As the Baltimore City mayor’s race heated up last week, the sense of urgency among those who want to take the title from current Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake seemed to rise. During last week’s second mayoral forum sponsored by the Baltimore chapters of the NAACP and the Urban League at Coppin State University in West Baltimore, […]
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Baltimore County’s Summer Food Service Program Seeks Sites, Participants
TOWSON, MD. – Baltimore County Public Schools food service officials want to know which community-based programs could benefit from a summer food service that continues to grow. Last summer, the Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Services served a daily average of 3,500 children under the age of 18. Funded by the U.S. […]
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Baltimore Love Project Unites City During Day of Love
Arts nonprofit Baltimore Love Project continues to make Baltimore a more loving city as they successfully completed their seventh love-themed mural on June 5. Located at 2313 East North Ave., the mural is their largest to date at more than 30 feet high. They completed the mural during the self-proclaimed “Day of Love,” where volunteers […]
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Court Documents Detail Plot of Ehrlich Election Staffers to Suppress Black Vote
Top strategists in the recent Maryland gubernatorial race carefully orchestrated plans to suppress the Black vote, court documents in the indictment of two of those involved in the plot show. Paul E. Schurick, senior campaign official for former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, and a Republican and political consultant, Julius Henson, allegedly contrived detailed strategies to […]
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BCPS Lauded for Fourth Highest Graduation Rate in Nation
Baltimore County Public Schools has the fourth highest graduation rate among the nation’s 50 largest school districts, according to a report released today by Education Week. The BCPS graduation rate was 77.8 percent for the Class of 2008, according to the Diplomas Count 2011 report titled “Beyond High School, Before Baccalaureate: Meaningful Alternatives to a […]
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Nielsen Awards Three Area Students Scholarships, Netbooks
Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy, has named three Baltimore-area graduating high school seniors Nielsen Scholars. The students will receive a $2,500 scholarship award, as well as a fully-loaded netbook computer. The scholarship award is part of Nielsen’s outreach to diverse communities in the Baltimore region, […]
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Morgan State Student Receives 2011 James H. Ashby Jr. Award of Excellence
James R. Ashby and Terrye Ashby recently presented the James H. Ashby Jr. Award of Excellence to Danny T. Molock Jr. at the recent Morgan State University Senior Awards Banquet. Molock is the highest ranking male graduating senior receiving a bachelor’s degree in social work from Morgan State University. Danny was born and raised in […]
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Officials Stumble Through Twitter Potholes
Less than a week after Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh officially announced her candidacy for mayor of Baltimore, a surprising tweet was sent from her twitter account while she was attending a fundraising event. “Mmm mmm good looking men here (@ Martin’s West w/ 4 others),” it read. A spokesman for the West Baltimore Democrat […]
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UMBC Faculty Receives Grant to Increase Diversity Pipeline into Psychology
Recent studies show that while the number of minorities that graduate with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology has risen by at least 20 percent since 1989, the percentage of Black and Latino students that enter psychology doctoral programs remains stagnant. Graduates with only a bachelor’s or master’s degree are more likely to serve in […]
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Bus Yard’s Pollution, Noise Stir Community
“For over 20 years, my lips and eyes have been burning,” said Frieda ‘Miss Penny’ Morton. She tilted her glasses down to her nose and pointed to her eyes. “And my eyes are always red.” Morton contends that she doesn’t drink or smoke, it’s an MTA bus yard facility with almost 200 diesel-fueled buses in […]
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Success Not Just About ‘Profit’ For Investment Management Tycoon
With over $2 billion in assets, it’s surely safe to say that CEO Eugene Profit’s investment management firm is booming. But the entrepreneur wasn’t always bestowed with prosperity. “I grew up in South Central Los Angeles and we certainly weren’t the wealthiest,” Profit told the AFRO during a recent interview. I remember my experiences and […]
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‘This is a Big Win!’
The federal court judge overseeing the HBCU lawsuit case has decided it will proceed to trial. In an 11-page memorandum filed June 6, United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake said a six-week bench trial addressing all allegations against the state, except capital funding, will commence as early as July 5. “We’re glad that the […]