Tierra Tates is the proud mother of a three year-old but is even prouder to be a cancer survivor. She is one of a few to beat ovarian cancer, a disease that has already killed 15,500 U.S. women this year. “I was having all the normal symptoms of ovarian cancer, cramping and bloating- but I […]
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Posted inNational News
Nobel Laureate Obama Addresses World Peace Issues
Heads of state from around the globe gathered at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York this week for the 67th Annual UN General Assembly. A range of topics were discussed, including ways to settle unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and how to eradicate intolerance and instability on a global scale. President […]
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Inspector General Report on Weapons Scandal Clears Atty. Gen. Holder
A Justice Department inspector general report Sept. 19 cleared Attorney General Eric Holder of any involvement in weapons scandal that had placed him under a contempt of Congress cloud for three months. Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz’s 471-page report said Holder was not guilty of any wrongdoing in a Justice Department Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Risk of Disenfranchisement High for Ex-Felons
Walter Lomax can still remember the day he cast his first vote in an election. The emotion in his voice changes as he takes a pause, attempting to put into words how it felt to exercise the right after serving 40 years, wrongly convicted, in a Maryland prison. “I felt empowered,” said Lomax, sitting inside […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Coppin State Shows Up to “Rock the Vote”
Student and community organizations alike came together on the campus of Coppin State University Sept. 25 to prepare for the 2012 general election taking place on Nov. 6. The “Coppin’s Rocking the Vote” pep rally took place in front of the Parlett L. Moore Library Quad and featured Rep. Elijah E. Cummings as key note […]
Posted inHealth
Life and Breath Foundation Highlights Sarcoidosis with 4th Annual Flip Flop Festivus
For Steven Hull the passion behind the annual Flip Flop Festivus is more than just an opportunity to give back. It’s personal. For the last 13 years of his mother’s life, Hull watched as doctors were unable to figure out what was wreaking havoc on her body. In 1996, at age 59, Ida E. Hull, […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Michelle Obama: An Ace in the Presidential Race
She’s a fitness enthusiast who has shined the light on the need to reduce the incidence of childhood obesity. She has single-handedly made it trendy to grow veggies and to eat green. She’s a fashion icon who had made it popular to mix a designer dress with an off-the-rack cardigan. And, supporters said, she may […]
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Egypt Issues Arrest Warrants for Makers of Anti-Islamic Film
Egyptian authorities have issued arrest warrants for the makers of the anti-Islamic film which has sparked violence in the Middle East and been blamed for the deaths of four people, including a U.S. ambassador. Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud, Egypt’s public prosecutor, issued the warrants for Terry Jones, a Florida pastor who promoted and distributed the short film, […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Michelle Obama Dazzles at Morgan State Event
Baltimore, Md– In a historic visit to Morgan State University, First Lady Michelle Obama Sept. 21 called for a repeat of the massive voter turnout in 2008 that helped make her husband the nation’s first Black president, warning an electrified crowd that the 2012 is still a close one. In a speech—the first by a […]
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Suspect Arrested in Morgan State Shooting
A Baltimore man was arrested Sept. 18 in connection with a shooting at Morgan State University earlier in the month. Kelly Lamont Ellerbee, 20, faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses in the Sept. 13 shooting. Police said that Ellerbee shot 19-year-old Michael Antonio Campbell in a bathroom of the University Student […]
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New Technology Approved for Breast Cancer Screening
A new screening process for breast cancer approved by the FDA on Sept. 18 will afford greater protection to women who have dense breast tissue. The new system is called the somo-v Automated Breast Ultrasound System, or ABUS, and will allow doctors to differentiate between dense breast tissue and the smaller tumors that can be […]
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Elderly Baltimore Woman Battles to Keep Her Home
Any day now a Fanny Mae representative could padlock Sharon Marie Smith out of the house she’s called ‘home’ for 37 years. The 67-year-old has become frazzled at the thought of having to move off the property in the 1400 block of Winston Ave., which also happens to be the last place she shared with […]