Four African Americans are among the investors in a casino set to open in 2014 in Baltimore City, officials said. The $310 million project will be constructed by CBAC Gaming LLC, a development group backed by Caesars Entertainment, Detroit-based Rock Gaming and four Black investors from PRT TWO–former IT executive Maria Beckett, investor Eddie C. […]
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Posted inNational News
Chick-fil-A: Standing on the Wrong Side of History?
As more and more politicians and corporations embrace a redefinition of marriage to include openly homosexual, bisexual and transgender partners, the insistence on a Biblically- defined marriage as a male-female union has put Chick-fil-A head Dan Cathy in the middle of a firestorm that has people kissing in public. Using social media grass roots gay […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Snoop is Dogg No More
Snoop Dogg recently became the latest player in the name-change/identity- crisis game that has become synonymous with entertainers like Diddy (Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy Dirty-Money) , Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) and Yasiin Bey (Mos Def). He is now to be known as Snoop Lion. Following a trip to Jamaica last February to record […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Baltimore Grand Prix: Less Disruption, More Inclusive, Family Focused Fun
The Baltimore Grand Prix is coming to downtown again but planners say they are trying to avoid the disruption and expense to the city that marred the inaugural attempt to bring high speed racing to the Inner Harbor. Preparation for the three-day Labor Day weekend event began July 30 with construction to involve 22 million […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Some Black Businesses Fear Wage Hike
Isa Olumefi lounges in a lime green booth, his laptop tuned into the 2012 Olympics’ basketball game. He has been eating at the quaint black-owned corner restaurant and coffee shop, Terra Café, for three and half years. “People come here because it’s a black owned business,” said Olumefi. “I don’t think the price of the […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Sinkhole Disrupts Baltimore Business, Residents
A 10-foot wide, 20-foot deep sinkhole is causing havoc for traffic, local businesses and residents near the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex in east Baltimore. The sinkhole, which surfaced July 25 at the 2300 block of E. Monument St. between Patterson Park Ave. and Milton St., is an opening to a storm tunnel drain dating back […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
The Changing Face of U Street
It’s dusk on a summer Friday and a misty rain has slowed pedestrian traffic on U Street, NW. But though walkers are few, most of the trendy bars and restaurants on the street are packed. At Indulj, a restaurant and lounge near the corner of 12th Street, the tables are full and the bar is […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Council Rookie Faces Tough Challenges
Gloria Jenkins’ face lit up as Councilman Brandon M. Scott handed her a thick book of free Slurpee coupons for the kids of the recreational center. “You know I always got to bring goodies when I come here,” said as he warmly embraced Jenkins, director of Goodnow Community Center located in his district. It was […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Hundreds Go to Church for `Sex’
They came out in droves to Bethel A.M.E. Church in Baltimore on July 17, but they weren’t there for Bible study, or choir rehearsal or a prayer meeting. They came out to talk about sex. More than 400 people, most of them women, took part in a program called the “Sex in the City Singles […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Morgan State Hosts White House
Morgan State University was chosen to host one of four national White House forums addressing issues pertinent to African Americans. The July 13 White House African American Regional Policy Forum event featured topics including health, housing, food access, education, economic stability and community revitalization. The Morgan White House African American Policy Forum followed similar events […]
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Dispute Between DirecTV, Viacom Leaves Viewers Without Channels
DirecTV subscribers may be missing some of their favorite channels after an ongoing contract dispute with media company Viacom caused the cable giant to pull some popular channels from the dish network July 11. BET, MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, and Spike are among the 17 Viacom channels DirecTV’s 20 million customers are without. Viacom and DirecTV […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Fatal Shooting by Police Raises Little Concern
In the wee hours of the morning, in the middle of a sweltering heat wave, the fatal shooting of Michael Wudtee, a 38-year-old African American man, garnered little attention. According to police, Wudtee, 38, was at a gas station in the 4600 block of Liberty Heights in West Baltimore just after midnight on July 1 […]