By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Most 2020 Democratic presidential candidates quickly joined the call for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign following the discovery of a racist photo in his medical school yearbook more than 30 years ago. Northam apologized twice Friday after the photo surfaced, but the freshman governor’s expressions […]
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Legislators Usher in Black History Month in Wisconsin
By The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Black legislators are ushering in Black History Month in Wisconsin. Black History Month runs throughout February. Members of the Legislative Black Caucus along with Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes delivered remarks Friday at America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee and at […]
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New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker Launches 2020 Bid
By ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Friday declared his bid for the presidency in 2020 with a sweeping call to unite a deeply polarized nation around a “common purpose.” The New Jersey Democrat, who is the second Black candidate in a primary field that’s already historically diverse, delivered […]
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Grosso Hopes To Reduce Opioid Related Deaths with New Marijuana Legislation
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Council member David Grosso (D- At-large) presented legislation that would give D.C. residents more access to the District’s medical marijuana program. This effort is one of many measures to reduce opioid-related deaths. “We are all concerned with the ongoing tragedy of D.C. residents dying from opioid overdoses and this […]
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Key Takeaways From Kamala Harris’ Big 2020 Campaign Rollout
By JUANA SUMMERS , Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris arrived onto the 2020 stage this week with a presidential campaign rollout that was hard to miss. From her announcement in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” to the nationally televised town hall in Iowa, the California senator showed she was on […]
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Stacey Abrams to Give Democrats’ Response to State of Union
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the rising political star who marshaled the power of black women voters but narrowly lost the Georgia governor’s race, will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, congressional Democrats said Tuesday. The choice elevates Abrams in Democratic politics as the […]
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Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman to Get Statues in MD State House
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Some of the most nationally recognized Marylanders happen to be Black, were slaves and made a huge impact on American history; yet they’re just now getting statues in the Maryland State House. Abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, who famously helped over 300 slaves escape the South into freedom, […]
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Mosby to Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO Baltimore City State’s Attorney announced her office will no longer be prosecuting marijuana possession cases, Tuesday. “We need to get serious about prioritizing what actually makes us safe,” said Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, in a January 29 press release. “No one who is serious about public […]
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D.C. Council Overrides Bowser’s Veto of Fare Evasion Decriminalization
Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Mayor Muriel Bowser used her power for a rare veto of a bill that would decriminalize metro fare evasion, much of the D.C. Council and local advocacy organizations spoke out against her decision. So when the District of Columbia Council voted 11-2 to override the veto last week, organizations […]
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Maryland Bill Would Allow Unemployment Insurance in Shutdown
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers plan to submit legislation to allow federal employees who must work during a government shutdown without pay to collect unemployment insurance. Del. Jessica Feldmark, a Howard County Democrat, said she planned to file the legislation Monday. She says it’s an important step “should we find […]
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Sen. Kamala Harris Says the Powerful Seek to Divide America
By Juana Summers, The Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Jan. 27 that those in power are trying to turn people against each other, which she says is “not our America.” Harris, a first-term U.S. senator from California who announced her candidacy last Monday, rallied supporters outside City Hall in Oakland, her hometown and […]
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“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress
By Christina Cauteruci There’s a crew of new women in Congress who’ve become fast friends since the election. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have become instant progressive icons and visible markers of a long-overdue shift in legislative demographics. They’ve posted loads of selfies together, called themselves a “squad,” tweeted support […]
