The Asbury United Methodist Church, 926 11th St NW, is planning to hold its Homecoming Sunday Celebration on Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. The theme for the celebration is “Fruits of Thy Labor, Fruit of The Spirit”. The historic downtown congregation has worshipped and served continuously for 179 years from the corners of 11th and […]
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Comedy at the D.C. Arts Center
The D.C. Arts Center, located at 2438 18th Street, will hold a Laugh Index Theatre Comedy Show on Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Nonmember tickets are $5 online before 5 p.m. the day of the show, and $10 at the door. Cash will only be accepted at door. To purchase tickets online, visit http://laughindextheatre.com. The […]
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Maryland Hispanic Business Conference
The 14th annual Maryland Hispanic Business Conference is on September 8 in Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd. Bethesda, MD 20852. The conference provides tools, strategies and resources to better support Hispanic and minority businesses. For more information call (301) 947-6619 or visit www.mdhbc.com.
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After Son’s Death, Mother Pushes for Baltimore City Dirt Bike Park
Kimberly Rouse-Smith and a picture of her son, who was killed in a dirt bike accident. (Photo by Lisa Snowden-McCray) When Council Member William “Pete” Welch introduced legislation calling for the construction of a dirt bike park at last month’s Baltimore City Council meeting, he brought Baltimore mother Kimberly Rouse-Smith with him. The park, Welch […]
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Appeals Court Denies Maryland’s Motion for Review in HBCU Case
Attorneys in the case Coalition v. MHEC, in which a federal judge found Maryland guilty of illegally perpetuating a dual higher education system though duplication of programs at historically Black institutions, warned that implementation of a remedy is likely a long way off. “What’s difficult for the public to appreciate is that there is no […]
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Substance of Maryland AG Frosh Interview Cause For Concern?
Sean Yoes Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh recently laid out what he called a “distillation” of current laws prohibiting racial profiling in law enforcement, viewed by some as a positive step in the effort to reform law enforcement. During an interview on August 26 on First Edition, which airs on WEAA 88.9 in Baltimore, Frosh […]
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Inside Baltimore’s Men’s Detention Center
The now closed Baltimore Men’s Detention Center (Photo credit: James Bentley) On Jul. 31, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced his plan to close the Baltimore Men’s Detention Center “immediately.” The storied jail, part of several detention centers on the property, was built in 1859 and parts of it have housed everyone from Edgar Allan Poe […]
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Balto.’s Sandtown-Winchester United Looks to Bring About Lasting Change
Members of Sandtown-Winchester United discuss possible ways to make their neighborhood better. (Photo by Lisa Snowden-McCray ) The members of Sandtown-Winchester United, a recently formed community group in West Baltimore, are establishing the infrastructure of what they hope will soon be a far-reaching, all-encompassing way of making their neighborhood better. The group met August 29 […]
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Missouri Executes Man for 15-Year-old Girl’s 1989 Killing
This April 22, 2014, file photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Roderick Nunley. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, said it would not stop the execution of Nunley in Missouri. Nunley who spent nearly 25 years on Missouri’s death row was executed Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and stabbing […]
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Home Detention for S.C. White Former Police Chief who Killed Walter Bailey, a Black Man
Former Police Chief Richard Combs (left), and Eutawville resident Bernard Bailey. (Orangeburg County Detention Center and Bailey Family Photo) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A White former police chief will have to spend a year under home detention but won’t have to serve any prison time in the 2011 shooting death of an unarmed Black man. […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, September 1.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u An interview with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake talking about issues ranging from education to law enforcement. Plus, Baltimore City Public Schools opened its doors officially for the 2015-2016 school year yesterday and we’ll bring together a round table of experts to talk about engaging our Black boys, the state […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, August 31.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u National politics with commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including more trouble for Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie’s “Fed Ex,” plan for undocumented immigrants. Plus, remembering former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel with veteran journalist Charles Robinson and the 2016 race for Baltimore mayor may be getting more interesting. It’s […]
