Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Our regular contributors Taya Graham and Stephen Janis (The Mod Squad) of The Real News Network report on the mistrial of William Porter, as well as a special report by Graham on disgraced rapist former Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw, recently convicted of raping more than a dozen Black […]
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Baltimore City Public Schools Fall Below State Standards in English & Math Skills
In this Feb. 12, 2015 photo, Yamarko Brown, age 12, works on math problems as part of a trial run of a new state assessment test at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. The new test is linked to the Common Core standards, which Maryland adopted in 2010 under the federal No Child Left Behind […]
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Study Addresses Higher Rates of Unintended Pregnancies among Blacks
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health has identified factors contributing to disparities in unintended pregnancies with an eye toward aiding social workers and public health officials tailor programs to reduce occurrences among those groups. In the United States, 51 percent of the estimated 6.6 million pregnancies per […]
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Freddie Gray Mistrial Tarnishes Image of Baltimore Police
Baltimore police officers stand outside of the courthouse as demonstrators protest in response to a hung jury and mistrial for Officer William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Baltimore Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (Updated 12/18/2015) BALTIMORE (AP) — […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, December 17.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We continue our ongoing conversation with candidates for Baltimore City Council. Tonight we’ll talk with individuals vying for seats in the 5th, 7th, 9th and 13th districts. Plus, we’ll talk to social activist Kwame Rose, who was arrested yesterday during protests over the mistrial of William Porter. These stories […]
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Two Teens Shot on Southeast D.C. Basketball Court
Police are still searching for suspects in a Dec. 10 shooting of two teenagers on a basketball court in Southeast D.C., said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department on Dec.13. Lt. Sean Conboy said the offense took place in the 4400 block of F Street, SE. The shooting happened in the evening outside of […]
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Gray Coy about Future Political Plans
Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was recently released from charges involving a 2010 campaign finance scandal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, fresh from a recent legal victory, hasn’t revealed to anyone what he will do politically next year. “We’ll see, won’t we,” Gray told the AFRO when asked whether he will […]
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Local Opera Singer Reaches for Stars
Opera singer Amanda Van Story Lewis D.C. native Amanda Van Story Lewis will perform in Baltimore in Jan. D.C.-born, Baltimore-raised soprano opera singer Amanda Van Story Lewis has pushed past racial diversity to reach her big break. “It’s like breathing pure air and you whole body is invigorated,” Lewis told the AFRO. “What attracted me […]
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Fear and Loathing in Baltimore
Sean Yoes After two days of deliberation, the jury in the trial of William Porter the first of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray couldn’t come up with a verdict, they were deadlocked. And Judge Barry Williams instruction to them was concise; `Keep going.’ While ultimately a mistrial was declared on Dec. […]
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Seniors Rally to Preserve Historic Location
South view of Westfield Cemetery in Wadesboro, North Carolina. (Photo Coutesy of N.C. State Historic Preservation Office) More than a hundred D.C. residents and friends gathered at the Washington Navy Yard for a holiday gala in support of the The Westview Cemetery in Wadesboro, N.C. Earlier this year, on June 29, the cemetery was placed […]
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Schools Chief Seeks $2 Billion to Improve System
Kevin Maxwell, Prince George’s County CEO want to increase funding for public schools in the 2016-2017 school year. Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO is seeking a dramatic increase in funding for the 2016-2017 school year — an increase of about $182 million that would bring the budget to $2 billion. The request calls for […]
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Tainted Charter School Withdraws Request to Open Schools in D.C.
Pathways in Education (PIE) – a California-based education organization – has withdrawn its request to open a charter school in the District, a D.C. Public Charter School Board leader said on Dec. 14. Earlier this year, the organization proposed a school to serve high-school dropouts and other at-risk students in Wards 7 and 8. The […]
