MGM National Harbor Donates Food To Charity
By Mark F. GrayAFRO Staff Writer A local non profit agency hit the jackpot to feed needy D.M.V. residents after MGM National Harbor was forced to shutdown due to the…
Trump Signs $2.2T Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM, LAURIE KELLMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and…
Braveboy Leads Change To State’s Hate Crime Prosecutions
By Mark F. GrayAFRO Staff Writer After the prosecution of Sean Urbanski for the murder of Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III on the University of Maryland campus in 2017,…
Spokesman: Cosby Lawyers to Seek Early Release Because of Pandemic
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Lawyers for Bill Cosby are preparing to petition the court for his release amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman for Cosby, who…
Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Leader and MLK Aide, Dies at 98
By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president and echoed the…
Meeting at Maybelle by Andrew Turner Signed by Artist – October Gallery
Price: $195 NOW $75Meeting at Maybelle by Andrew TurnerOpen Edition Offset Lithograph PrintSigned by the ArtistSize 11″ x 16″ Andrew Turner was born in 1944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was…
‘Lot of fear’: Coronavirus pandemic compounds dire situation for poor Americans
By 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the line outside St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church in New York City stretched around the block. But this wasn’t any ordinary morning.…
Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 531,000 globally
Federal health officials on Friday green-lit a point-of-care coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that powers some rapid flu tests. Teased…
Coronavirus government response updates: Trump signs $2T relief bill after House passage
The federal government has been rolling out its response to the coronavirus crisis, trying to slow the spread and prop up the economy, which has taken a severe hit. House…
How much will my stimulus check be? Use this calculator
Included are direct payments to many Americans. Individuals are eligible for up to $1,200 and couples would receive up to $2,400 — plus $500 per child. But the payments would…