Baltimore residents cast their ballots at polling locations across the city on Nov. 8. Charm city voters are weighing in on everything from questions about term limits to marijuana law reform. Polls will be open between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Photos by James Fields Reginald Flowers was among the Charm city residents to vote
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Tyree Colion Moorehead, known for his anti-gun violence activism, died in a hail of violent gunfire on Nov. 6 around 3:40 p.m. Moorehead was fatally shot, by some accounts, roughly 13 times by law enforcement officers. Responding to a 911 call, multiple members of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)
By Special to the AFRO BALTIMORE, MD. (Tuesday, November 8, 2022) — Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced Chezia Cager as his new Chief of Staff. Cager will assume the position effective November 28, 2022. Cager served in senior advisory roles in both the Obama and Biden administrations leading improvement efforts impacting domestic policy, national
By Baltimore City Public Schools BALTIMORE – The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (The Board) will transition to a hybrid format for public meetings beginning Wednesday, November 9, 2022. This approach will allow board members and a limited number of the public to participate in person, while still allowing the remaining public to attend meetings virtually.
By SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE and SCOTT McFETRIDGE DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot were drawn Tuesday morning after a nearly 10-hour delay and now players will have to wait a bit longer to find out if anyone has won the massive prize. The numbers for the drawing held
*Rihanna fans are outraged that the singer tapped actor Johnny Depp to appear in her Savage X Fenty fashion show. The hotly anticipated event will once again stream on Prime Video on November 9. The all-star lineup for Savage X Fenty Vol. 4 includes performances by Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver, and Maxwell, as well
*Fat Joe sat down at the Red Table to discuss the violence plaguing the hip-hop community. He honestly says he can’t quite wrap his head around it. Not only did he discuss that notable issue, but the Bronx-born rapper/author/entrepreneur also chatted with the “Red Table Talk” team about growing up in “The Boogie Down,” leaving
*Dr. Eric Wallace is a former pastor and outspoken visionary who has called out the increasing trend of politically motivated violence amid the midterm elections. Wallace and his Black conservative colleagues — collectively known as the Black Conservative Summit — recently released a statement in which they condemned the senseless acts of killing, violence, and
*Whoopi Goldberg is the latest celebrity to exit Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. Goldberg made the announcement on ABC’s hit daytime talk show “The View” on Monday (Nov. 7), saying “It’s been a little over a week since Elon Musk took over Twitter and this place is
*Welp! It looks like Drake and 21 Savage have a lawsuit on their hands after Vogue sued the duo for using their likeness to promote their album. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Drake and 21 have been promoting their joint album “Her Loss” by posing on what looks like a real Vogue cover