Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Monday’s national politics discussion with our regular commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including Donald Trump’s attack on Bill Clinton and Isis using Trump’s vitriol to recruit for their terror missions. Also, the legacy of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, author of the seminal Isis Papers, who died over the […]
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Back in Washington: Obama Looking at Ways to Reduce Gun Violence
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian vacation over, President Barack Obama says he is energized for his final year in office and ready to tackle unfinished business, turning immediate attention to the issue of gun violence. President Barack Obama speaks in Washington Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Obama scheduled a meeting Monday with […]
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Frances Cress Welsing, Respected Race Theorist, Dead at 80
Frances Cress Welsing (YouTube) (Updated 01-05-2016) Frances Cress Welsing, a psychiatrist and controversial race theorist whose theories ignited widespread controversy, has died at the age of 80, according to media reports. Welsing died about 5:50 a.m. Jan. 2 following complications from a stroke she suffered earlier in the week, according to the Washington Informer, which […]
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The Latest: Vacation over–Obamas Leave Hawaii for Washington
HONOLULU (AP) — The latest on President Barack Obama’s annual two-week vacation in Hawaii (all times local): President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air Force One to depart from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam at the end of their family vacation, on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii. […]
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Vacation over, Obama Looking at Ways to Reduce Gun Violence
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian vacation over, President Barack Obama says he is energized for his final year in office and ready to tackle unfinished business, turning immediate attention to the issue of gun violence. In this May 29, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama talks with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Oval Office of […]
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A New Year Without the Old Weight
Glenn Ellis Well, it’s that time again, a time of New Year’s resolutions to lose weight. Let me share some helpful information to make this coming year the one where you actually meet your weight loss goals. Weight loss is simple, burn more calories then you consume. There are six simple steps: 1) Count […]
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White House South Lawn Becomes First Lady’s Grassy Stage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama’s affection for the White House South Lawn has grown just like the sweet potatoes and carrots she plants there. In this April 9, 2009 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama plants herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, on the South Lawn […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, January 1.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Tonight, in a pre-recorded New Year’s Day broadcast we focus on three of the 14 candidates for Mayor of Baltimore: homeless advocate Bonnie Lane, former law enforcement officer Gersham Cupid and former Obama White House official Calvin Young. These stories and more coming up this evening on AFRO’s First Edition […]
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Footage Released of Baltimore’s Greenmount Avenue Homicide
The Baltimore Police Department has released surveillance footage of what they call the “bold and brazen” murder of 18-year-old Rykiese Shaw which took place in the early hours of Dec. 28 on Baltimore’s Greenmount Avenue. The purpose of the release, they say, is not to create “drama” but to seek the public’s assistance in taking […]
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Lt. Col. John Mann Sr.: Pioneering Black “Triple Nickles” Paratrooper Dies at 89
Lt. Col. John Mann Sr., “Triple Nickles” Paratrooper. (YouTube) Lt. Col. John Mann Sr., a highly decorated, 33-year veteran of the United States Army and a founding member of the “Triple Nickles,” the defense branch’s first and only all-Black parachute battalion, was laid to rest Dec. 18 during funeral services at Zion Baptist Church on […]
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Bowser Taps Delano Hunter as D.C. Chief Service Officer
Delano Hunter D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has appointed a rising political star to lead her office of public service. On Dec. 28, Bowser announced Delano Hunter as the new chief service officer of Serve DC, The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism. The agency is charged with getting District government employees and residents involved in community service and […]
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Baltimore County Won’t Seek Riot Assistance Reimbursement Following Freddie Gray Death
Baltimore Police during the unrest after the death of Freddie Gray. (Patrick Semansky/AP) BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz says the county will not seek $257,000 in reimbursement from the city of Baltimore for police and fire assistance during the unrest following the death of Freddie Gray. Last week, city officials announced they […]
