With a family name that is inextricably linked with the NAACP and the civil rights movement both here in Maryland and nationally, Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson birthed a civil rights movement through her daughter Juanita that, three generations in, has been advocating for change in Baltimore. Portrait of the Jackson and Mitchell family circa 1940, […]
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Bengals’ Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones Faces 3 Misdemeanor Charges
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones faces three misdemeanor charges, including assault, but no longer is being charged with a felony for a January confrontation with hotel security guards, police and a nurse. A felony charge of harassment with a bodily substance, for allegedly spitting at a nurse, was dismissed at the […]
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Memory Ball Dancers Raise Money for Alzheimer’s Research
Mary Teddy Wray is one of the ten participants in the Memory Ball that will take in Baltimore on April 8. (Courtesy photo) On April 8 the Alzheimer’s Association is hosting its 11th Annual Memory Ball at Baltimore’s Marriott Waterfront. The Memory Ball takes the form of a “Dancing with the Stars” style competition as […]
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Firebombing Recalls One of City’s Darkest Chapters
According to Baltimore City Police, Antonio T. Wright, 26, turned himself in on March 20 for a heinous, retaliatory fire bombing, which took the lives of two teenagers, Shi-heem Sholto, 19, and Tyrone James, 17, and injured six others. A four-year old girl was among the injured. However, some ambiguous details connected to Wright’s arrest […]
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Baltimore Mayor Pugh Presents Comprehensive Plan to Address City’s Major Problems
In her first State of the City address, Mayor Catherine E. Pugh outlined plans to fix the city’s ailing schools and police force and continue Baltimore’s rebuilding process on March 16. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh outlined her plan to reform the city’s schools and police department. (YouTube) Pugh kicked off her address by reiterating her […]
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Despite Politics, County will Persevere, Baker Says
In a week when the Affordable Health Care Act was scheduled to be voted on in Congress and budget priorities are being debated in Annapolis, Md., Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III can only wait and see how many of his budget priorities will be undermined by politics. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker […]
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Redistricting Lawsuit Hangs Over Sen. Miller
Minority voters are concerned about the power of political bosses and gerrymandering in the state of Maryland, which won a key victory last week in Federal Court. The debate about gerrymandering ratcheted up another notch last week when U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar ordered state Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael […]
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D.C. Auditor IDs Mismanagement in Affordable Housing Trust
The Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), the District’s highest profile and costliest initiative to increase affordable housing, requires “significant improvements in its management,” according to an audit conducted by the Office of the D.C. Auditor (ODCA). “Our audit, based on a small but diverse sample of projects, demonstrates a lack of oversight on loan repayments, […]
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HBCU Night in Annapolis Focuses Fight on Additional Funds
All roads led to Annapolis for HBCU alumni, students, supporters, and Legislative Black Caucus members across the state this week. This year’s Legislative Black Caucus sponsored HBCU Night focused on rallying support for SB-712, The Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program. The bill would give additional state funds to Maryland’s four HBCU’s in an effort to make […]
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Morgan Honors Verda Welcome
Originally dedicated in 1964, the Verda F. Welcome bridge at Morgan State University was re-dedicated on March 18. Enhancements, which are rendered in the above picture, will be made to the current bridge in the near future. Courtesy photo Verda Welcome was the first Black woman to serve in the House of Delegates and the […]
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The Lady Senator
The Verda Freeman Welcome bridge was recently re-dedicated at Morgan State Univeristy. Welcome, the first Black woman to serve in Maryland’s House of Delegate and State Senate, was profiled by the AFRO in 1967. That story is below: April 1, 1967 Mrs. Verda Freeman Welcome, school teacher-turned-politician, speaks for 68,693 persons in the Legislature. As […]
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Black Lawmakers Say They had Candid Conversation with Trump
Black lawmakers emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on March 22 saying the president was at least willing to listen to their concerns that his policies and positions could hurt their African-American constituents. However, beyond a promise of future dialogue and a discussion about “divisive rhetoric,” it seemed that […]