Baltimore Mayor Convicted
Jury finds Dixon guilty on misdemeanor charge
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By Melanie R. Holmes
AFRO Staff Writer
Mayor Sheila Dixon(Courtesy Photo)
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(December 2, 2009) - Neither the state nor the defense was pleased with Baltimore City Mayor Sheila A. Dixon’s conviction on Tuesday. On the seventh day of deliberations, the jury found Dixon guilty on one count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary.
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Morgan State Announces New President
Wilson to succeed Dr. Earl Richardson in July 2010
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By AFRO Staff
Dr. David Wilson will replace Dr. Earl Richardson as Morgan State's president, who served for 25 years. (Courtesy Photo)
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(December 3, 2009) - When Dr. Earl Richardson announced he was ending his 25 year tenure at Morgan State University at the end of 2009, the Board of Regents began a search to find a successor to continue his good works.
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Black Leaders vs. Black President on Black Joblessness
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 Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, is among several Black leaders who are questioning President Obama on his answer to Black unemployment. (Courtesy Photo)
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By AFRO Staff
(December 2, 2009) - WASHINGTON (NNPA) – African-American unemployment – nearly twice the national rate – is quickly becoming the first showdown between Black leaders and the nation’s first Black president.
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(December 3, 2009) - The nation’s economic crisis has been tough for millions of Americans, but times have been especially tough for young Black men, a BlackAmericaWeb.com report said.
(November 28, 2009) - In October 1955, 16-year-old John Earl Reese was hanging out in a Gregg County, Texas cafe with friends when a White man released a barrage of bullets, killing the Black teenager and wounding two others.
(November 28, 2009) - Bill Cosby has taken his quest for African-American self-improvement into a new venue: rap music.
(November 28, 2009) Four African-American undergraduates have won Rhodes Scholarships and will travel to Oxford University for study, according to a BlackAmericaWeb.com report.
(November 30, 2009) - Tiger Woods still refuses to discuss with authorities about his car accident on Nov. 27, and according to the Associated Press, he recently put a statement on his Web site saying the accident “is a private matter and I want to keep it that way.”
(November 25, 2009) - The NAACP, the country’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, announced this week that acclaimed film director Tyler Perry has donated 1 million dollars, marking the largest gift ever given by an individual, according to a press release sent to the AFRO.
(November 22, 2009) - The Senate’s health care bill came before the full Senate chamber for floor discussion after senators voted 60-39 on Saturday, Nov. 21st to get the debate started.
(November 22, 2009) - More than four years after New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, blame for much of the disaster has officially been placed on the Army Corps of Engineers.
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(November 24, 2009) - (NNPA) - This is a very busy week –Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the official beginning of the Christmas season and – for the 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world or the 25 million families who have lost a loved one to HIV/AIDS—World AIDS day on Dec. 1.
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BLACKS WITHOUT BORDERS - SOUTH AFRICA
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Rakim: The Hip-Hop Legend Returns
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By Marcus A. Williams
Special to the AFRO
(December 2, 2009) - The legendary rapper Rakim Allah, formerly of the platinum recording duo, Eric B. and Rakim, is back on this music scene with his highly-anticipated album The Seventh Seal.
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Precious Collections Celebrates 26th Anniversary
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(November 14, 2009) - It was a very busy month last month and this month looks no different. Tell me, what do you think? Are we going to have a long, cold winter?
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