By Renée Hall Another American community is grieving today. This time it is Stockton, Calif., where families woke up to the kind of news no parent, no neighbor, and no city should ever have to endure. Sirens at night. Candles by morning. Another headline. Another vigil. And a community asking the same heartbreaking question we […]
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Leading the charge: Gun safety advocate Celeste Iroha speaks on making change after loss
By Catherine PughSpecial to the AFRO Celeste Iroha has been a self-proclaimed activist since the age of 15 years old. “I lost one of my cousins when I was 12 in D.C. His funeral was the first I would have to go to,” recalls Iroha. “I am also a survivor of a shooting, resulting from […]
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Maryland General Assembly begins 2024 legislative session
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com The much anticipated 2024 Maryland General Assembly commenced on Jan. 10. Though the first day is largely ceremonial, hundreds of pieces of legislation have already been filed and assigned to committees. The 90-day session will feature policies aiming to reduce gun violence trauma, protect youth and hold them accountable for […]
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Gov. Wes Moore lays out his 2024 juvenile justice and public safety initiatives
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com After much anticipation, Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced his “aggressive” all-of-government approach to public safety, through his legislative priorities for 2024. Moore recently announced three pieces of legislation that he will sponsor and potentially testify on behalf of during the hearings for the bills. “We introduce the Victim Compensation Reform […]
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Baltimore sues the ATF for access to gun data
By Tashi McQueen AFRO Political Writer tmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Acting City Solicitor Ebony Thompson and Alla Lefkowitz, senior director of Affirmative Litigation at Everytown Law, announced Baltimore’s newly filed federal lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The city alleges that the ATF improperly withheld crucial “crime gun” […]
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Morgan State University students and community strengthen resolve to push forward in wake of tragic shooting
#MORGANSTRONG By AFRO Staff Though news of the Oct. 3 shooting on the campus of Morgan State University spread quickly across the nation, students and members of the Morgan community are hoping their message of strength, perseverance and unity is carried even farther. Students of the historically Black college were closing out their 2023 coronation […]
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Economic inequity, gun violence and White supremacy key topics at 2023 March on Washington
Thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to continue the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, led 60 years ago by civil rights leaders seeking to make change on the human and civil rights front. The steps of the Lincoln Memorial overflowed with a myriad of citizens looking to “let freedom ring” in […]