Kaya Henderson, chancellor of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), along with Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announced Nov. 30 that assessments from standardized testing showed District’s students largely failing to meet benchmarks for college preparedness. Close Up Of Student Lockers In High School According to the […]
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D.C. Mayor Signs Declaration to End AIDS Epidemic
A red ribbon is displayed on the North Portico of the White House to recognize World AIDS Day, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in Washington (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined leaders from around the world on Dec.1 in acknowledging World AIDS Day by signing the HIV Fast-Track Cities Declaration. The Declaration, based on […]
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D.C. Struggles to Combat Violent Crime
Violent crimes continue to rise in D.C. as legislators continue to look for solutions to solve them. With the continued rise in violent crimes in the District of Columbia, despite the shift in temperature, D.C. legislatures are instituting a mini grant program to support area youth and families in areas with high levels of crime. […]
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Blacks in Wax Museum Expands and Fights for Community
Wax figures of Black soldiers. (Courtesy photo) When you hear the phrase ‘wax figurines’, your mind probably jumps to either Madame Tussauds or The Great Blacks In Wax Museum right here in Baltimore. If you were born and raised here, chances are you have already been to it as a child. There’s also a chance […]
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Lee Delivers Truth about Chicago’s South Side in ‘Chi-Raq’
Cleo Pendleton, below, is comforted by Rev. Al Sharpton as Spike Lee, second from left, and Nick Cannon, left, listen to her speak during a rally for the prevention of gun violence on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in New York. Pendleton’s daughter, 15, was fatally shot in January as she and her friends shielded themselves […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Wednesday, December 2.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u With the chair of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel heating up in wake of the cover-up connected to the murder of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, the mayor fired the city’s police superintendent. But, there are some who believe Emmanuel should be next to go. We’ll talk to […]
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Congressional App Challenge for 8th Congressional District High School Students
The Congressional App Challenge is now open for submissions from high school students in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District. Students can create and submit their own original apps for mobile phone, tablet, or computer platforms. Apps will be judged by a panel of local community leaders engaged in STEM fields, and winners will have their apps […]
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‘How to Keep a Man’
The Wright Decision Production Company presents “How to Keep a Man,” a stage play at Paul LaurenceDunbarHigh School in Old East Baltimore on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. The play is about three women who go to great lengths to keep the man they love. Contact Aaron at thewrightdecision@gmail.com for more information.
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Trump-Black Pastors Meeting Draws Fire from Baltimore Black Clergy
“…the kind of vile, bitter and polarizing campaign that Donald Trump has conducted says to me that he should almost be a pariah and not one you should entertain in a conversation…”- Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway Sr. (Courtesy photo) On Nov. 30 at Trump Towers in New York, Donald Trump met with a group […]
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Emory University Forum on Racial Inequities
Dr. Larry P. Jackson, Professor at Emory University On Dec. 4 Dr. Larry P. Jackson, Professor at Emory University, will visit Baltimore with his students to share the research they conducted in his newly designed course “African American Studies 100: Baltimore Up Rising.” The topics studied include Mass Incarceration, Educational Inequality, Residential Segregation, and Healthcare […]
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W. Baltimore Ducks Aim for Little League National Football Championship
The West Baltimore Ducks are headed to the national championship game in Florida. Youth football coach Curtis Covington hopes the West Baltimore Ducks, a youth football team which recently captured the state and regional football championship, can provide relief for a city going through its share of problems. The Ducks, who range in age from […]
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Alpha Phi Alpha’s 109th observance of Founders’ Day
Delta Lambda Chapter will be celebrating Alpha Phi Alpha’s 109th observance of Founders’ Day on Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at The Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. Visit deltalambda.org for more information.
