Producer and rap star Kanye West has launched another public tantrum, this time against luxury handbag, clothing and accessory design house Louis Vuitton. The influential, outspoken hip-hop recording artist said he is displeased with the fashion line’s lack of diversity and considers their pricing “ridiculous.” West took to the air-waves Nov. 25 on 92.3 NOW […]
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Ga. Court Lists “Slave” As an Occupation on Juror Questionnaire
A new online juror questionnaire for the DeKalb County Court in Georgia is under scrutiny after listing ‘Slave’ as an option under the occupation section of the form. According to USA Today on Nov. 25, a man who didn’t want to be identified was completing a new juror questionnaire and, searching under the letter ‘S’ […]
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Idris Elba? Or Alfre Woodard? They All Look Alike, Says Armani
During the fifth annual Governors Awards in Hollywood recently the Giorgio Armani team—known for their sleek and unusual fashions—couldn’t tell the difference between a well-known female actress—and a male actor in a “they-all-look-alike” gaffe. On Nov. 18, stars walked the red carpet, which has historically been linked to a time for celebrities to show off […]
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Balto. Mayor Rawlings-Blake Conducts Listening Session on School Issues
In observance of American Education Week, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake sat down with 30 parents, students and educators from 10 Baltimore schools Nov. 20 as part of a drive to pin down what’s good and what’s bad in the city’s schools. The roundtable, part of the city’s celebration of the National Education Association’s American Education Week […]
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Balto. Street Violence Reduction at Core of 5-Year Anti-Crime Strategy
Baltimore Police Chief Anthony Batts said Nov. 21 he plans, over the next five years, to target gangs, guns, violent repeat offenders and the environment that allows crime to flourish in the city. Batts, who has been on the job for a year, said he plans to bring “much-needed” and “long-sought-after reform” to a department […]
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First Entrepreneur in Family Scores Big
If you ask business owners in the Baltimore Metropolitan area if they have heard of Calmi Electrical Company, you are like to hear a resounding “Yes!” Serving the community—both commercial and industrial—since 1985, President and CEO Calvin Mims, 62, has built his company on the strength of offering the best service to his customers. His […]
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City Announces Future Revitalization Plans for the Inner Harbor
Imagine a Baltimore waterfront where people swim and fish. That’s part of the vision for the next generation Inner Harbor. City officials and the Waterfront Partnership have revealed their plan for the next generation of the Inner Harbor—Baltimore’s most visited tourist attraction—a prominent area where they said is beginning to show signs of aging. During […]
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City Council Members Seek Answers in Tyrone West’s Death
In the four months since Tyrone West was pronounced dead following what Baltimore police say started as a routine traffic stop in Northeast Baltimore, there have been more questions than answers about the death of the 44-year-old man while in police custody. At the core is a central question: How did West die? Although an […]
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Edmondson Village Neighbors Want to Restore Shopping Center’s Sparkle
The owners of the Edmondson Village Shopping Center, Baltimore planning officials and local legislators are the targets of protests from local residents who are fed up with the state of what once was one of Baltimore’s premiere shopping centers. Opened in 1947, the Edmondson Village Shopping Center was designed for the suburban community—once a predominately […]
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Ursula Burns, Xerox Corporation CEO: Among Most Powerful in Business
The Xerox Corporation made history in 2009 when it named Ursula Burns as its new CEO, making her the first African-American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Four years later, Burns has settled in as one of the most powerful figures of any kind in the world of business. In recognition of her leadership, […]
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Baltimore Church Assists Troubled Women in Transitional Home
In the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday, the women’s ministry at the Garden of Prayer Christian Church in East Baltimore recently donated more than $1,000 in baby shower gifts to a group of current mothers and mothers-to-be who reside at a west Baltimore transitional house in an alternative program for troubled women. On […]
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Baltimore’s City vs. Poly High School Match-up — More Than a Football Game
As the crowd of fans, students, educators and alumni began to swirl into M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 9, it was clear that more was at stake in this football game than a win-loss record and a berth in the Baltimore city championship playoff. When Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute meet on the […]