It’s been a rough year for the image of Baltimore law enforcement and 2013 is not even half over. Consider: *May 9: A teenage prostitute is arrested in an undercover […]
Author Archives: Albert Phillips
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AmeriHealth District of Columbia Brings Medicaid Expertise to D.C.
As AmeriHealth District of Columbia takes over for D.C. Chartered Health Plan this month, the top level managers are homing in on one health care element–Medicaid for 100,000 D.C. residents. […]
NFL Player Empowers Baltimore Boys through Youth Academy
A Virginia Tech football star and former NFL player is using his knowledge of professional sports and commitment to education to mentor young boys in Baltimore. In 2011, Keion Carpenter, […]
Retired Officer Builds Human-like Robot from Appliances
As a boy, Mark Haygood disassembled and attempted to rebuild his mother’s household gadgets, including radios and hair dryers. A combination of trial and error in building and a passion […]
Baltimore: Series of Eight Shootings Throughout City Spark Police Investigations
A string of unrelated shootings, over a nearly 8-hour span from the evening of April 10 to the morning hours of April 11, left eight people injured, according to the […]
Melding Old-School Gospel and Millennial Flavor to Save Souls
Sitting in a room with 15 clergy members, referencing notes from his tablet, and quoting rap lyrics to pronounce his points, the Rev. Heber Brown III leads the weekly senior […]