Baltimore County Executive Olszewski Announces Reopening Steps On Thursday morning, Following progress in major indicators including expanded testing and increased access to personal protective equipment (PPE) for nursing homes, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced new actions to reopen key portions of Baltimore County’s economy while maintaining public health measures to minimize the spread of […]
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First Federal Court Win Ordering Release of Medically Vulnerable People in our Country’s Jails
WIN! Civil Rights, Racial Justice Organizations Win Michigan Lawsuit Granting Immediate Release of Medically Vulnerable People During COVID-19 Pandemic First Federal Court win ordering the release of medically vulnerable people from our country’s jails Oakland County, MI – Civil rights and racial justice groups won a major victory today, ordering the release of medically vulnerable […]
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BCPS Seeks Submissions for “We Will Get Through This With Art” Exhibition
Seeking work created by BCPS students, teachers, administrators, and staff TOWSON, MD. – One way that many members of the Baltimore County Public Schools community are getting through this coronavirus pandemic is by making art. The BCPS Office of Visual Arts wants to see what you’ve been making and include it in an upcoming online […]
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GirlTrek Brings Together the #DaughtersOf the Divine 9 for First-Ever Public Unity Conversation Friday, May 22nd
(Washington, D.C. – May 21, 2020) The world stopped to listen to Angela Davis and Nikki Giovanni. Then, the King and Shabazz families united to give a master class on healing in a first-ever public conversation. Now, GirlTrek’s #DaughtersOF LIVE discussions continue for an evening of solidarity as we bring together the leaders of all […]
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Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Announces Cancellation of Public Events Through August 31
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Announces Cancellation of Public Events Through August 31 Events larger than 250 participants will be cancelled through August 31; all event permits of any size are canceled through May 31 BALTIMORE, MD. — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced today that all public events held in Baltimore City slated to […]
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Voter Education Forum with Baltimore Churches
An important discussion about the June 2nd election in Baltimore. Hosted by: E. R. Shipp, Professor, Morgan State University & Rev. Dr. Al Hathaway, Act Now Baltimore & Union Baptist Church This will be a primer on addressing problems that emerged with the special election in April and that are evident so far as we […]
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Congresswoman Johnson Announces $230 Million Grant to Dallas Area Rapid Transit from Federal Transit Administration through CARES Act
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is receiving $229,627,520 in Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the CARES Act. “The funds that my colleagues and I fought for in the CARES Act are critical to ensuring that our first […]
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Join Mayor Young, Health Commissioner Dzirasa, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison for a Telephone Town Hall this THURSDAY
Join Mayor Jack Young for a Telephone Town Hall, THURSDAY May 21st at 6:30PM to discuss public safety the city’s continued response to the Coronavirus pandemic along with our Health Commissioner Dr. Dzirasa, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. We will be taking your questions live.Call (855) 756-7520 ext. 61166# to participate. […]
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Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program
Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program At least 4,000 youth and young adults to participate in YouthWorks 2020 using remote tools in a safe and virtual environment. BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced a 2020 virtual YouthWorks summer jobs program. The program will begin on July 13 and run […]
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NAREB ANNOUNCES ITS 2020 SPRING POLICY WEB CONFERENCE
NAREB ANNOUNCES ITS 2020 SPRING POLICY WEB CONFERENCE *** The Focus on Policies Surrounding Black Homeownership In America Will Not Be Distracted by COVID-19 *** WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the 2020 election cycle in its sites and while in the midst of a global pandemic, NAREB fully realizes and understands the importance of maintaining collaboration […]
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Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department Announce Partnership with Hologic to Provide Increased Testing
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department Announce Partnership with Hologic to Provide Increased Testing Agreement brings 18,000 more tests to the City, and will allow for testing to be run in a Health Department lab BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young and the Baltimore City Health Department announced a partnership […]
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WWII VE Day75 Tribute: The Silent Six Triple Eight
By Col (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings and MSG (Ret.) Elizabeth Helm-Fraizer, US Army As the nation commemorates the 75th anniversary of WWII’s Allied victory in Europe and navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, we celebrate these Six Triple Eight veterans’ birthdays and a COVID-19 survivor. WWII Six Triple Eight veterans. Left to Right: Ms. Elizabeth Barker Johnson, […]