By Shana Trammell, Special to the AFRO Throughout our span here in America, black women have endured the heavy burden of existing within two minorities. Both black and female, we have not just endured the challenges but have overcome both gracefully and purposefully. It is imperative that we, as a community, honor the legacy of our […]
Category: Uncategorized
Posted inBaltimore News, Maryland Government, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Uncategorized
$15 Minimum Wage Bill Advances
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO A $15 minimum wage bill left Maryland’s general assembly conference committee Tuesday. The bill is a reconciliation of measures that passed both houses by veto-proof margins this session. The senate bill passed 32-15. Sen. Cory V. McCray, a Democrat representing Baltimore City, cast the last vote, a vote […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore Government, Baltimore News, NEWS, POLITICS, Uncategorized
Harrison Moves Closer to Confirmation
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Last night (March 6), Michael Harrison, the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) acting commissioner moved one step closer to becoming the city’s full-time top cop and leading one of the most beleaguered police departments in the nation. “I am committed to reform,” said Harrision during his confirmation hearing before more than […]
Posted inNational News, National Sports, NEWS, Sports, Uncategorized
NFL Settles Collusion Case with Kaepernick
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Colin Kaepernick’s more than two year battle with the NFL has come to an end. The former NFL quarterback and the league have reached a financial settlement in Kaepernick’s collusion complaint against football’s owners. (Photo: CBS News / YouTube) The settlement comes just one day after it […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government, Uncategorized
MLK Holiday Offers Stage For Democratic Hopefuls
By ELANA SCHOR and MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As Americans commemorated Martin Luther King Jr., Democratic presidential hopefuls fanned out across the country to honor the civil rights leader and make themselves heard on the national stage. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., used the holiday to launch a presidential campaign that, if successful, […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, Homepage Slider, TV and Film, Uncategorized
Hughley Brings “The Funny” To IMPROV
By M.P. Stone, Contributing Editor, Texas Metro News D.L. Hughley truly did “bring it” this past weekend at the Addison Improv and he brought four more of the funniest men on the planet with him. It was non-stop, wall to wall, head-shaking, hands in the air, gut-busting laughter in the house from the moment the […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government, Uncategorized
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 […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News, NEWS, Religion, Uncategorized
Bryant Leaving to Pastor Atlanta Megachurch
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com The rumors swirling about the imminent departure of Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant from the influential Empowerment Temple Church in Northwest Baltimore were confirmed by Bryant himself during a conversation with the AFRO on Nov. 20. Bryant said he will be starting the next chapter of his ministry at the […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Uncategorized, Washington D.C. News
Suspect in Murder of Maryland Teen Facing Charges
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Authorities said they arrested and charged one suspect in the August murder of 16-year-old Kevin Wilson Jr. of Silver Spring, who was shot in the Takoma Park area of Prince George’s County, before later dying at a hospital. Kevin Wilson (pictured), a talented athlete, was killed in Takoma Park. […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, National News, NEWS, Uncategorized
Mourners Gather for Franklin’s Funeral; Diva Dressed in Gold
By JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Organizers of Aretha Franklin’s funeral insist it will be a service, not a show. Yet the Queen of Soul’s final send-off on Friday certainly will encompass many elements, emotions and grand entrances that were hallmarks of her more than six decades on sacred and secular stages. And […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Uncategorized
GAO Report Finds Federal Agencies Spend Very Little of their Advertising Budgets with Black-owned Firms
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Over the past five fiscal years from 2013 to 2017, federal government agencies have spent approximately $5 billion in advertising, but a minute share—$327 million—went to minority-owned businesses, according to a long-awaited report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The federal government serves as the largest advertiser in the […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, Baltimore News, Homepage Slider, National News, Uncategorized
Meet Josiah Henson, the Former Slave Who May Have a Maryland School Named After Him
By Kamau High, AFRO Managing Editor, khigh@afro.com The president of the Montgomery Council is trying to change the name of a school in North Bethesda to that of a former slave, who was the basis for the main character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer and Catherine Leggett, the first lady of Montgomery […]