No fewer than 500 well wishers gather on a Friday evening to celebrate the Rev. Dr. James B. Gray Jr. and his successful four year journey as president of the United Baptist Missionary Convention of Maryland (UBMC) and its Auxiliaries. According to Dr. Gray he enjoyed every minute of his presidency which included several accomplishments that […]
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Posted inAfro Briefs
The Little Girl Left in Forest in C. African Republic War
CARNOT, Central African Republic (AP) — When gunfire rang out through the village just after dawn, when neighbors dropped their coffee to flee, even when her mother grabbed three younger children and ran for her life, the 10-year-old girl did not move. It was not terror that pinned Hamamatou Harouna to the ground, although she […]
Posted inBaltimore News
‘Ban the Box’ Legislation Signed into Law in Baltimore & Headed to Council Vote in D.C.
Job seekers in the Baltimore-Washington region with a criminal history could find one obstacle to employment –a prison record—swept aside by legislation, commonly known as ‘Ban the Box’ legislation, that prevents would-be employers from inquiring about their past. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake May 28 signed a bill passed by the Baltimore City Council at the […]
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Apple’s Beats Buy is Two-Sided for Music Streaming
LOS ANGELES— Apple’s $3 billion purchase of headphone maker and streaming music company Beats Electronics sheds light on a rarely recognized reality in the music-streaming industry: It’s hard to succeed in the business without offering other products and services. Streaming-music companies like Beats Music, which charge users up to $10 a month, can sometimes pay […]
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Google Steps Up Efforts for More Racial Diversity
SAN JOSE, Calif.— Google has had more trouble diversifying its workforce than its computer scientists have had writing programs that respond to search requests in the blink of an eye or designing cars that can navigate traffic without a human behind the wheel. That seemed to be the conclusion when the Silicon Valley giant this […]
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Slain Woman’s Husband Killed 1st Wife
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The husband of a woman stoned to death in Pakistan killed his first wife four years ago, police and relatives said Thursday, a shocking twist both showing how complicated justice can be and how dangerous life is for women in the country. A mob of family members, including her father and […]
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Bowie Response
I write to correct erroneous information published in your article of May 16, “Move of Bowie State Commencement to U of Md. Sparks Outrage, Protest.” Bowie State University celebrated the graduation of nearly 650 students on May 19 in a ceremony that welcomed more than 9,000 family members and friends to witness the occasion of […]
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Tribute to Acie Byrd Jr.
Acie was a tough old bird! He took no prisoners and suffered very few fools. An atomic veteran, the skipper of John Kennedy’s PT 109, and a founding member of Stand Up! For Democracy in DC, he was one you wanted on your side. I first met Acie in 1997 at what happened to be […]
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Former Paratroopers Solve Mystery in Time for Memorial Day
The 69-year-old mystery of the final resting place for an Army paratrooper of the all Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was solved, thanks to a former Army paratrooper, a former smoke jumper and a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. PFC Malvin L. Brown was a member of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickels sic) […]
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Pregnant Pakistani Woman Stoned to Death by Family in Front of Court House
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own family in front of a Pakistani high court on Tuesday for marrying the man she loved. Nearly 20 members of the woman’s family, including her father and brothers, attacked her and her husband with batons and bricks in broad daylight before […]
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3 Dead, 1 Hurt in Shooting at SC Oceanfront Motel
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Three people were killed and a fourth person was wounded in a shooting at an oceanfront motel in Myrtle Beach, one of South Carolina’s most popular tourist destinations. The shootings took place around 11 p.m. Saturday in front of crowds of tourists at the Bermuda Sands Motel along the beach’s […]
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Lewis Hamilton Comes in 2nd at Monaco Formula One Grand Prix
MONACO (AP) — The rivalry between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton for the Formula One title is turning into a full-blown scrap — both on and off the track. Rosberg won the Monaco Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to take the championship lead back from Hamilton, who won the previous four races but […]