A Black family taking pictures of their son – who has Down’s syndrome – on his first day of school was interrupted by a White school security guard, who proceeded […]
Author Archives: Roberto Alejandro
Special to the AFRO
Baton Rouge Police Officer Resigns after Sending Racist Text Messages
A Baton Rouge, La., police officer has resigned after racist text messages he sent surfaced. Officer Michael Elsbury The officer, Michael Elsbury, submitted his letter of resignation just one day […]
Study: RACISM DRIVES Support for U.S.’ Prejudicial Criminal Justice Policies
A new report by the Sentencing Project makes the case that racial bias drives national attitudes toward crime and punitive crime prevention strategies. Collecting and summarizing various studies touching on […]
Baltimore Community Has ‘Ferguson’ Discussion at Town Hall Meeting
In the light of the recent events in Ferguson, Mo., the killing of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer, Baltimore residents gathered, Sept. 9, in a town hall […]
Chicago Police Kill Allegedly Unarmed Black Teenager
The police-involved killing of a Chicago teenager has unleashed a wave of protests in that city, with locals questioning the official version of events. Cynthia Lane (center) sobbed over the […]
Pastor Keeps Trauma Response Team Alive For Communities Affected by Violence
The Rev. Dr. Andre Humphrey has worked for the last five years to keep alive a trauma response team that assists youth and communities affected by crime. For 13 years, […]
Artist Documents the Life Lessons of Black Men
Photo courtesy Facebook The names seem to pile up in the American imagination: Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Trayvon Martin, Jonathan Ferrell, and Michael Brown. We know the circumstances of their […]
Louisiana High School Suspends Student over Length of Dreadlocks
The ACLU of Louisiana has challenged a high school’s suspension of a student for the length of his dreadlocks. Dreadlocks. (Courtesy Photo) The Aug. 25 open letter was sent to […]
Violent Weekend Sees Four Homicides and Five Non-Fatal Shootings
The weekend beginning Friday, Aug. 22 included four homicides and five non-fatal shootings. During the early hours of Friday morning, Nathaniel Quarterman was beaten to death on the 4200 block […]
NFL Ref Mike Carey Silently Protested “Redskins” Name for Eight Years
NFL Ref Mike Carey From 2006 until his retirement last year, Mike Carey, one of the league’s most respected referees, silently protested the use of the derogatory term “redskins” in […]
Prominent Music Artists Respond to Michael Brown Killing
Screenshot of J. Cole video at the memorial site for Michael Brown. (Courtesy @RichVisionMedia) In the wake of the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown by a White police officer […]
Adrenis Carter Reid, Surrogate Mother to Baltimore’s Bethel AME Church, Dead at 90
Adrenis Carter Reid Adrenis Carter Reid, a prominent figure of Baltimore’s Bethel AME Church and mother of head pastor the Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid III, died Aug. 21 at […]