By J.J. McQueen Special to the AFRO #AFRONewsAtNoon In honor of the work of transcendent leaders, Johns Hopkins University has selected a portrait of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings as […]
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Elijah Eugene Cummings (born January 18, 1951) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of the State of Maryland since 1996.
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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Endorses Kweisi Mfume In Maryland’s 7th Congressional District Race!
County Executive joins long list of Baltimore County leaders Baltimore County Executive Johnny A. Olszewski Jr. endorses Kweisi Mfume for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. County Executive Olszewski’s support is added […]
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Gibson: `I Know What the Hell Happened’
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Less than 24 hours after Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings announced her intention to seek the 7th District Congressional seat of her late husband Rep. Elijah […]
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Baltimore Says Goodbye to Its Greatest Champion
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Thousands made the pilgrimage to New Psalmist Baptist Church in Northwest Baltimore to bid farewell to the man President Barack Obama described as, “the very […]
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THE HONORABLE ELIJAH CUMMINGS WILL BE MISSED – THE RUN DOWN
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Micha Green talks The Honorable Elijah Cummings, and gives THE RUN DOWN on trending topics in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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‘It Is Well With My Soul’
Morgan State University Chairman Kwiesi Mfume speaks during funeral services for Rep. Elijah Cummings, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. (Chip Somodevilla/Poo via AP) ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Maya […]
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‘Our Elijah’
A flag lies on the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., during his funeral service at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Md., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Lloyd […]
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The Nation Says ‘Farewell’
Mourners line up for a public viewing before the funeral service of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings at New Psalmist Baptist Church, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) […]
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Congress Pays Tribute to Elijah Cummings at U.S. Capitol
By HORUS ALAS, NORA ECKERT, SAMANTHA HAWKINS, GABRIELLE WANNEH and DAN NOVAK Capital News Service WASHINGTON – Carried by Armed Forces body bearers, the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’s flag-draped casket […]
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Mourners Pay Tribute To Rep. Cummings
By Regina Garcia Cano and Julio Cortez, The Associated Press The final farewells to the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings began in Baltimore, where constituents, family members, elected officials and others […]
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Baltimore’s ‘Goodbye’ to a Beloved Leader
By Samantha Hawkins, Capital News Service Marking the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings last week, community leaders, elected officials and friends gathered together on the evening of Oct. 23 to honor […]
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Cummings Was Charged With Greatness And He Came Through
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Elijah Eugene Cummings entered the Maryland House of Delegates in January 1983, the year I graduated from Walbrook High School in West Baltimore. He had […]