hopes for peace and justice amid a return to racial hostilities. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) One of the first things visitors to St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Northwest D.C. witnessed during its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration […]
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Former Prince George’s County Cop Gets Five Year Sentence
Former Prince George’s County officer Jenchesky Santiago. Former Prince Georges County, Maryland police officer Jenchesky Santiago was sentenced to five years in prison on Jan. 8 after being found guilty of first- and second-degree assault, use of a hand gun in the commission of a crime of violence, and two counts of misconduct in office. […]
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CBC PAC Looks to Increase Black Congress Members
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks is the chairman of CBC PAC. (Courtesy Photo) There are 46 Black members in the U.S. Congress. The Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee wants to increase it to 50. The Congressional Black Caucus, like many political groups, formed a political action committee (PAC) in 1994 to further its aims of […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Wednesday, January 13.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A full recap of President Obama’s final State of the Union Address with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, and Towson University political science professors John Bullock and Tony Campbell. Plus, The Mod Squad, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network report on city politics […]
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Watching Obama Speech? Check Out Political Dynamics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is promising a nontraditional address for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union. But, no, don’t look for him to slow-jam Tuesday’s speech or rap it. President Barack Obama walks along the colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, to the residence from the […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, January 12.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll take a look at the ongoing gun control debate on the evening of President Obama’s final State of the Union address, where he will continue to make his case to the American people on the volatile issue. Also, a preview of the 2016 Maryland legislative session and thoughts […]
