A record number of Maryland residents purchased firearms before the state’s gun reform law, one of the most prohibitive in the nation, took effect Oct. 1. So far in 2013, […]
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Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum to Celebrate Annual Gala
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum, the largest African American museum on the East Coast, will host their annual gala on Nov. 2 at Martin’s West in Baltimore. The gala supports […]
Tea Party Attitude Toward Obama Influenced by Race
HAGERSTOWN – Following the pledge of allegiance, a group of conservative Marylanders take their seats and listen to Delegate Neil Parrott, R-Washington County, who earnestly urges them to vote in […]
Sean Combs Launches All-Music Network ‘Revolt’
Sean Combs’ new Revolt channel launched with a nod to big dreams and its founder’s musical past, bringing a new outlet for music to television. Despite some technical glitches in […]
Three Black Women Named Among Most Powerful in Business
(Updated 10/27/2013) Three African-American women were among those feature in Fortune magazine’s annual “50 Most Powerful Women in Business,” released in late October. Ursula Burns, CEO and president of Xerox; […]
Tavis Smiley Launches Four-Year Long Anti-Poverty Initiative
Media personality and activist Tavis Smiley has been an outspoken and persistent advocate of ending poverty in America, culminating in the radio host and his foundation recently initiating “ENDING POVERTY: […]
Civil Rights Group Seeks Meeting With Barneys N.Y. Department Store CEO
A civil rights group said Oct. 24 it was seeking a meeting with the CEO of Barneys New York in the wake of racial profiling claims by two shoppers at […]
Fla. Congressman Uses KKK Imagery in E-mail
Republicans say a fundraising e-mail sent out by Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida that shows a burning cross in the words “Tea Party” is “unacceptable and deplorable.” The […]
Boyfriend of Woman Killed In D.C. Expressed Concerns
The boyfriend of the woman who was shot to death after a car chase outside the U.S. Capitol earlier this month called police several times last year to express concern […]
Lincoln U Posthumously Awards Long-Overdue Degree
Lincoln University will posthumously award a long-overdue honorary degree to Charles Cecil Dennis Jr., ’54, at the black-tie, Annual Homecoming Alumni Awards Banquet, Oct. 25 in the SUB Multipurpose Room. […]
President Appoints Two Blacks to High Federal Positions
President Barack Obama has selected Jeh C. Johnson, who supervised 10,000 civilian and military lawyers at the Department of Defense, as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He also […]
Black Clergy Pushes Affordable Care Act
A group of African-American preachers recently sent a letter to President Barack Obama affirming their “commitment to the Affordable Care Act” even as the President has ordered the website overhauled. […]