University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh (Twitter Photo) BALTIMORE (AP) — The University of Maryland’s president says the name of an ex-university president should come off the stadium at the flagship campus because of the man’s racist beliefs. Wallace D. Loh told the university community Monday in an email he is recommending that Capital […]
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‘Little Melvin’ Williams, the Good, Bad & Otherwise Infamous Baltimore Drug Lord, Dies at 73
It was April 1968 and Baltimore was ablaze. Revered civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was dead, killed by an assassin’s bullet on April 4, and the city’s Black residents released their anger in a flood of looting, vandalism and fire. Into that maelstrom, an unlikely hero stepped up to stem […]
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum:Toy Drive
Greater Baltimore Leadership Association Young Professionals are collecting gifts at their general body meeting on Dec. 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The gifts will be delivered to Christopher’s Place. Visit gblaimpact.org for more information.
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Klein ShopRite Supermarkets: Free Ice Cream Tasting
On Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dre’s Ice Cream will be giving out free samples of its sweet potato pie, banana pudding and strawberry shortcake flavored ice cream in Baltimore and Parkville, Maryland. The distribution will take place at Klein ShopRite Supermarkets located at 4601 Liberty Heights Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21207 and […]
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Baltimore Museum of Art: Extraordinary Art Quilts on Display
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) presents five striking late- 20th century art quilts on view for the first time. On view Dec. 16, 2015–June 19, 2016, New Arrivals: Art Quilts is one of nine exhibitions in a series. The intricately designed, vibrant quilts were created for display on the wall, rather than a bed, […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, December 7.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u National politics with commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including insight on President Obama’s speech on Sunday night concerning the terrorist attacks in San Bernadino, California. Plus, thoughts on Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s suggestion that stricter gun laws wouldn’t have prevented the San Bernadino massacre or bring down the […]
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Grocery Chains Leave Low Income Neighborhood Food Deserts Barren, AP Analysis Finds
In this Wednesday, July 15, 2015 photo,Jock Riggins looks over the fresh fruits and vegetables on the Fresh Stop bus, a mobile market, in Eatonville, Fla. The Fresh Stop brings fresh fruits and vegetables to communities with no supermarkets. The nations largest grocery chains have built new supermarkets in only a fraction of the neighborhoods […]
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Lawmakers Take Stand against Pharmaceutical Companies
The rise in prescription drug costs has been an issue of great concern for many Americans. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a hearing Dec. 2 about affordable medications, noted that pharmaceutical drug prices “represent the fastest growing sector of healthcare costs” in the United States. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) partnered with Pelosi and fellow […]
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White House Previews 2015 Holiday Decor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On December 2, 2015, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a preview of the 2015 holiday decor at the White House. After delivering remarks in the East Room, the First Lady was joined in the State Dining Room by White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, White House Executive Pastry Chef Susan Morrison, and […]
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Malia Obama Reportedly Narrows College Choices to Two NY Schools
President Barack Obama and First Daughter Malia Obama. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo) First daughter Malia Obama has reportedly narrowed her college choices to two New York schools. According to New York’s WNBC-TV, the 17-year-old has whittled down her list of prospective schools to Barnard College and New York University. The list supposedly also named Wesleyan, Yale, Tufts, […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, December 4.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A look at some of the week’s top stories from the pages of the AFRO American Newspaper, with managing editor Kamau High. Plus, a review of the first week of the trial of Officer William Porter, one of the six officers connected to the death of Freddie Gray. We’ll […]
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China Pledges $60 Billion to African Development
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Johannesburg Summit for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, Friday Dec. 4, 2015. Jinping said that every time he visited Africa, he saw new progress and new changes on this continent. (AP Photo) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — […]
