With less than two weeks until Maryland’s voters decide who returns to the State House, former Gov. Bob Ehrlich is on the run. Announcements on Oct. 19 – an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police, the reporting of significant fundraising and the release of polling data showing him closing the gap with Democratic incumbent […]
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Ken Oliver Edges Out a Victory in Baltimore County’s Fourth
In a race that came down to a mere 98 votes, Kenneth Oliver retained his seat as the councilman for Baltimore County’s Fourth District. He triumphed over challenger Julian Earl Jones, earning 28.96 percent of the vote to Jones’ 28.29 percent. Leronia A. Josey, who also campaigned hard to unseat Oliver, ended up with 25.63 […]
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Bishop Eddie Long Accused of Sexual Coercion
Bishop Eddie Long, leader of the 25,000-plus member New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., has been accused of sexual coercion and abuse by members of his church-affiliated youth academy. Two suits, filed Sept. 21 in the DeKalb County Court, list 11 counts they want a jury of 12 to rule on including: breach […]
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Baltimore State’s Attorney Jessamy Ready to Move Forward After Primary Election Loss
Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy conceded the primary election to challenger Gregg Bernstein on Sept. 17, ending her 15-year tenure as the city’s top prosecutor. After a count of absentee ballots on Sept. 16, Jessamy trailed Bernstein by 1,363 votes. Before speaking with the press, Jessamy met with her staff. “I thanked them for the […]
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Many Important Races ‘Too Close to Call’
The voters of Baltimore City have spoken. But it doesn’t appear they spoke loudly enough, because at the end of the preliminary counting in the Sept. 14 primary, in the watched and highly contested State’s Attorney’s race between Patricia Jessamy and Gregg Bernstein, it was still too close to call. As the evening progressed and […]
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Baltimore’s Jessamy Campaign Makes Last Push
With Maryland’s primary election just days away, candidates for Baltimore State’s Attorney made their last minute pitch to voters with a full weekend of events and appearances. According to University of Maryland Law Professor Larry Gibson, one of the top political strategists in the state, this last minute flurry of activity is normal, and is […]
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Ron Walters, Community’s “Tallest Tree,” Dead at 72
Click Here to View Funeral Arrangments for Dr. Ronald W. Walters. For more than four decades, Ronald Walters, PhD. served the African-American community, the United States and the world as a consultant, teacher, writer, mentor and friend. His service came to a close Sept. 10, when he lost a battle with cancer at Suburban Hospital […]
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NUL Crosses The Century Marker
This year, the National Urban League is celebrating 100 years of existence. It’s also celebrating a century of service. Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Haynes founded the Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes on Sept. 29, 1910, in New York City. Later this group merged with the Committee for the Improvement of Industrial […]
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Land of the Free, Home of the Brave Redux
I love music and football. And in many ways my love of both comes from the same place – high school band. Years ago, when I was a teenager, I was a decent musician, playing four instruments – piano, acoustic guitar, saxophone and clarinet. Working with those instruments and being in the band connected me […]
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PSC Says ‘No’ to Smart Grid Proposal
In what Mark Case, senior vice president of strategy and regulatory affairs for BGE, called, “a real setback for customers,” the Maryland Public Service Commission told the utility giant to try again with their smart grid proposal. In a ruling released June 21, the Commission cited four points of contention with the proposal and invited […]
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Remembering Black Wall Street
The day after 1921’s Decoration Day – now Memorial Day – stands as a dark day in Oklahoma and American history. A mere 58 years after emancipation, and 89 years ago, racial tensions in Tulsa, Okla., ignited. The result: One of the most successful Black townships in the country, the Greenwood area of Tulsa, was […]
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Dorothy Height, 98, Passes Torch
(Click here to view funeral arrangements for Dr. Dorothy Height.) “So long as God let’s me live,” said Dorothy Irene Height in one of several oral history archive videos presented by the National Visionary Leadership Project, “I will be on the firing line.” She honored that commitment to herself and the causes of African Americans, […]