Office of the President July 12, 2019 The Honorable Bernard C. “Jack” Young Mayor, City of Baltimore 250 City Hall, 100 N. Holliday Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Commissioner Michael Harrison Baltimore City Police Department 601 E. Fayette Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Dear Mayor Young and Commissioner Harrison: I am writing with a heavy heart this […]
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Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV and Film
New Film ‘The Look’ Addresses Racial Bias
By BlackPR Wire (Black PR Wire) — Continuing the conversation from its Emmy Award-winning film “The Talk,” Procter & Gamble recently released a new film designed to spark reflection and conversation on racial bias and inequality. Titled “The Look,” the film highlights bias as experienced by many Black men in America and is available beginning […]
Posted inBUSINESS, National News, NEWS
BMe Community Announces ‘Next Narrative for Black America’ Campaign
Campaign is focused on “Asset-Framing” – fresh messaging for elevating the Black community’s strengths as key to achieving greater gains. Campaign includes fellowships to build critical skills and increase community impact, and a national conference for Black leaders to collaborate on a national Black agenda Yesterday, as the nation marked Juneteenth, the day commemorating the […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore Government, Baltimore News, BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS
Mayor Young, Wells Fargo, NeighborWorks®, Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore to Announce NeighborhoodLIFT® Program
BALTIMORE, Md. — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young (D-Md.) will be joined today by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) to announce a new partnership and program to boost homeownership in Baltimore City. In collaboration with Baltimore City, Wells Fargo, NeighborWorks America and its network member Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Wells Fargo will expand the […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Judge Allows Racist FB Page As Evidence
By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press/AFRO Staff Racist memes on a cellphone and a racist Facebook page can be used as evidence in the trial of a White man charged with murder and a hate crime in a Black student’s fatal stabbing on the University of Maryland’s campus, a judge ruled June 5. Sean Urbanski’s attorneys […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, Music
The Notorious B.I.G. Lives On
Brooklyn, NY – The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, in partnership with the Office of the Majority Leader, Laurie A. Cumbo, hosted the official event celebrating the street co-naming of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace Way, located at the intersection of Saint James Place and Fulton Street in Brooklyn, where the late rapper was born and raised. […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, Music, Religion
Kirk Franklin’s Top Song
Songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin’. New York, NY – Fourteen-time GRAMMY® Award winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin’s new album LONG LIVE LOVE (Fo Yo Soul / RCA), which was released on May 31st, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album’s chart, at #2 on the R&B Albums chart and at #20 on […]
Posted inHealth, National News, NEWS
Affordable Care Act Linked to Reduction in Racial Disparities in the Care of Cancer Patients: Report
By Katherine Lewin, Special to The Informer via DiversityInc A report released Sunday shows that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not the scourge that Republicans make it out to be. In fact, the report found that the ACA is linked to a reduction in racial disparities in the care of cancer patients and to […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Books, ENTERTAINMENT, Media
BOOK CORNER: Mother Writes Raw Memoir About Her Son’s Tragic Death
By Marissa Wells, Contributing Writer, Wave Newspapers Pati Poblete’s world was shattered when her son, Robby, was killed by gun violence. In “A Better Place,” Poblete shares the captivating story of how Robby’s death changed her and how she has used the horrifying experience to continue her son’s legacy. The memoir takes readers on Poblete’s […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, Books, National News, NEWS
EXCHANGE: Professor Talks new Book on Abraham Lincoln
By TOM LOEWY The (Galesburg) Register-Mail GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — Spend a few hours with Dr. Fred Hord and you’ll learn we are defined by many forces. As the publication of “Knowing Him by Heart: African-American Makings of Abraham Lincoln” draws near, Hord took some time to talk about how he defines his own life. […]
Posted inCommentary, Health, NEWS, OPINION
Commentary: Extremist Laws Make it Harder to End Pregnancies
By Jesse Jackson Sr., Guest Columnist of the Wave Newspaper Alabama — led by utterly clueless male legislators — just passed the most restrictive ban on abortion in the country, with Georgia and Missouri piling on close behind. Other states dominated by right-wing Republican politicians are jockeying to join in. Their aim is to get […]