By The Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Cory Booker is returning to the first-in-the-nation primary state for a trip that could turn out to be a tuneup for the New Jersey senator’s potential Democratic presidential campaign. Booker’s been invited by the New Hampshire Democratic Party to headline their post-midterm election “Victory Celebration” Saturday in […]
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Alsobrooks Takes Her Place in History
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Calling her home and the place she now governs “Maryland’s Crown Jewel,” Angela M. Alsobrooks became the first female county executive in the history of Prince George’s County during her inauguration ceremonies Dec. 3 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro. In a passionate unifying speech, Alsobrooks urged […]
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Bidding Baker Farewell
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While Prince George’s County is celebrating the historicity of Angela Alsobrooks taking the helm as the first woman to serve as County Executive, the area is also doing diligence in bidding her predecessor, Rushern Baker, farewell and thanking him for service. On Dec. 3, Baker officially turned over his […]
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The Inaugural Gala, A Night of Prince George’s County Excellence
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Before she officially took the oath of office on December 3, Angela Alsobrooks celebrated her new role as Prince George’s County Executive with an inaugural gala at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on December 1. In a sold out ballroom, 1,500 people had the opportunity to be […]
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Black Woman Will Take the Helm as New Virginia State Director
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Virginia’s current State Director John Knapp retires at the end of the year, Keren Charles Dongo, a Black woman who served as the campaign manager for U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) 2018 re-election campaign, will take his position. Kaine announced Dongo’s appointment on Dec. 3, while also honoring […]
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Alabama Observes First Official Rosa Parks Day
By The Associated Press Alabama has marked its first Rosa Parks Day. Alabama lawmakers earlier this year voted to designate Dec. 1 as a day to honor the civil rights icon. Photograph of Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (ca. 1955/Wikimedia Commons Public Domain/National Archives and Records Administration Records of the U.S. Information […]
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Maryland Democrats Pick Rockeymoore Cummings as Chair
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats have picked a former gubernatorial hopeful and wife of a powerful congressman as chair of the state party. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings thanked party officials for electing her Saturday and promised to strengthen the party ahead of future elections. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (LinkedIn Photo) Republican Gov. Larry Hogan won re-election […]
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Former President George H.W. Bush Dies at Age 94
By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94. The World […]
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Baker and Democrats Call Out Trump for Personal Investment in FBI Headquarters Location
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker approaches the end of his second term, he shared his extreme disappointment in the decision to not move the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County- one of Baker’s major projects during his time as County Executive. “I think this was a loss […]
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Barry’s Legacy Remembered
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For the fourth consecutive year the legacy of former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion S. Barry was honored by those trying to follow in the footsteps of the man who many believe was the greatest advocate for indigent residents of the nation’s capital. The Marion S. Barry Youth Leadership Institute […]
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Community Leader Calls For Transparency in Confirmation Process
By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Baltimore staff True to her word, Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh named the successor to interim Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Commissioner Gary Tuggle, shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday. Dr. Joel Fitzgerald, currently Chief of Police in the city of Fort Worth, Tex., was named during a November 16 press release. […]
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Nooses Found by Mississippi Capitol Day Before Senate Runoff
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi police are investigating two nooses and six signs that were found on the grounds of the state Capitol on Monday, a day before a U.S. Senate runoff that has focused attention on the state’s history of racist violence. It was not immediately known who put […]
