By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Feuding from a distance, President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama exchanged tough words Friday as they sought to rally their parties’ […]
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Oprah, Pence Offer Competing Visions of ‘Georgia Values’
By BILL BARROW and JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — In a rousing speech in the Republican-leaning suburbs of Atlanta, Oprah Winfrey urged voters on Thursday to make history […]
Man Pleads Guilty in Racketeering Case, Admits Killing Girl
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man pleading guilty in a racketeering case has admitted killing a 3-year-old Baltimore girl struck by a stray bullet […]
Federal Health Care Website Up and Running after Slow Start
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal website where consumers can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act got off to a slow start Thursday […]
Man Says He Attacked Police Station Because He Wanted to Die
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man charged with murder in the friendly-fire shooting death of an undercover police detective testified Wednesday that he was trying […]
Jealous Running Hard in Final Days of the Campaign, Even as Polls Point to Hogan
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO It is the bell lap of the Maryland Governor’s race and Democrat Ben Jealous is working hard to mobilize college students and young […]
Baltimore Blight: Is this your house?
This is the back of 2300 E. ColdSpring Lane. It’s just one of the many abandoned houses in Baltimore City? If there’s one in your neighborhood, please send a photo with the […]
Black Panther Costume Revealed at NMAAHC
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO Wakanda forever has been taken to a new level at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). On October 24, […]
Talks of Race and Religion at the Newseum
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Yolanda Pierce, Ph.D., dean of the School of Divinity at Howard University hosted a panel discussion called “Race, Religious Freedom and The Politics […]
Millennials Celebrate Their Power to Vote at Morgan State
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO Encouraging Black millennials to participate in the early voting process, organizations including Black Girls Vote,” “Planned Parenthood,” “1199SEIU” and “Young Gets It Done”—an […]
Loh Recovers UMD’s Board of Regents Fumble on Durkin’s Fate
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO When the University of Maryland Board of Regents released the findings of its investigation into the football program’s culture and determined that head […]
Local Fashionista Inspires Passion, Purpose and Personality
By La’Nesha Kearse, Special to the AFRO “Passion, purpose, personality” is the mantra of The Joy of Styling. Spearheaded by Founder and CEO Joy Copeland in 2015, The Joy of Styling, […]