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Angela Alsobrooks, top Democratic senate candidate in Maryland, meets with HBCU students in Baltimore Forum topics include economy, gun laws and reproductive rights

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Maryland’s U.S. Senate Candidate and current Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) attends a community forum at Morgan State University (MSU). Topics of discussion included gun violence and reproductive rights. Although invitations went to both Alsobrooks and the leading Republican candidate, Larry Hogan, former governor of Maryland, only Alsobrooks showed up to speak with students of the historically Black university. Shown here, Alsobrooks (left), with NBC Correspondent Antonia Hylton and three MSU students, Lillian Stephens, former AFRO Intern Aleisha Robinson and Tavon Thomasson. By Ariyana Griffin AFRO Staff Writer agriffin@afro.com

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Morgan State University’s campus newspaper, The Spokesman, hosted a forum on Sept. 24 for students and the public to hear from leading candidates in the race for Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat. Both Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) and Larry Hogan (R), former governor of Maryland, were invited, however

Hogan did not join Alsobrooks on stage to speak with voters in attendance. If elected, Alsobrooks will make history by becoming the first Black woman to represent the state of Maryland in the U.S. Senate. NBC Correspondent, Antonia Hylton, moderated the forum with three student reporters: Lillian Stephens, Aleisha Robinson and Tavon Thomasson. Alsobrooks said she was happy to attend the forum, which gave her

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson brings book tour to Baltimore By AFRO Staff

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“I’m going to be a good senator - I’m going to go there with not only experience I’ve had over the last 27 years as an executive, but I’m going to take my lived experience.”

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is speaking to audiences across the nation with her new book, “Lovely One.” The Baltimore stop of the book tour took place on Sept. 21 at the Central Branch of Enoch Pratt Free Library.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke in Baltimore about her new book, “Lovely One,” inside of the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Central Branch on Sept. 21. Those able to secure one of the hottest tickets in town on Saturday night were able to hear the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court speak about not only her new book, but her own personal origin story and the people who put her on the path to success in the law field. “My father went back to law school when I was three years old. We lived on the campus of the University of Miami Law School,” said Justice Jackson. “My earliest Continued on A5

another opportunity to introduce herself to voters. Gun violence Firearms were a crucial part of the discussion, as gun violence in the country is a growing concern among voters. The 2022 report by Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions stated that “since 2013, the gun death rate among children and teens (1–17) has increased 106 percent. Guns were the leading cause

of death among children and teens, accounting for more deaths than car crashes, overdoses, or cancers.” Data also shows that the fatalities linked to gun violence are higher in Black teens and children. “In 2021, 46 percent of all gun deaths among children and teens involved Black victims, even though only 14 percent of the U.S. under 18 population that year was Black.” The study also stated that “both the number and rate of children and Continued on A5

AFRO Votes: A new go-to resource for the Nov. 5 election By Tashi McQueen AFRO Staff Writer tmcqueen@afro.com AFRO.com now features AFRO Votes, a one-stop shop to vote on Nov. 5. You’ll find the new feature on the AFRO’s main web page, by scrolling to the bar that says “AFRO Votes” in the middle of the page. At AFRO Votes, you can make sure you are registered to vote, learn about what elections are going on in your area and request an absentee or mail-in ballot. It also contains a feature to help youth, between the ages of 13 and 17, register as future voters. Included on the page are articles showcasing the AFRO’s latest election coverage, aimed at informing voters of the issues and platforms being discussed ahead of Nov. 5. According to the Pew Research Center, about 34.4 million Black voters will be eligible to vote in November, but not all are registered. Don’t wait, make sure you’re registered today! Though the voter registration deadline is Oct. 15 in Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia, eligible voters can still register on early voting days and Election Day. In Maryland, early voting is from Oct. 24-Oct. 31. In D.C., early voting runs from Oct. 28-Nov. 3 and in Virgina, early voting goes from Sept. 20Nov. 2.