By Toluse Olorunnipa, Griff Witte and Lenny Bernstein Special to the AFRO States across the country are moving swiftly to reopen their economies despite failing to achieve benchmarks laid out by the White House for when social distancing restrictions could be eased to ensure the public’s safety during the coronavirus pandemic. These governors’ biggest cheerleader […]
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Editorial Commentary: Level Up With Year Up
By Ariel Chrysann Special to AFRO Have you ever wondered if you’re in the right place doing the right thing? I know I have, a few times to be exact, especially when I look back and see that I haven’t accomplished as much as I would have hoped. Sure, I went to work everyday, maintained […]
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Letter to the Editor from Maryland Health Connection
To the Editor: Between the holidays and the new year, things are busy. And sometimes, signing up for a health plan during open enrollment doesn’t make it to the top of the list. Or, maybe there have been some changes in your life, and you realize you now need coverage. Thanks to an innovative new […]
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Editorial Commentary: Thank You, Kobe
By Arthur Cribbs Special to the AFRO When I heard of the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, along with seven others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, I had an initial feeling of shock, disbelief and numbness. And in the hours since hearing the news, that feeling has not gone away. […]
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Editorial Commentary: ‘Thank You’ Baltimore Ravens!
By N. D. B. Special to AFRO If you ever watch The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, then you know that he does a segment where he writes random thank you cards about any and everything. This is my personal list of thank you’s to the Ravens. Thank you Ravens for setting the all-time record […]
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Letter to the Editor: Royalty of The ‘Elders’
Submitted by Dr. Dennis Walter Smith Sr. Reminiscent about those Saturday mornings on the lake telling the old guy, in a seven-year-old voice, “You have to put the worm on first Grandpa before you throw the line in the water.” Pause for chuckle, because the normal response was, “I know, I’m just keeping you on your […]
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Despite Misleading Attacks, the Choice is Clear: Re-elect Mosby
By AFRO Editorial Staff Early voting in Maryland begins June 14 and Baltimore is faced with one of its most critical elections in many years, especially when it comes to issues of law enforcement and criminal justice. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been under constant attack by her two opponents; Ivan Bates, a […]
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Reporting on African Americans During Times of War
The AFRO is marking Black History Month by highlighting African Americans during times of war. Since its founding in 1892, the AFRO has strived to present all facets of African American life. From the reign of terror that were lynchings in the early 1900s to the heroics of the Tuskegee Airmen to the first Black […]
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St. Luke 2:1-20
“Every American has the right to be treated as a person. He should be able to find a job, educate his children, vote in the elections and be judged on his merits as a person. This is the fixed determination of our party and our nation. So long as I am your President, I intend […]
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Simeon Booker—A Significant Reporter of the 1950-1970’s Civil Rights Wars Has Passed Away at 99
America lost one of the most courageous journalists ever to put pen to paper. Simeon Booker died Dec. 10 at an assisted-living community in Solomons, Maryland. He was 99 years old. Commentary Cartoon – Kofi Tyrus Booker was part journalist, part historian, part philosopher – a gifted writer who covered the Civil Rights Movement, exposed […]
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Trump’s Quest to Unwrap the President Barack Obama Legacy What is it Really?
Recently Trump reportedly revived the birther theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States – a ridiculous assertion that Trump had previously raised in his attempt to disqualify Obama from becoming our president. Once the Trump assertions were proven time and again invalid, Trump finally admitted the U.S. citizenry of Barack […]
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Is Enduring 3 More Years of Trump Leadership Possible?
Donald Trump is wrapping up his first year as our 45th President in the White House and we’re left to ask this head-scratching question: How can Americans be expected to endure an additional three years of thisflawed, racist, unscrupulous individual? Since Trump took office in January, he hasproven time andagain to be void of being […]