My dear esteemed Maryland HBI presidents Neufville, Wilson, Burnim and Bell; I speak to you as an oppressed nationality, a 44-year supporter and activist of civil and human rights, and an historically black institution (HBI) faculty member. As you know, Judge Catherine Blake still found vestiges of segregative practices in the Maryland higher education system on […]
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Celebrating Women
March was celebrated as Women’s History Month. While women have made great strides in this country, there is still much that needs to be done to bring them on par with men in America, particularly in the area of equal pay for equal work. It is neither fair nor prudent that we live in a […]
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Award-Winning Bowie State Professor Named Visiting Fellow at Harvard
A Bowie State University professor will develop a massive open online course (MOOC) to teach people how to effectively report the news using mobile devices, as one of five 2014 Visiting Fellows from Harvard University’s prestigious Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Starting March 24, Allissa Richardson, lecturer of journalism, began two weeks as a scholar-in-residence, building […]
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Local Sailor Serves aboard Navy’s Newest Amphibious-Assault Ship
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – A graduate of Gwynn High School is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-selected crew charged with bringing the Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious assault ship into service. Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Andre Pearson, from Clinton, Md., is serving aboard the amphibious assault ship America, currently […]
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Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
If you think it’s difficult for Congress to pass legislation these days, imagine what it took to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a law that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. As we reflect on the Act and what it took to get it passed, we should first imagine the southern lobby against […]
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Litigation over what’s left behind on the rise
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lawyers who used to handle the occasional trust or will dispute are finding themselves in Orphans’ Court more and more these days. For some, what was once a “spinoff” has turned into their main practice area. In the last five years, the total number of hearings annually in Baltimore and five Maryland […]
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D.C. Council Member Muriel Bowser Takes Democratic Nomination for Mayor
Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser prevailed over embattled Mayor Vincent Gray to take the Democratic nomination for mayor in the April 1 D.C. primary. She faces a general election in November against at least one contender, At-Large Council member David Catania (I). With 89 percent of the precincts reporting about midnight, Bowser, 41, a […]
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Lt. Gen. Ferrell Promoted to Chief Information Officer
WASHINGTON – Robert S. Ferrell was promoted to lieutenant general on Jan. 24 by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. Ferrell, the Army’s new Chief Information Officer/G-6 and the first African-American to hold the position, is responsible for leading Army network modernization. “The CIO/G-6 is even more important today as the Army stands up […]
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NY Schools are Most Racially Segregated in Country
NEW YORK (AP) — New York State has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many Black and Latino students attending schools with virtually no White classmates, according to a report released Wednesday. The report by the Civil Rights Project at the University of California at Los Angeles looks at enrollment trends from […]
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Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory Apologizes for Posh Residence
ATLANTA (AP) — Archbishop seems to have gotten the pope’s message about modest living. Days after Pope Francis permanently removed a German bishop for his lavish spending on a new residence, the Atlanta archbishop apologized for building a $2.2 million mansion as his residence. He bowed to criticism from local parishioners and said he’d consider […]
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Martin Luther King, Jr’s last crusade
In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who at the age of 39 was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, the Hawaii Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition and the “Hawaii Needs a Raise Coalition” partners are planning a “People’s Walk” on April 4, 2014 beginning at 3:30pm There will be a […]
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An HBCU That Closed: But Education Hopes Continue
LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) — The St. Paul’s College campus and the 35 buildings on its roller-coaster grounds are for sale in hopes it can continue to educate young Black men and women in this rural community. Located in Virginia’s tobacco-growing belt, the private, liberal arts college closed in June 2013 under crushing debt and questions […]