Messages of encouragement and wisdom will come alive in the staged reading of Go, Tell Michell: Letters to the First Lady, premiering at Coppin State University’s James Weldon Johnson Auditorium on March 18. Drawn from the book Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write to the New First Lady, the performance will be a presentation […]
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Amplify Baltimore Returns for Second Installment
On March 12, Civic Frame, a national nonprofit organization, will roll out the second installment of their community discussion series “Amplify Baltimore.” The quarterly forum was launched in January and combines local leaders with residents of the community to discuss some of the city’s most challenging issues. The day will begin with a continental breakfast, […]
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Electrocution Victim’s Family Continues to Seek Information, Answers
Part II – Click here for Part I. As they embark on an endeavor to help thwart similar calamities, the family of Deanna Green – a 14-year-old who was electrocuted after touching a fence in Druid Hill Park in 2006 – is still searching for answers in their daughter’s demise. The father, Anthony “Bubba” Green […]
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Stokes Plan to Chop Property Tax Rate Gets Little Support
City Councilman Carl Stokes proposed a charter amendment and ordinance at City Hall this week that he asserts would lower the city’s property tax rate by 50 percent over five years. It garnered little support from fellow Council members. The plan would reduce property taxes by 15 cents a year until it reaches $1.10 per […]
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Former Baltimore City Council President Charged With Harassment, Burglary
The longtime girlfriend of Lawrence Bell III, former Baltimore City Council president, has charged him with harassment and burglary, according to reports. Shan Mabry, who claims she dated the former politician for 20 years, brought third-degree burglary, theft of less than $1,000 and telephone harassment and stalking charges against him late last month, The Baltimore […]
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Teen Electrocution Death Exposes City’s Decaying Wiring System
The large softball field is desolate. Only two soccer nets and a lone picnic table stand in the grassy, tree-lined lower “bowl” field in Druid Hill Park. There are no signs the city has repaired the decaying underground electrical wires, as promised, that led to the fatal electrocution of 14-year-old Deanna Green five years ago. […]
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Tireless Works Brings Change with National Impact
This is Part 2 of a two-part tribute to recognize and honor Clarence Mitchell, Jr. on his 100th birthday. Read Part 1 here. Almost a decade before a young preacher from Alabama led thousands to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Clarence Mitchell, Jr., begun his tireless campaign in the halls of Congress to end […]
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Police vs Community = Shaky
Last week, 30 Baltimore City Police officers were implicated in a corruption scheme for accepting kickbacks from owners of an unauthorized towing company. The alleged crimes – which were uncovered after lengthy internal and FBI investigations – continue a string of public relations mishaps for the Baltimore City Police Department, possibly fueling public distrust in […]
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Local Boy Scouts Holds Food Drive
The Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Area Council (BAC) is hosting its annual Scouting for Food initiative through March 5. As part of a national program recognizing youth for their service to the community, local scouts will collect non-perishable food items to stock the empty cabinets of local food pantries and feeding programs. The BAC […]
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Randallstown Teen Selected for Congressional Page Program
By all accounts, Dymond Shantyl Dantzler, 16, is an overachiever. She maintains an off-the-charts 4.5 GPA., is a member of the National Honor Society at Randallstown High School and received the “Woman of Tomorrow” award from the state of Maryland in ninth grade. “I found subjects dealing with math and environmental science to be challenging […]
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Council Receives Little Input on Redistricting
Few showed up for a public hearing at City Hall Feb. 16 that would have given residents a platform to raise concerns about Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s redistricting proposal. Her plan redraws City Council lines as mandated by the Census, and it initially drew criticism from Black political observers who said it centralizes power among the […]
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Preserving History or Dilapidation?
A non-profit preservation group is urging city residents to join in its crusade to block downtown redevelopment plans that would demolish several historic edifices, most notably, an old drug store that was the site of a civil rights sit-in. Baltimore Heritage Inc., a historic preservation advocacy organization, has asked the city to reevaluate a $150 […]