Effective October 1, two traffic safety laws passed during this year’s Maryland General Assembly session will immediately alter motorists’ current driving habits. The one attracting the most attention and causing the most trepidation is the Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving Ban, S.B. 321. Named the Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act of 2010, […]
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Posted inBaltimore News
Retail Job Losses Contribute to Maryland Unemployment Rate Increase
WASHINGTON — Retail job losses helped boost Maryland’s unemployment rate to 7.3 percent from 7.1 percent, making it one of only two states to see a statistically significant increase last month. Maryland’s retail losses totaled about 3,000, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Another 1,400 census jobs ended, a situation that mirrored the […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Fear, Exclusion Prevent Haitian-Americans from Voting
(NNPA) – As Wyclef Jean continues to criticize the Haitian government for not allowing him to run for president, questions are being raised about the Haitian government’s attitude toward Haitians not living in the country.? Unlike in the United States, Haitians who aren’t living in their country at the time of an election are not […]
Posted inCommentary
Ezili Danto…Wyclef Jean’s Presidential Candidacy a Distraction
The on-again-off-again presidential candidacy of music star Wyclef Jean is a distraction for Haiti. On Friday, Aug. 20, the Haiti Electoral Council ruled that 15 out of the 34 candidates had not met the legal requirements to run for president of Haiti. Jean was one of the rejected candidates and he’s chosen to appeal the […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News
Volunteers Needed for VA Maryland Home Respite Care Program
(BALTIMORE, Md) – The VA Maryland Health Care System needs volunteers for its Volunteer Home Respite Care Program. The program is designed to provide the veteran’s caregiver temporary relief from their care giving duties to reduce stress, restore energy, and promote a better life balance. Volunteers in the program will provide companionship and comfort to […]
Posted inBooks
‘Big, Beautiful and Lovin’ It’
Does being beautiful mean being a size 0, 2, 4 or 6? Many people think not. Unnatural ideas of beauty bombard little girls and teens, sometimes leaving them with feelings of inferiority if they are not über-thin. However, today’s pop culture has slowly begun to embrace “curvier” women with notable Hollywood darlings like “America’s Next […]
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National Bar Association Summer Law Camp Provides Students With Pipeline to the Legal Profession
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, […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore News
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 […]
Posted inMusic Reviews
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 […]
