Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young is our guest, as the city awaits a possible verdict in the trial of William Porter, the first of six officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray. We’ll also have legal analysis of this final phase of the Porter […]
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Baltimore Jury Mulls Officer’s Fate in Freddie Gray’s Death
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors wrestled over what “evil motive” means Monday as they deliberated the fate of the first of six officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man whose neck was broken in a police van, fueling the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Baltimore City police officer William Porter, center, […]
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Baltimore Soundstage: Christmas Music With India Arie
India.Arie India Arie and Jonathan McReynolds are performing at Baltimore Soundstage, 124 Market Place, Baltimore, Maryland on Dec. 18. Visit www.baltimoresoundstage.com or call (410) 244-0057 for more event information.
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Enoch Pratt Free Library, Southeast Anchor Branch: Hopkins’ Caregiver Cafe
John Hopkins’ Caregiver Cafés are “pop-up” support programs and information centers for caregivers. The cafésprovide a supportive environment for caregivers to relieve stress, have informal conversations with health care providers, obtain helpful resources from human service professionals and interact with other caregivers. No registration is required. The next one will be on Dec. 18. from […]
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Mount Pleasant Ice Arena: Skate with Santa
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- Blake and Santa Claus welcome all youth in Baltimore to “Skate with Santa” on Dec. 19 from 3 p.m to 5 p.m at Mount Pleasant Ice Arena, 601 Hillen Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21239.
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, December 14.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Our regular political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze report on national politics, including the latest challenge to Donald Trump’s supremacy during the GOP presidential nominating process: Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Plus, reporting on the final phase of the trial of Officer William Porter. These stories and more coming […]
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1st Annual ‘Team of We’ Toy Drive
‘Team of We’ is collecting new and/or used toys, clothes, or shoes for children ages 4- 12. They are also accepting toiletry items (soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wash clothes, towels, lotion etc). Donations can be dropped off or mailed to 2801 N. Dukeland Street 2nd Floor, Room 226 Baltimore, Maryland 21216 Attn: Sidney A. Brooks (Team […]
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Justice Scalia Suggestion: Black Students Do Not Belong at Top-Tier Universities
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s suggestion that Black students do not belong at top-tier universities but at less rigorous schools has sparked widespread outrage among many who call the remarks racist and out-of-touch. The divisive jurist made the comments Dec. 9 during oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, in which […]
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D.C. Council Hearing: Do Citizens Want Public Use of Marijuana?
When Marijuana Legalization Initiative 71 runs out on Jan. 15, D.C. residents may gain the right to smoke in public places. However, a proposed bill could keep cannabis smoking restricted to private use as mandated under Initiative 71. The measure would only extend the Decriminalization Bill, approved March 4, 2014, which reduces the maximum penalty […]
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Black College Enrollment Continues to Decline
Black enrollment in higher education institutions across the United States continues to fall, according to statistics in a new report by the U.S. Department of Education. The report focused on enrollments at Title IV institutions—those allowed to participate in federal student financial assistance programs—in fall 2014. According to the report, Black students comprised 13.2 percent […]
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Scalia’s Racist View of Black Students Based on ‘Myth’
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s view that students of color are better matched at “a less advanced …slower track” schools than at the nation’s top-tier universities is a myth that has been thoroughly debunked. Scalia touched off a firestorm last Wednesday as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments […]
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Johns Hopkins University Announces $25 Million Faculty Diversity Plan
Johns Hopkins University recently announced it is committing more than $25 million in new funding over the next five years toward recruiting and retaining diverse faculty members. The details of the faculty diversity plan were announced by Hopkins Provost Robert C. Lieberman and the deans of the university’s schools in a letter to the campus […]
