By BRIAN WITTE , Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A white Maryland lawmaker lost her leadership position Tuesday after using a racial slur for black people at an after-hours gathering at a cigar store in the state capital. Del. Mary Ann Lisanti, a 51-year-old Democrat in her second term representing Harford County northeast of […]
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House Targets Family Separations in First Trump Subpoena
By COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena Trump administration officials over family separations at the southern border, the first issued in the new Congress as Democrats have promised to hold the administration aggressively to count. The decision by the Oversight Committee will compel the heads of […]
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Justice Thomas Calls For Re-examining Landmark Libel Case
By MARK SHERMAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should consider overturning a 55-year-old landmark ruling that makes it hard for public figures to win libel suits, writing in a case involving a woman who says Bill Cosby raped her. Thomas took aim at New York Times v. […]
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Supreme Court Tosses Civil Case Against Cosby
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined review of a case brought by Bill Cosby accuser Kathrine McKee (McKee v. Cosby), who alleged being defamed when Cosby’s attorney characterized her story of being raped four decades ago as a fabricated lie. In writing the concurring opinion for […]
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COMMENTARY: Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A new refrain could be taking center stage during the 2020 Presidential Campaign. Senators Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, both 2020 presidential candidates, said they support reparations for African Americans to redress the legacy of the slavery. “I think that we have got to […]
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White House Says Easter Egg Roll To Take Place On April 22
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says its annual Easter Egg Roll will be held April 22. Tickets are free and can be requested through an online lottery scheduled to open Thursday at 10 a.m. EST and close March 4 at 10 a.m. EST. The White House says there’s no fee […]
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Md. Delegate Apologizes to Black Lawmakers for Racial Slur
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A white Maryland lawmaker accused of using a racial slur for black people to refer to a legislative district has apologized to leaders of the state’s Legislative Black Caucus. Del. Mary Ann Lisanti allegedly used the slur to refer to Prince George’s County during an after-hours gathering […]
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Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law
By Gary Robertson, The Associated Press A North Carolina judge on Feb. 22 voided new state mandates requiring photo identification to vote and also limiting income tax rates. He ruled the GOP-controlled legislature lacked authority to put those constitutional amendments on the ballot because lawmakers had been elected from racially-biased districts two years earlier. Wake County […]
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READY Center Pools Resources for Returning Citizens in Order to Lower Recidivism Rates
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The READY Center, 1901 E Street S.E., the new facility created to help returning citizens receive access to a multitude of services, is a quiet nondescript building just behind the treatment facility. But what the outside lacks in architectural pizzaz is surface. What it holds inside is the important […]
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Dems Rising Star Talks Race, Political Power in U.S.
By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO Anyone watching President Trump’s State of the Union address who didn’t know of Stacey Abrams does now. Abrams delivered the Democratic rebuttal to the president’s speech. The Democrats’ selection of Abrams is an indication that the party believes she will continue to be a trailblazer and will seek a […]
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Free Black Futures
Black D.C. advocacy organizations such as Black Lives Matter D.C. and Black Youth Project 100 D.C. organized an antiPresidents Day rally to protest local and federal officials in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Photo)
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Black Virginia Voters Feel Betrayed, Left in No-Win Scenario
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Eva Siakam’s choice to campaign for Ralph Northam in 2017 was a simple one: He was a Democrat and endorsed by Barack Obama, America’s first Black president. But sitting in a stylist’s chair at Supreme Hair Styling Boutique in Richmond on Friday, she shook her […]
