THE AFRO — Two artists have exhibits that take on issues of violence, Black culture and identity in their own distinct ways.
THE AFRO —
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan released copies of his $46.6 billion fiscal 2020 budget proposal Friday
ATLANTA VOICE — California Sen. Kamala Harris announced Monday that she will run for president in 2020
THE AFRO — Black genius is all around us. It is inescapable. We see it in our neighborhoods. We see it in our schools. We see...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Despite closing out 2018 with 145 homicides, the lowest murder total in nearly five decades, New Orleans remains one of the nation’s Top...
THE AFRO — The process of confirming a new police chief in Baltimore used to be routine.
(CNN) – Baltimore officials knew protests could erupt the day of Freddie Gray’s funeral but were overwhelmed by the riots that followed. Those are some of...
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore police officer said Wednesday that he plans to perform an Al Jolson routine in blackface...
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore police officer said Wednesday that he plans to perform an Al Jolson routine in blackface...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake climbed onto the deck of an abandoned row house in Tuesday’s sweltering summer heat and...
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has been fired, according to a Wednesday press release from Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Davis will...
(USA Today) – After seeing years of decline in violent crime, several major American cities experienced a dramatic surge in homicides during the first half...
(USA Today) – After seeing years of decline in violent crime, several major American cities experienced a dramatic surge in homicides during the first half...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Less than three years ago, Anthony Batts was hand-picked by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to combat crime and reform...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Less than three years ago, Anthony Batts was hand-picked by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to combat crime and reform...
CHICAGO (The Washington Post) – When the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, it barred the outright racial discrimination that was then routine. It also required the...
(CNN) – Baltimore authorities are investigating after photos emerged showing a sign inside the door of a police van that reads, “Enjoy your ride, cuz...
(CNN) – Baltimore authorities are investigating after photos emerged showing a sign inside the door of a police van that reads, “Enjoy your ride, cuz...
(USA Today) – A black man who died in police custody in Baltimore in April died of a “high-energy injury” that likely happened when the...
(USA Today) – A black man who died in police custody in Baltimore in April died of a “high-energy injury” that likely happened when the...
(Slate) – You have a choice: You can have brutal, abusive policing. Or you can have no policing at all. That’s the implied message from...
(Slate) – You have a choice: You can have brutal, abusive policing. Or you can have no policing at all. That’s the implied message from...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley officially entered the presidential race May 30 with a...
Kevin Rector, THE BALTIMORE SUN BALTIMORE (The Baltimore Sun) — More than a dozen civil and religious groups calling for police reform in Baltimore will...