The NAACP will host its annual Daisy Bates Education Summit in Raleigh, N.C. on Dec. 2 through Dec. 4. Named after the late Daisy Bates, advisor to the revered Little […]
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The Robocall Scandal, and What Bob Ehrlich Owes Our Community
Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr. made a prudent decision in pledging not to run for public office again now that he has lost his bid for reelection. His thinly-veiled […]
George Washington U. School of Business Partners with Black MBAs
The George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) MBA Admissions and the National Black MBA Association, Washington, D.C. Chapter, have partnered to offer a full or partial scholarship for a […]
Gov. O’Malley Appoints New State Prosecutor
Maryland Gov. O’Malley announced this week the appointment of Emmet C. Davitt as state prosecutor. “I am pleased to appoint Emmet Davitt to be the next State Prosecutor,” said O’Malley […]
Three Civil Rights Icons to Speak at Maryland School
Judy Richardson, Betty Garman Robinson, and Dorothy M. Zellner, one-time members of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a leading 1960s civil rights organization, will appear at Loyola University Maryland on […]
Poll: Jean-Henry Cant Favored by Majority in Port-au-Prince’s Tent Cities
The results of a recent polling expedition to identify the next president of Haiti shows notary Jean-Henry Céant favored by nearly three of four (72 percent) of respondents, according to […]
Nation’s Leaders React to Death of ‘History Keeper’ Margaret Burroughs
Margaret Burroughs, founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago and a celebrated artist, died Nov. 22 at 93. Her death spawned a number of remembrances from […]
‘Anti-Facebook’ Pastor Admits Past Affair, Offers to Step Down
After garnering nationwide media attention for his campaign against Facebook because of its perceived adverse affects on his congregants’ marriages, Neptune Township, N.J., pastor Cedric Miller is speaking out about […]
Should Leslie Johnson Take Her Oath?
A federal investigation into Jack Johnson and his wife, Leslie, has caused many to question whether she should take her oath on Dec. 6. Some District 6 residents want her […]
Ex-State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Activist Death
A former Alabama state trooper has pleaded guilty to the 1965 murder of a Black civil rights activist, a momentous shooting-death that spurred marches in Selma and Montgomery and contributed […]
Republican Governors Seek Steele’s Removal
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is in the crosshairs once again as several GOP governors said he should be ousted from his position. At the Republican Governors Association meeting […]
Enraged Wis. Man Shoots TV over Palin Routine on “Dancing with the Stars”
Enraged by the appearance of Bristol Palin on the popular competition show “Dancing with the Stars,” a Wisconsin man shot his television, triggering a standoff with police on Nov. 15 […]