Retired WUSA anchor J.C. Hayward will be presented with a lifetime achievement award during a tribute and vigil on Sept. 21, weeks after her dismissal from a high-profile lawsuit. Then-D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan prompted an investigation of Hayward and four other people for their alleged attempt to divert millions of federal tax dollars, […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, September 17.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll have full analysis of last night’s GOP debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California with AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro. Plus, we’ll examine Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s effort to remove the “interim commissioner” tag from Kevin Davis’ name and we’ll have a report on the latest Baltimore City […]
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‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, in residence at Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, kicks off its 2015-2016 season with Ian Fleming’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. The production will run weekends at 1 p.m. on Sept. 19, 20, 26, 27, and Oct. 3, 4 with an additional performance at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. All […]
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Annual Housing Matters Mini Fair
Howard County Housing will hold its free 4th annual Housing Matters Mini fair on Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ascend One Building’s Howard County Public School conference center, 8930 Standford Blvd, Columbia, Md. 21045. The event will feature education sessions and one on one meetings with industry experts. For information […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Kicks Off 45th Annual Legislative Conference
Between 8,000 and 10,000 attendees are expected to convene for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference Sept. 16-20 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest Washington, D.C. This year’s theme, “With Liberty and Justice for All” is drawn from America’s Pledge of Allegiance and its inherent, but still unkept, promises. […]
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AfterDark@THEARC
(Photo credit Rob Roberts) To raise funds for support for D.C.’s Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) and its nonprofit partners, including Building Bridges Across the River; Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington; Children’s National Medical Center and others, held its annual gala – AfterDark@THEARC – on Sept. 12. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser […]
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Association of African American Study Holds Centennial Celebration in D.C.
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sylvia Cyrus, executive director, ASALH. (Photo by Rob Roberts) Noted historian John Hope Franklin once wrote, in documenting the accomplishments of Blacks in America, that White historians had “blandly asserted that the Negro had never developed a civilization of his own, vigorously argued that the Negro possessed childlike traits, […]
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Spiking Homicides Dominate D.C., Prince George’s County Legislators Joint Meeting
The legislative bodies of the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County, Maryland, recently met to discuss common issues between the two jurisdictions. The D.C. Council and the Prince George’ County Council convened a joint meeting on Sept. 15 at the County Administration Building in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to go over matters such as public safety and […]
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New University of D.C. President Seeks to Change School’s Perception
Ronald Mason Jr. Dr. Ronald Mason Jr. said he is hoping he can make an impact on the District’s only public university as he settles into his role as president. With over 30 years of experience in higher education, community development, and the legal field, Mason comes to the University of the District of Columbia […]
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Mayoral Candidate Young Looks to Bring a Breath of Fresh Air to Baltimore
Calvin Young III during an interview at The AFRO. (Photo Credit: A.R. Ward) Mayoral candidate Calvin Young III believes that he has what it takes to unify Baltimore. During a sit-down interview with The Afro, the 27-year-old engineer and Harvard grad said that the city is at a crossroads, and the new energy he would […]
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Bryant Makes His Bid to Represent Maryland’s Historic ‘Sacred Office’
Sean Yoes Even as Baltimore continued to digest the news that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will not seek re-election in 2016, the city was hit with another political bombshell on Sept. 14 when Empowerment Temple Pastor Jamal Bryant announced his bid to replace U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who represents the venerable Seventh Congressional District of Maryland. […]
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D. Watkins Turns the Spotlight on Baltimore in ‘The Beast Side’
D. Watkins book describes a Baltimore that isn’t usually written about. (Photo Credit: Lisa Snowden-McCray) In his essay, “Stoop Stories”, D. Watkins writes about a time where he crossed over from one Baltimore to another. He had been invited to Center Stage, to a fancy storytelling event. Seeing the other participants dressed up in their […]
