The Baltimore Branch of the NAACP has a new face, city housing official Tessa Hill-Aston. The Northwest Baltimore native was elected president Nov. 16, defeating longtime former head, G.I. Johnson, by 142 votes. While this was her first presidential run, she has served on the NAACP executive board for 15 years, most recently as second […]
Category: NEWS
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore Teachers Union Approves New Contract
After a month of town hall meetings, routine school visits and contract modifications, members of the Baltimore City Teachers Union voted in favor of what the city schools’ system calls a landmark contract negotiation. “Teachers are at the very heart of everything we as a school district do, and unlike any other agreement until now—here […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News
Baltimore Museum of Art Celebrates Kwanzaa Family Day Dec. 12
The Baltimore Museum of Art presents its 20th Annual Kwanzaa Family Day on Dec. 12 from 1-5 p.m. The free event celebrates the African traditions of family, community, and culture. Learn about the seven Ngozu Saba or principles of Kwanzaa, enjoy hands-on art-making activities, and see live family performances! For more information, call 443-573-1832 or […]
Posted inNational News
Catalog Overload Presents Seasonal ‘Green’ Dilemma
WASHINGTON – The glut of catalogs in consumers’ mailboxes this season has created a dilemma for shoppers who want to go green and help the economy. Although the number of people who do holiday shopping by catalog is falling 15 percent in 2010, down from 20 percent in 2007, according to the National Retail Federation […]
Posted inNational News
At Last!
African Americans are still waiting the “40 acres and a mule” promised them by the U.S. government almost two centuries ago. But, this week, Black farmers took one giant step closer to receiving the payouts due them from the settlement of a discrimination case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On Nov. 30 the U.S. […]
Posted inNational News
Steele On Thin Ice at Helm of Republican Party
WASHINGTON (AP) – A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the rank and file have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Family of Slain Ethiopian Demands Answers
Family and friends of Ali Mohammed, 27, say they want justice from city officials regarding his slaying and the reason no one has been prosecuted for his death. Mohammed was allegedly stomped and beaten to death by a restaurant owner and four security guards on Oct. 15, after witnesses saw him throw a brick into […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
District Attorney Prepared to Drag Thomas Back to Court
Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas said he plans to disregard Attorney General Peter Nickles’ Dec. 1 deadline for submitting more information on his Team Thomas fund, saying he has already been in “full compliance” with requests for a full accounting of the nonprofit’s finances. In a brief interview earlier this week with the AFRO, […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Concerns Arise over Wal-Mart’s D.C. Expansion
In an effort to boost its presence in major cities across the country, the nation’s largest retailer has set its sights on the nation’s capital, recently announcing plans to open four stores in wards 4, 5,7 and 8 by late 2012. Wal-Mart’s decision to come to Washington, D.C. resulted from a poll of about 800 […]
Posted inD.C. Community, Washington D.C. News
Road Scholar Present Award for Lifelong Learning
BOSTON — Road Scholar, the new name for the programs of education nonprofit Elderhostel, recently announced Sheila S. Walker as the 2010 Asa Grant Hilliard III Award for Lifelong Learning recipient. The award provides $5,000 toward a learning adventure offered by Road Scholar, and honors the late Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III, world-renowned Pan-Africanist, educator, […]
Posted inD.C. Community, Washington D.C. News
The Mall at Prince Georges Offers ‘Comfort and Joy’ During Holidays
HYATTSVIILLE, Md. – As families decorate with lights and garland, bake cookies, make wish lists and whistle songs of the season, it’s apparent the holiday season is here. And with it comes Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust’s (PREIT) multi-faceted holiday promotion at 40 participating shopping centers, including The Mall at Prince Georges. With tidings of […]
Posted inNational News
Elderly Man Arrested in Threat Against Obama
A former Navy veteran and New York City ex-police officer was arrested Nov. 18 after being charged with threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama. According to the online publication Talking Points Memo, Michael Stephen Bowden, 78, was taken into custody Nov. 18 after revealing to a nurse during a routine visit Nov. 16 to a Department of Veterans […]
