Cassandra Q. Butts The civil rights, legal and political communities this week memorialized Cassandra Q. Butts, an attorney, advocate and longtime confidante to President Barack Obama who died May 25 at her Washington, D.C., home at the age of 50. Family members told The Washington Post that Butts’ illness progressed so quickly that she died […]
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Master Plan for Port Covington Development Unveiled
The master plan for the proposed development of Baltimore’s Port Covington district was unveiled at the Planning Commission’s meeting on June 2 with a crowded room of local residents in attendance. (Baltimore City Department of Planning Facebook Photo) The long-awaited master plan for the proposed development of Baltimore’s Port Covington district was unveiled by the […]
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Police Seize 80 Pounds of Heroin in Southeast D.C. Bust
The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and federal agents on June 7 announced the seizure of 80 pounds of heroin along the Benning Road Corridor in Southeast D.C. According to police, four search warrants were served and 10 people were arrested in the operation. The heroin has an estimated street value of approximately $4 million, […]
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Michael Jace, ‘Shield’ Actor Gets 40 Years to Life in Wife’s Killing
Michael Jace, an actor who played a police officer on the TV show “The Shield,” speaks in Los Angeles Superior Court during his sentencing for the murder of his wife Friday, June 10, 2016. Jace was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for his conviction on second-degree murder charges, after an emotional hearing […]
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Labor Dept. Lawsuit: Baltimore’s Enterprise Rent-a-Car Discriminates Against Black Management Applicants
(Updated 6/10/2016) The Baltimore branch of Enterprise Rent-a-Car Co. has practiced discrimination against Blacks applying for entry-level management positions, the U.S. Department of Labor alleged in a recent lawsuit. A 2008 compliance review conducted by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and further analysis of hiring records found that Enterprise, as a […]
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Warriors Beat Cavs 108-97 Now Lead Finals 3-1
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) drives on Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson, left, and Richard Jefferson (24) during the first half of Game 3 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Cleveland, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (Larry W. Smith/EPA via AP, Pool) CLEVELAND (AP) —Stephen Curry scored 38 points and Klay Thompson had 25 to […]
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D.C. Youth Justice Reform Act Receives Overwhelming Support
Washington, D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary Chair Kenyan McDuffie speaks at a hearing. (AFRO Photo/Linda Poulson) Washington, D.C. residents turned out in overwhelming numbers for a June 2 public hearing by the city council’s Committee on the Judiciary on a bill that would reform the District’s juvenile justice system. The Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment […]
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Baker, Leggett Praise Pepco Community Benefits
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III The county executives of the two Maryland counties surrounding the Washington metropolitan area recently praised the new community benefits agreement that a utility company is offering their constituents. Prince George’s County, Md. Executive Rushern Baker III (D) and Montgomery County, Md. Executive Isiah Leggett (D) joined Dave Velazquez, the president […]
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Obama Marks Milestone: Malia Graduates
FILE – In this April 14, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama watches as his daughter Malia walks their new dog Bo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia was just 10 and longing for a promised puppy when her family moved into the White House. She’s […]
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New Grant Will Expand Understanding of American Slave Trade
Now in its seventh year, the website “Voyages: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database” is one of the most sought-after resources among humanities scholars and researchers, registering at least 1,000 visitors a day. The database is fueled by decades of research on four continents and documents 36,000 voyages in which more than 10 million Africans were trafficked […]
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Baltimore Leaders Gather at White House to Discuss Social Change
Charlotte James of Baltimore’s Code in the Schools organization, speaks during a panel at the White House. (Image via YouTube) Some of Baltimore’s top leaders gathered at the White House June 6 for a panel discussion which analyzed social change in the city. Called “The Front Lines of Social Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore […]
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Ghana’s FDA Bans Skin-Bleaching Chemical over Cancer Concerns
Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority is set to ban the skin-bleaching agent hydroquinone later this summer Hydroquinone, used in the treatment of freckles and brown patches on the skin, as well as cosmetic applications, has been linked to cancer. The African government’s agency has associated the chemical with ochronosis, which can darken and damage the […]
