In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes asks a question during a forum on community-police relations at Cleveland State University, in Cleveland. Stokes, a 15-term Ohio congressman who took on tough assignments looking into assassinations and scandals, died late Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Stokes was 90. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, […]
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Book Release Celebration and Speaking Tour Kick-off
Come celebrate the release of national playwright and Baltimore native, Crystal L. Bass’ sophomore book, Whirlwind, The Sequel! This red carpet celebration will allow attendees to purchase their autographed-copy of Whirlwind, meet and greet with the author, take part in readings and experience an unforgettable evening of creative arts. The celebration is on August 29 from 6 p.m. […]
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Baltimore Church Giveaway
Kingdom Life Church will host Kingdom Come 2015: A Have Life Community Event and give away 100,000 pounds of fresh groceries on August 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 125 N. Hilton Street. The free event will feature a job fair, health fair, children’s zone, haircuts and makeovers, and voter registration. The Have […]
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Charm City Roller Girls’ Open Tryouts
Want to be a part of the hardest-hitting sport on wheels? The Charm City Roller Girls are holding open tryouts on August 22. Tryouts will be held at Skateland North Point, 1113 North Point Rd, Baltimore, MD. Participants should arrive by 9:30 a.m. The tryouts will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 12:30 p.m. […]
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D.C. Community News
Attorney General Karl A. Racine. (Courtesy Photo) On Aug. 14, Attorney General Karl A. Racine congratulated the Howard University Law School Juris Doctor Class of 2018 and the Master of Laws Class of 2016 at their annual pinning ceremony, inducting the new law-school students into the legal profession. Racine called on students to represent their […]
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D.C. Residents and Leaders Remember the Late A.J. Cooper III
Residents of Ward 4, the D.C. Council seat AJ Cooper was campaigning for before is untimely death, gathered on the corner of Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street in Northwest for the third annual Feed the Needy barbeque and birthday celebration. (Photo by LaTrina Antoine ) A.J. Cooper III, a young political leader running for the […]
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Bowser Administration Urges Solar Energy in D.C.
Mayor Muriel Bowser D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) wants the District to use more green energy. On Aug. 12 she convened a press conference on the roof of the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center in Northwest with officials of her administration. She, along with Tommy Wells, director of the District Department of Energy and Environment […]
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Emma Didlake Dies at 110
President Barack Obama meets with Emma Didlake, 110, of Detroit, the oldest known World War veteran, in the Oval Office of the White House on July 17. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) A Michigan woman who was believed to be the nation’s oldest veteran at 110 has died, about a month after meeting President Barack Obama […]
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300 Men March From Baltimore to D.C.
(Photo Credit/300menmarch.com) The weather was a steamy 82 degrees on August 16 around 5 p.m. when men in black t-shirts began gathering in Carroll Park in South West Baltimore. While families hung out at the park’s picnic tables, or strolled along in the grass, the men were getting set to walk 35 miles from Baltimore […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, August 18.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u After completing their 20-hour trek from Baltimore to D.C. on foot, some of the brothers of the 300 Men March stop by the studio to talk about their journey to bring awareness to historic violence in Baltimore. Also, we go beyond the statistics of violence and homicide and hear […]
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Bond Remembered for Civil Rights Work after His Death at 75
ATLANTA (AP) — Through the tough struggles of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond always kept his sense of humor, and it was his steady demeanor that helped him persist despite the inevitable difficulties involved, his wife recalled. FILE- In this Oct. 13, 2006, file photo, Julian Bond, chairman of the Board for The National […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, August 17.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u National politics with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including Trump’s dubious policy positions and more hand wringing by Clinton supporters over, “email gate.” And we’ll talk local politics with Byrd and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network, including Gov. Larry Hogan’s alleged war on Baltimore and […]
