DENVER (AP) — A man accused of being a brutal Ethiopian prison guard during government-sponsored violence in the 1970s was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison for immigration violations. U.S. District Judge John Kane said the maximum sentence for Kefelgn Alemu Worku (kah-FEH’-lun ah-LEE’-moo WER’-koo) was necessary to prevent the U.S. from being known […]
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Judge Overturns Mich. Election Officials Decision, Allows Rep. Conyers on Ballot
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered U.S. Rep. John Conyers to be placed on the August primary ballot, overturning a decision by Michigan election officials who found the Detroit Democrat ineligible because of problems with his nominating petitions. Many petitions were thrown out because the people who gathered signatures weren’t registered voters or […]
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Affordable Health Care Is Our Right
On May 5, I joined Dr. Claudia Baquet and other notables to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Journal of Health for the Poor and Underserved. We came together to share our practical and moral assessments of the Affordable Care Act (more widely known as “ObamaCare”). For those of us who were strong advocates for […]
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Go Live on a Farm?
Last week’s Baltimore City Council’s vote giving preliminary approval of council bill 13-0261 Minors – Curfew Reform, a beefed up version of a decades old piece of legislation, is outrageously unfair to our youth and their families. Every June for the past four years, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has released a press advisory announcing the opening […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Forestville Native Serves Aboard USS Columbia
A 2010 Suitland High School graduate and Forestville, Md., native is serving aboard a U.S. Navy attack submarine, the USS Columbia (SSN 771). Petty Officer 3rd Class Rhett M. Smith is a culinary specialist aboard the Hawaii-based boat, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, and was specifically named in honor of Columbia, S. C., Columbia, […]
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Council Closer to Renewing Curfew Law
The Baltimore City Council, on May 12, preliminarily approved a tough new curfew for children, designed to have them off the streets and inside by 9 p.m. Opponents of the new curfew say it is unconstitutional and will create conflict between youth and police. According to the bill’s sponsor, Councilman Brandon Scott, the curfew is […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Life Lessons From Award Winning Entrepreneur Tabatha Turman
Conquering the balance between family and work is no challenge for the 2012 Inc. 5000 “Top African American Entrepreneurs”, Tabatha Turman, a U.S. Army Veteran who also serves as the president of the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, while overseeing her multi-million dollar revenue generating business, Integrated Finance and Accounting […]
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Prisoner Freed 90 Years Early Says He’s ReformedHis Victim Says: Not so Fast
DENVER (AP) — A victim of a Colorado convict who returned to prison after being mistakenly released 90 years early says the man got the sentence he deserved even if he reformed his life during nearly six years of freedom. Shane Ashurst said Monday in his first public comments about the case that he thought […]
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NH Police Commissioner Resigns in Wake of Obama Slur
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — A town police commissioner has resigned after he admitted using a racial slur to describe President Barack Obama, an official said Monday. Robert Copeland, 82, resigned Sunday night from the post to which he was re-elected in March, Board of Selectmen Chair Linda Murray said, putting to rest a controversy that […]
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Traditional Nigerian Hunters Want to Find Girls
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Traditional hunters armed with homemade guns, poisoned spears and amulets have gathered in their hundreds, eager to use their skills and what they believe to be supernatural powers to help find nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists. Some 500 hunters, some as young as 18 and some in their 80s, […]
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Aaron Hernandez Charged in 2 More Shooting Deaths
BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez ambushed and gunned down two men after a chance encounter inside a nightclub nearly two years ago, prosecutors said Thursday in an indictment that places the gun in his hands weeks before he signed a five-year, $40 million contract and went on to catch […]
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A Shout Out to Teen Fathers
Becoming a father takes work. Before you became a father you were first, now you must learn that it is a father’s place to be last. You must learn to put others needs before your own. If you truly love your child make sure you give them the best you can give. Speak the right […]