The National Bar Association sponsored its 10th annual Crump Law Camp in Washington, D.C. from July 11 to July 24, with the goal of breaking down the barriers to a career in the legal profession. “It’s extremely critical that the pipeline for lawyers of color be increased by the National Bar Association,” said Bob Carr, […]
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Daughter Honors Mother’s Years of Teaching Nurses with Peggy Jordan Scholarship
BALTIMORE – All it took Tumara Jordan was a few seconds to decide what to get her mother Peggy as a retirement gift for 35 years as a nurse educator at Baltimore City Community College. “Education has always mattered to everyone in our family,” Tumara said. “It’s been one of the single most important things.” […]
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Carl Eeman…Of Cowards and Class
OK, let’s see: The White House. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack. The media in general. Andrew Breitbart. Benjamin Jealous. The NAACP. Fox News. All of these players are standing around the kitchen, hit by the mess surrounding Shirley Sherrod. Shirley is fine, but everyone else has been splattered, like when the lid is left off the […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Baker Vows to Improve Pr. George’s Schools
Prince George’s County executive candidate Rushern Baker used a personal anecdote to illustrate his family’s commitment to public education July 17 at a “Women to Elect Baker” luncheon in Fort Washington. Baker, an attorney and former Maryland state delegate, spoke of a time when one of his three children was struggling in school, in part […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
A Colonoscopy Can Save Your Life
WASHINGTON – Gerome Samuel knew that he should have gotten an examination for colon cancer after he turned 50, but he didn’t. “I just kept putting it off, and putting it off and putting it off,” said Samuel, 58, a retired Washington-area construction worker, husband and father of two. Four weeks ago, at the insistence […]
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Jonathan Nelson Releases Anticipated Sophomore Effort
Mobile, Ala. – Stellar Award winner Jonathan Nelson is gearing up for his sophomore Integrity Music CD, Better Days, slated to release Sept. 14. The 10-song CD of divinely-inspired affirmations was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Aaron Lindsey, who has also worked with Israel and New Breed, Martha Munizzi and Marvin Sapp. Nelson has […]
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Study: HU Ranks High in Meeting Nation’s New Medical Needs
WASHINGTON — Howard University College of Medicine is number three among the 141 American medical schools in producing doctors that meet the nation’s new health care needs, according to a study by George Washington University released Monday. The study in the June 15 edition of the Annals of Medicine is the first ever to score […]