BALTIMORE (AP) — Jury selection for the first police officer to go to trial in Freddie Gray’ s death began Monday with a judge questioning potential jurors about their knowledge of the explosive case, which led to widespread protests and rioting and added fuel to the Black Lives Matter movement. William Porter, right, one of […]
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Trump to Meet with Select Group of Black Evangelical Pastors
A planned meeting of 100 Black evangelical pastors and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has gone from a campaign event to several of the invited pastors denouncing Trump. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Eric Schultz) Last week the Trump campaign put out […]
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Portraits of Harvard Law School Professors Targeted in Possible Hate Crime
(Screenshot from WSVN 7News report) Portraits of Black professors at Harvard Law School were recently discovered with black tape over the faculty members’ faces, prompting investigations into the act as a possible hate crime. According to CNN, approximately six of the 180 portraits of professors located in Wasserstein Hall were found with tape over their […]
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Hamstrung by Congress, Obama Tries to Clinch Climate Pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is trying to negotiate a legacy-making climate change pact this coming week in Paris with one hand tied behind his back. Congress can’t even agree whether global warming is real. In this Nov. 25, 2015 photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in […]
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Baltimore: Prayer Service to be Held Ahead of First Trial in Freddie Gray Case
Parishioners holds hands during a moment of prayer at a service at Southern Baptist Church Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Baltimore. A nearby senior center being built by the church was burned during the riots following Freddie Gray’s funeral. Gov. Larry Hogan has called for a statewide “Day Of Prayer And Peace” on Sunday after […]
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Documents: White House Fence Jumper Left Suicide Note
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of jumping the White House fence while draped in an American flag left a suicide note with friends and a will with his mother, telling her she may never see him again, court documents show. In this photo provided by Vanessa Pena, a man jumps a fence at the […]
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Bowie State Univ. Professor Named Dean at Florida A&M Univ.
Traki Taylor Traki Taylor, an administrator and professor at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., will ring in 2016 with a fresh start—she has been named the newest dean of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University(FAMU) College of Education in Tallahassee, Fla. and will begin her tenure in January. “I am honored to be selected […]
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White House Undergoes Holiday Lockdown after Man Jumps Fence
People gather outside the White House after the Secret Service arrested a man who was caught jumping the fence as President Barack Obama and his family ate Thanksgiving dinner, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — A man draped in an American flag climbed over the fence at the […]
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Expansive Body Camera Bill Seeks Increased Access for Citizens
A recent bill highlighting public access to police-worn body camera footage and data has been hailed by proponents as a major protection for the rights of Washington, D.C. residents. The D.C. Council Judiciary Committee passed the bill on Nov. 19. The measure prioritizes public access to recordings, requires ongoing analysis and auditing of the program […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Wednesday, November 25.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u While the country focuses on the murder of Laquan McDonald by a White police officer in Chicago, there is a similar case being uncovered here in Baltimore according to noted defense attorney A. Dwight Pettit. We’ll talk to Pettit about that case and the phenomenon of police misconduct. Plus, […]
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Police: Teen Charged in Stabbing at West Baltimore High School
This undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department, shows Donte Crawford. Police say the 17-year-old has been charged as an adult with attempted murder in the stabbing of a schoolmate in a Baltimore high school classroom, leaving the other teen critically wounded. (Baltimore Police Department via AP) BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old […]
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Baltimore City Council Takes Up Sex Abuse Allegations
Housing Authority Executive Director Paul Graziano is facing questions after sex abuse allegations were reported in the AFRO. (Courtesy photo) Members of the Baltimore City Council heard from all the major players in the case surrounding the alleged sexual abuse of public housing residents– including Housing Authority Executive Director Paul Graziano, lawyers for the women […]
