21-year-old Darius Raymond Stewart A Baltimore man could face up to 20 years in prison for a fire he allegedly set at a city liquor store during last April’s unrest. Federal and state agents on Sept. 24 charged 21-year-old Darius Raymond Stewart with setting the fire. He was arrested on September 28 on unrelated charges, […]
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Organizers of Baltimore Community Conversation Event Examine the Past to Better Improve the Future
Attendees at the first installment of The Center for Urban Families’ Community Conversation event heard details of Baltimore’s history of racial injustice. The event, held October 1 at New Shiloh Baptist Church, was intended to be one in a three-part series that will explore the city’s history and develop solutions to the situation that caused […]
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Lawmakers Call for Justice in 1944 Port Chicago, Calif. Incident
African American sailors loading ammunition at Port Chicago Naval Magazine Courtesy of the National Park Service, Official US Navy Photo U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein recently called on President Barack Obama to right a 70-year-old wrong perpetrated against 50 African-American sailors. The men were wrongly convicted of mutiny, the California Democrats said, following […]
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“Empire” Star Tasha Smith to Appear At Tuskegee University’s Actor Workshop
Actress Tasha Smith (Courtesy Photo) Tasha Smith, an actor on Fox’s hit show “Empire,” is hosting a free acting workshop at Tuskegee University on Oct. 3 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The program will be open to the public and take place at the General Daniel “Chappie” James Arena. Smith is a multifaceted actress […]
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Carson Creates Unease with Joke About Police Shootings of African-Americans
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson recently made what some called an insensitive joke about police brutality. Republican presidential candidate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson speaks during a campaign stop at the University of New Hampshire, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Speaking of his childhood during a campaign stop at the […]
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Talented Black Women Among Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois Medal Recipients
Eric Holder and Nas with Harvard University’s Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Lawrence Bobo (NAS VIA INSTAGRAM) A rapper, a boxer, and a former U.S. Attorney General were among those honored Sept. 30 with Harvard University’s W.E.B. DuBois Medal, the highest honor in African-American studies. For the last 15 years, Harvard University has honored influential […]
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Fisk University Announces the Resignation of H. James Williams as President
Fisk University H. James Williams Fisk University, the storied historically Black institution in Nashville, Tenn., began the yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary on a somewhat sour note—announcing the resignation of its president of less than three years, H. James Williams. “We have accepted Dr. Williams’ resignation and thank him for his part in the […]
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Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Announces Grants to Combat Housing Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced this week the disbursement of more than $38 million to more than 100 groups across the nation to fight housing discrimination. The awards were made under HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The Fair Housing Act, or Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibits […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, October 2.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A review of the week’s top news stories from the pages of the Baltimore AFRO American Newspaper, through the reporting of the AFRO’s Roberto Alejandro. Plus, additional reporting on law enforcement and Baltimore politics from Alejandro and our other recurring guests, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real […]
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Ben Carson Says US Should Bar Syrian Refugees
Republican presidential candidate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson speaks during a campaign stop at the University of New Hampshire, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Durham,NH (AP Photo/Jim Cole) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the U.S. should bar refugees from war-torn Syria because they are “infiltrated with Jihadists,” who seek to […]
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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT Barack Obama ON THE SHOOTINGS AT UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ROSEBURG, OREGON
(October 1, 2015) 6:22 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: There’s been another mass shooting in America — this time, in a community college in Oregon. That means there are more American families — moms, dads, children — whose lives have been changed forever. That means there’s President Barack Obama steps out to speak in the Brady […]
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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education Weekly Bulletin for 10-1-15
JBHE Weekly Bulletin October 1, 2015 Here are links to some of the top stories published at JBHE.com this past week. Click on a headline to read the full article. Black Enrollments in Graduate Schools Continue to Grow Since 2004, Black enrollments in graduate programs have increased an average of 5.2 percent annually. During the […]
