By Zsana Hoskins, Special to the AFRO Life After Release, a local women-led organization dedicated to serving formerly incarcerated citizens and their families held their annual beach retreat from June 23 to June 25. The event took place in Ocean City, Md. Qiana Johnson, the founder of Life After Release, said the retreat was inspired
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Black men are being jailed and killed at unusually high rates according to data reported by the Metropolitan police. Residents in predominantly Black areas including Ward 7 and 8 makeup more than 60 percent of victims of violent crime in the District. “We have a crisis of violence
By Dr. Natasha C. Pratt-Harris and Dr. Johnny Rice II Here we are. It’s the height of Summer 2023 and for some there’s this prevailing notion that with the heat comes the increased potential for crime, and for devastating violence. “The warm temperatures are the explanation for increased violence,” some say, and historic data trends
By Edna W. Cummings, Col. US Army (Ret.) Touched, humbled and enlightened, the 6888th Battalion families and friends returned from Scotland, England and France with a deeper understanding of their ancestors’ military service during World War II. From June 18 to June 30, the descendants of the women who served the historic 6888th Central Postal
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The well-loved Tommie Broadwater Jr., former Maryland senator, died at age 81 on July 11. “Tommie Broadwater had a lot of spunk,” Larry Young, former state senator for District 44, told the AFRO. “He was a businessman and a pioneer of Prince George’s County establishing a Black political
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By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor, afields@afro.com The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action in college admissions shattered fifty years of legal precedent, citing the policy as a violation of the 14th Amendment which provides “equal protection under the law.” As the nation reacted with outrage, Howard University announced plans to launch the 14th
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