AFRO Columnist and Loyola University Professor Dr. Kaye Whitehead, right, pictured with her father Karson Wise Sr. Dr. Whitehead named the recently launched Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice in his honor. (Photo by Dr. Kaye Whitehead) By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor Loyola University launched the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & […]
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Philadelphia Police Kill Man in Need of Medical Assistance
Walter Wallace was killed by Philadelphia police on Oct. 26, leading to major unrest in the city. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com On Oct. 26, Walter Wallace Jr.’s family called emergency services for an ambulance. however police officers showed up instead, and fatally shot the 27-year-old father of nine. While […]
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Family, City Wants Answers After 20-Year-Old Killed in Police Chase
Karon Hylton, 20, died, Oct. 23, after police chased him on a Revel moped for not wearing a helmet. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Karon Hylton, 20, was headed to get his car keys from a friend’s house on a ride-share Revel moped scooter when D.C. police chased him, Oct. 23, […]
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Black Woman Shot by Officer Seeks Justice From Hospital Bed
Sherrellis Sheria Stinnette, grandmother of Marcellis Stinnette, 19, speaks to the media during a protest rally for Marcellis Stinnette who was killed by Waukegan Police last Tuesday in Waukegan, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Stinnette was killed and his girlfriend and mother of his child, Tafara Williams, was wounded when a police officer in Waukegan […]
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Rock Musician Voice of New Film on Police Violence and Voting
Rock Musician Voice of New Film on Police Violence and Voting Today, on what would have been the 47th birthday of George Floyd, celebrated rock musician Tom Morello spoke out on the release of a new short film on racial justice struggles in this country and the tone-deaf response by the Trump administration. The film […]
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Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Member: Kentucky AG Used Jurors as “Shield,” Wants Transcript Public
Breonna Taylor (Image courtesy NNPA)HED: Breonna Taylor By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor An individual who served on the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case, is taking action to have the transcript of the proceedings made public. An attorney for the juror, who for now is remaining anonymous, says that their client has […]
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Op-ed: “Elect Public Officials Who are Committed to Stop Police Killings”
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Millions of Americans have turned out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians—often Black people—at the hands of law enforcement. If we want our demands for […]
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Local High School Activists Register Voters
Students from Friendship Collegiate Academy’s Collegiate for Change club held a voter registration event on Sept. 26 in Northeast, D.C. (Courtesy Photos By Friendship Collegiate Student Dezirae Gross) By Donna Lewis Johnson Special to the AFRO With Election Day coming up on Nov. 3, a group of civic-minded high schoolers took to the streets of […]
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Racist
By Allen Kawinga Special to the AFRO We may be so bolden like fearless warriors To all the pain you cast on us Police hunters all over the city Unhampered us; unable to stay such as we wish Indeed we have been blacklash by White racist “For how long.?” “White,” “Grey,” and “Black!” All these […]
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Who Do You Trust With Criminal Justice Policy?
Our country needs a leader who cares about topics like criminal justice reform and healthcare. Make sure you vote on Nov. 3. (Photo by Madison Swart) By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO Don’t. Do not fall for the “okey-doke” from the 45th president, aka occupant of the White House. So, Donald J. Trump says […]
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PFAW Endorses 100 Candidates Committed to Stop Police Killings
People For the American Way’s (PFAW) Next Up Victory Fund endorsed 100 new candidates for state and local offices across the U.S. who are focused on stopping police killings. (Courtesy Photo) By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO People For the American Way’s (PFAW) Next Up Victory Fund, held a virtual press conference, announcing […]
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Kaepernick’s Company Publishing Essays On Policing, Prisons
Colin Kaepernick publishing company is putting out a collection of 30 essays over the next four weeks about abolition, police and prisons. The project is titled: “Abolition For the People: The Movement For A Future Without Policing & Prisons.” Kaepernick envisioned and curated this project following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. (AP […]