The First Unitarian Universalist Church held a meeting May 17 to have a listening session about the church’s response during the Baltimore Uprising, and how they plan to move forward in supporting the community. About 20 people, members and visitors, gathered in a half-circle and spoke about their experiences during the April 25 riot following Freddie Gray’s […]
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Credit Union to Help Residents Affected by Baltimore Uprising
Maryland’s largest credit union – has launched four programs aimed at helping individuals, organizations, businesses, and places of worship impacted by the recent acts of violence in Baltimore City. SECU is holding a Household Supply Drive to benefit families affected by the Baltimore riots. Household items – including cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, dishtowels, paper products (toilet […]
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Two Baltimore Women Create and Launch Cosmetic Company
Pout Cosmetics recently debuted their line of cosmetics starting with lipstick, lip gloss, lip and eye pencils, and an excellent sugar lip scrub. Pout Cosmetics is owned by Tammika Carter and Anisya Robinson, who have been formally educated in the field of cosmetology, and over the years have sought out and retained a wealth of […]
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Holton Opponent Challenges Focus of Balto. Politics
Kristerfer Burnett is a candidate for city council in Baltimore’s 8th district. (Twitter Photo) Kristerfer Burnett is running for City Council in Baltimore’s 8th district. He wants to put his record of community organizing and activism to work for the district where his family has resided for three generations. Burnett served as the lead organizer […]
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New Wiretapping Law May Not Affect Balto. County Policing
Some states have embraced body cameras, but the Maryland FOP argued that use of such equipment violated Maryland law forbidding concealed audiotaping. This year freshman Del. Charles Sydnor III (Baltimore County – 44B), sponsored HB 533, the Public Safety – Law Enforcement Officers – Body–Worn Digital Recording Device and Electronic Control Device bill, which revised […]
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Entire Criminal Justice System Under Review
Director Chris Shank of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention discusses a new council to root out inefficiencies that drive high costs and recidivism rates in our criminal justice system. Maryland will soon be undertaking a review of its entire criminal justice system in an attempt to root out inefficiencies that are driving […]
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Michael Cryor Tapped to Head Mayor’s OneBaltimore
Michael Cryor expounds on OneBaltimore. (Photo by Mark Dennis) In the wake of the riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake named Michael Cryor, a well-respected civic leader, to lead the OneBaltimore effort. Rawlings-Blake announced the formation of OneBaltimore, a public-private partnership focusing on improving education,employment, minority […]
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Baltimore Prosecutor Disputes Conflict of Interest Claims
In this Feb. 3, 2015 photo Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, holds a press conference regarding the Phylicia Barnes case. (Algerina Perna/The Baltimore Sun via AP) BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has filed a blistering response to a motion from the lawyers representing six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, May 19:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama’s unapologetic talk about race at the commencement for Tuskegee University, connected to her experiences in the White House and on the campaign trail in 2007 caused an all too predictable spewing of demagoguery from the political right wing. We’ll continue our […]
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Baltimore Responds to Prince’s Rally 4 Peace Concert
Fans line up outside Royal Farms Arena before Prince’s Baltimore concert Sunday, May 10, 2015. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) Just a few weeks after unrest put the city of Baltimore into lockdown mode, Prince came to town to play a concert on May 10. Billed as a Rally 4 Peace, the event looked […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Friday, May 15:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We take a look at the top news stories of the week, including funding for a youth jail in Baltimore, but no full funding for public schools. We’ll discuss the issues with our regular contributors Stephen Janis, Taya Graham and the AFRO’s Roberto Alejandro.These stories and more coming up […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, May 14:
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u After many city residents and youth advocates fought against it for years, yesterday Maryland approved plans for a $30 million youth jail in Baltimore. We’ll have a report. Plus, City Hall’s has named veteran public relations and political operative Michael Cryor to lead the “One Baltimore” initiative in an […]