In downtown Annapolis, near the Annapolis Harbor, sits a statue of author Alex Haley. He is depicted as a kindly grandfather, telling children of various racial backgrounds an amusing story. Leading up the statue are a series of metal plaques with quotes from the book that links Haley to Annapolis – ‘Roots.’ In his book, […]
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Looking Back and Looking Forward to Annapolis 2016
Sean Yoes On Monday, I was speaking with Bobby Marvin Holmes, one of the senior producers of First Edition (also an outstanding young filmmaker and community leader) about show ideas this week. And he said, `We should talk about the open of the 2016 session in Annapolis on Wednesday.’ My response was a combination of […]
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Maryland General Assembly Kicks off 2016 Session with Education, Police, Vetoes atop the Agenda
Delegate Aruna Miller, D-Montgomery, voices her support for the nomination of Michael Busch as Maryland House Speaker in Annapolis on January 13, 2016. (Capital News Service photo by Jessica Campisi). ANNAPOLIS — Amid a sea of Maryland state-flag neckties and toddlers in suits, legislators of the Maryland General Assembly gaveled in for the first day […]
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Mayoral Candidate Embry Stresses Experience Prosecuting Crime
Baltimore City mayoral candidate Elizabeth Embry Baltimore City mayoral candidate Elizabeth Embry believes that her experience prosecuting some of the city’s most violent and horrific crimes gives her the edge needed to move the city forward. “It’s…having someone who has thought about the problems of the city and looked at how to do things differently. […]
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D.C. Health Advocates Address Drug Addiction at Expo
Thousands of area residents attended NBC4’s Health & Fitness Expo from Jan. 9-10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Tens of thousands of D.C. metropolitan area residents converged on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center Jan. 9-10 for a health expo that offered necessary tools to better physical, mental, […]
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Obama Fails to Speak On D.C. Statehood
Barack Obama looks to the future, but does not mention statehood during his final State of the Union address. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Not everyone in the District was pleased with President Obama’s last State of the Union address. While he spoke briefly about Americans having the right to vote with ease […]
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Metro Riders Sue Transit System
More than 80 subway riders, who continue to battle smoke-related illness from last year’s Metrorail fire, filed lawsuits against system. Dennean Baker sat rocking back and forth at the National Press Club Jan. 12, occasionally wiping a steady flow of tears. He was one of hundreds of Metrorail riders trapped in a smoke-filled train in […]
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Three Arrested for Murder of Cyclist
Daquan Middleton, 16, Antwan Eldridge, 17 and Prince Greene, 15 are all being charged as adults for the murder of Robert Ponsi. Ponsi was killed in Waverly on Jan. 10. (Photos/Baltimore City Police) On the evening of Jan. 9 Robert Ponsi, 29, a server in Harbor East’s James Joyce Pub was robbed and stabbed to […]
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5 Baltimore Schools to Receive $300K Education Grant
U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), along with a representative from the Department of Education, will present a check for $300,000 to five Baltimore City School on Jan. 14. The money is from a grant called Project Serv and is designed to help schools recover from traumatic events. Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, Baltimore City Councilman Nick […]
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Harlem Park Community Assc. Working to Restore Neighborhood
Population loss and vacancy are the biggest problems facing Harlem Park. (Photo by Tiffany Ginyard) There’s a buzz going around Harlem Park that change is coming. But first, members of the Harlem Park West Community Association (HPW) are working to bring some old things back— like the activism and leadership that helped this neighborhood thrive […]
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Everyman Theatre’s ‘Under the Skin’ Tackles the Ties that Bind
Baltimore native Keith LeRoyal (right) with actor Mitchell Hébert in ‘Under the Skin.’ When actress Alice Gatling first read the script for “Under the Skin,” the play starting at Everyman Theatre January 20, she says she threw it across the room. Gatling was part of the original cast of the play, written by Michael Hollinger, […]
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Baltimore Set for 15th Annual MLK Parade
On Jan. 18 Baltimore City will pay homage to the life of one of America’s most prominent civil rights leaders and activists, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration will include floats, regional marching bands, steppers, equestrian groups, honor and color guards, cheer and dance squads and military and civic organizations. The parade will be […]