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 ascended the steps of the United States Capitol Thursday morning and was placed on a catafalque in National Statuary Hall, where he became the first […]
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Mourners Pay Tribute To Rep. CummingsÂ
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 remembered the Maryland congressman for working tirelessly and fearlessly for social justice from childhood until his death. Hundreds of mourners paid respects to Cummings during […]
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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 the former congressman at Morgan State University, where Cummings served as a member of the Board of Regents for 19 years. “I have lost a […]
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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 been a public servant for me, my family, my friends and neighbors my entire adult life until he transitioned last Thursday, Oct. 17. It’s still […]
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A ‘Giant of a Man With a Gentle Soul’
By Elliott Davis and Emily Top, Capital News Service Elijah Cummings became known to the nation as a Democratic leader in Congress. But his roots in public service are in Annapolis, where he is being remembered fondly by officials from both parties. Rep. Cummings, D-Baltimore, of Maryland’s seventh congressional district, died Thursday morning of complications from […]
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Elijah Eugene Cummings: A Friend Indeed
Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper AFRO CEO and Publisher Baltimore is a unique city. It’s a city of firsts. It’s a city of neighborhoods. It’s a city of distinct landmarks. It is a city of tremendous pride. It is a city where many residents are defined not by where or if they went to a particular […]
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Miller’s Fate Unclear
By AFRO Staff It is no secret longtime Maryland Senate President Mike Miller has struggled with health issues over the last few years; specifically he suffers stage four prostate cancer among other ailments. On Oct. 24, Miller, perhaps the most powerful man in state politics was expected to announce his plans for the future during […]
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Cummings Tribute: From Day One, A Friend
By Kweisi Mfume As we take the time this week to reflect on the life, times and work of Congressman Elijah Cummings. It is important to understand the totality of him, rather than any single aspect of his being, because it was every aspect in the aggregate that made Elijah Cummings what he was. I […]
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`Transformational Leader’ Cummings Lies In State at U.S. Capitol
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO According to AFRO sources, Rep. Cummings’ funeral at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore Oct. 25, will be attended by former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden. The body of Congressman and lifelong […]
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Laura Phillips Byrd Remembers Congressman Cummings As A Man Of Integrity
Elijah was first and foremost a man of integrity. He was home grown and loved Baltimore City. Always available to help his people… or others who could use a word of encouragement. He fought the good fight and I know that he is singing with the angels knowing he did what he could and did […]
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Alicia Wilson’s Greatest Memories of Congressman Cummings
Our loss is so great because our lives were enriched by his words and deeds. My greatest memories of Congressman Cummings are not limited to the moments I saw him in the halls of Congress, but are filled with the hours and days he spent working within the blocks of our community. I appreciate all […]
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Elijah Cummings Memories
I remember this picture like it was yesterday.. I ran into you and your wife at the Stevie Wonder Concert. This year alone I think I saw you about at least 10 times in various places around the city, and every time I saw you, you were always so warm, personable, and embracing to the […]