By Derrell Frazier In the pursuit of a fair and just legal system, Maryland stands at a crossroads, facing the imperative to reassess its approach to treating young people who come into conflict with the law. As a state, we should not be moving in a direction where we push kids further into the deep […]
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Teen fatally shot after leaving high school, D.C. surpasses 200th homicide for the year
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO A teenage boy walked out of Dunbar High School’s doors for the last time on the afternoon of Sept. 26 only to be gunned down just moments after classes ended for the day. “Around 4:10 p.m. today, school administration was alerted that a shooting occurred near the corner […]