Supreme Court conservatives on June 1 approved tighter limits on the Miranda rights for criminal suspects for the third time in the court’s current session. This comes over the concerns of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the court’s other liberal members. The court in a 5-4 decision ruled that a suspect who proceeds to talk to […]
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Students Feed Peers through Culinary Arts
The Baltimore City Public School System reached another milestone in its pledge to provide healthier food options to students. Beginning next school year, culinary arts students will prepare dinner for their peers, who lack access to a healthy supper at home. The program is the first of its kind in the country. “These kids are […]
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Case of Assaulted Autistic Student Pushed Back
The state’s case against a bus driver who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old autistic passenger has been pushed back to August after the defendant’s lawyer requested more time to prepare, leaving the victim’s family wondering if justice will ever be served. Police and child protective services have labeled the Nov. 20, 2009 incident child abuse, which […]
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Black Social Worker Wins Big
It’s been a good year for Jean Tucker Mann. In the past three months, she’s won two of the field of social work’s biggest awards. The University of Maryland School of Social Work presented Mann with the Dean’s Medal during its convocation ceremony in May. And in March, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from […]
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Fugitives Offered a Safe Surrender
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, U.S. Marshal Johnny Hughes, and faith leaders are bating fugitives in Baltimore City out of their hiding places. The officials announced on Tuesday that the Fugitive Safe Surrender program will be held in Baltimore City for the first time. From June 16-19, Baltimore City residents with an open, non-violent felony or misdemeanor warrant […]
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Ga. Teacher Draws Fire for Students’ Use of KKK Costumes
A White Georgia high school history teacher could lose her job after permitting advanced placement students to wear mock Ku Klux Klan uniforms at school to film a class project on May 20. Teacher Catherine Ariemma is currently on administrative leave and could face suspension or termination. According to the Associated Press, four Lumpkin County […]
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Feds: Alleged Jamaican Druglord to Surrender in New York
An alleged drug lord targeted in a Jamaican government raid which kicked off urban warfare in that nation’s capital may be ready to surrender to U.S. officials in New York, the Associated Press reported. Authorities said on May 26 that Christopher Coke may have fled the island nation following the raid and may have begun […]
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Students Feed Peers Through Culinary Arts
The Baltimore City Public School System reached another milestone in its pledge to provide students healthier food options. Beginning next school year, culinary arts students will prepare dinner for their peers who lack access to a healthy supper at home. The program is the first of its kind in the country. “These kids are making […]
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Prosecutor: N.J. Schoolyard Slayings Were Gang Tests
Gang members killed three young adults and attempted to murder a fourth in an attempt to find out whether one gang member “had heart,” according to a New Jersey prosecutor. Jury deliberations began May 20 in the case of Rodolfo Godinez, the first of six defendants charged with killing the youths in the playground of […]
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Teacher Hypothetically ‘Shoots’ President as Part of Math Lesson
An Alabama math teacher who developed a hypothetical assassination plot against President Obama to teach angles and lines in a geometry class will not face charges, but may lose his job. In the lesson, students at Corner High School in Jefferson County, Ala. were tasked to determine the most effective angles for shooting the president. […]
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Baltimore Surpasses 2000 Census Count
As of April 27, Baltimore City census participation was 66 percent. Two weeks prior, the mayor congratulated residents for a 61 percent return rate, beating the 2000 census return rate by one percentage point. Still, city officials are pushing for all residents to return their forms. “We had the lowest turnout of any major city […]
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Legislative Black Caucus Chair Returns to Baltimore
Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh will soon head the country’s third largest assembly of African-American lawmakers. She was recently elected the new chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM) and will take office on July 1. Pugh has been an active member of the caucus since 2005 and previously served as the first and […]