By Rep. Karen Bass Texas Metro News March 3, 2021 When I first saw the tape of Rodney King being beaten in the middle of the street on March 3, 1991, I was not horrified or surprised. I was hopeful. I believed that now, finally, the public would believe what Black and Latino activists had […]
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Meghan, Harry and the ‘firm’: A battle royal
In an interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the couple told the Queen of television Oprah Winfrey that they endured severe racial turmoil that almost drove Markle to take her own life. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO It initially seemed silly to spend […]
Posted inCoronavirus
Op-ed: `The moral lens of public policy’
Rev. Kevin Slayton By Rev. Kevin Slayton The General Assembly is hard at work and has already taken major steps forward for Marylanders. Overriding the governor’s vetoes of the digital ad tax and the Kirwan Commission’s blueprint for education reform were huge moments, as was passage of a critically needed COVID-19 relief bill. All of […]
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Editorial: Black Americans must now fight on all fronts
Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, CEO San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher of The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint While some of us are spending our time watching the news or wondering how we are going to survive the pandemic, now is the time to understand the […]
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Letter to the Editor
By Natasha Lawrence Dear Editor, I am a US Citizen and Spouse of a Foreign National. I feel my family is being left behind as bills with Immigration Reform provisions are being introduced, like the Farm Workers Modernization Act. The waiver language in this bill provides relief for minor unlawful presence for Farm Laborer’s while […]
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COMMENTARY: Trying to rewrite the January 6th coup attempt
There is a famous term for what the pro-fascist element is doing. It comes from an iconic film. The term is “gas lighting,” i.e., to lead people to believe that what they are actually experiencing or seeing is not really happening. (Photo: Anthony Tilghman) NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is important to note that both Antifa […]
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THREE HISTORY-MAKING FIRSTS: An International Women’s Day tribute to Kamala Harris, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Deborah Kayembe Buba.
(l-r) Kamala Harris, first woman Vice President of the United States; Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, first woman Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO), and Deborah Kayembe Buba, first refugee woman to be Lord Rector (President) of University of Edinburgh, Scotland. By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma As we celebrate WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH (in the USA), it is […]
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Op-ed: Maryland Juvenile Justice Reform Bill first step in helping Black youth trapped in system
Joshua Rovner, Senior Advocacy Associate for The Sentencing Project. (Photo/sentencingproject.org) Escaping the Maryland Maze By Josh Rovner Maryland’s juvenile justice system is a tangled maze, and Black youth are much more likely to be trapped in it. Young kids, often with learning disabilities, get arrested. Students charged for the first time, even on low-level offenses, […]
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Books don’t create racists
Submitted by Kevin Palmer Dear Afro.com Editor, To discontinue publishing six Dr. Suess books because of racist and insensitive imagery will not help change America’s racist character no more than dressing up like a clown changed serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s character. Hiding racially insensitive books from children does not foster long-standing amicable race relations. […]
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Letter to the Editor: “3 HOURS & 19 MINUTES”
By Jake Pickering U.S. Army Lieutenant General Charles Flynn needs to be arrested immediately for facilitating the right-wing domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Flynn is an accessory to the murder of Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick. Charles Flynn is the younger brother of convicted felon Michael Flynn, who was National […]
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Op-ed: Ghana’s Fight for Black America
Taalib Saber is the principal attorney at The Saber Firm, LLC, where he practices Education and Special Education Law, Civil and Human Rights, and Personal Injury Law. He is also a filmmaker. Lastly, Saber is a staunch pan-african community activist and organizer in DC, Maryland, and various countries in West, East and South Africa. (Courtesy […]
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Winter weather was no match for the city’s plan
By Nicole Batey “The roads are looking so much better this season. I don’t know what’s made the difference but it’s working. Thank you to everyone involved,” read one Facebook comment. “Seriously, I have been so blown away by how much better snow removal has been this year. 10x more effective and thorough,” read another. […]
