By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO Recently, former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa was released from a federal prison and was transferred to a transitional facility for inmates preparing to reenter society. Known as “community custody”, the last step in De Sousa’s sentencing is a halfway house for nonviolent offenders. The supervised facility […]
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Prosecutors Seek Nearly 5 Years for Former Baltimore Mayor
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors want the disgraced former mayor of Baltimore to be sentenced to nearly five years in prison for the scheme involving sales of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s books. In a sentencing memorandum filed Thursday, prosecutors told a judge that a sentence of 57 months in prison […]
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OP-ED: A Call for an Early Voting Site at Mondawmin
By Marvin “Doc” Cheatham and Owen Silverman West Baltimore has the greatest civil rights legacy of anywhere in America. When it comes to leaders, legislation, and litigation, few other places come close, and none surpass it. Despite this illustrious legacy, or more accurately, in spite of it, there is no Early Voting site in the […]
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Kweisi Mfume Says, “Thank You.”
Former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, cruised to a landslide victory in a special primary election on Feb. 4, to regain Maryland’s 7th Congressional District seat he once held. “I give thanks to God for such an overwhelming victory, and I thank the voters for their trust in my leadership. I know the community, and the […]
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Mfume, Klacik Win Party Primaries for Elijah Cummings’ Seat
By BRIAN WITTE and REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik won the special primaries Tuesday for the Maryland congressional seat that was held by the late Elijah Cummings. Twenty-four Democrats and eight Republicans were on the ballot for the Baltimore area 7th Congressional District primary. The […]
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Mfume for the 7th Congressional District
By AFRO Staff The death of Maryland’s venerable 7th District Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in October created a void many argue will never be adequately filled. His political career, which began in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986 and ended as Chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee, which played an integral role in […]
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Stokes Enters Council President Race
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com A veteran Baltimore City politician and educator was a last minute entry into the race for the powerful Baltimore City Council President seat. Carl Stokes, a former member of the Council and co-founder of the Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, officially filed his paperwork with the State Board […]
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Police Overtime Controversy Continues
By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO The AFRO has filed a formal public information act request to obtain the findings of a controversial audit of Baltimore Police Department (BPD) overtime spending that has yet to be released. The request was filed after city officials continued to block the release of a taxpayer funded audit, […]
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Mosby Threatened in Violent Voicemail after St. Louis Visit
By AFRO Staff Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been in the national spotlight since she indicted six officers connected to the death of Freddie Gray in May 2015, shortly after the Uprising on the day of Gray’s funeral April 27, 2015. Since then, she has been a national symbol in the ongoing fight […]
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OP-Ed: ‘On Saturday I Endorsed Jill Carter for Congress’
The following is the opinion of Ben Jealous, it is not an endorsement by the AFRO. We invite others to submit Op-eds of 700 words or less. The AFRO reserves the right to edit them as we see fit. By Ben Jealous I’m proud to endorse Jill. She has done more than any other politician […]
