The jail population in Baltimore City can be significantly reduced with reforms in arrests, bail and prisoner reentry programs according to a Justice Policy Institute study. On Tuesday, the nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing incarceration rates released Baltimore Behind Bars: How to Reduce the Jail Population, Save Money and Improve Public Safety to address the […]
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Off-Duty Cop Kills Veteran Marine
Tyrone Brown was days away from attending his son’s eighth-grade graduation in San Diego and a month away from walking one of his sisters down the aisle on her wedding day. He lived with his wife and 8-year-old daughter in Baltimore and was fatally shot nine times by an off-duty cop on June 5. The […]
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Baltimore Mourns Loss of MD General Assembly Member
Michael Dobson, who represented Baltimore in the Maryland General Assembly from 1998 – 2003, died on May 29 after a multi-year struggle with lung cancer. He was 60 years old. After unsuccessful runs for Congress and the Baltimore City Council, Dobson was appointed to his first public office — appointed by the 43rd Legislative District […]
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Local Entrepreneurs Turn Part-Time Jobs into Full-Time Profit
As part of a four-part series, the AFRO is profiling up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are growing popular businesses while juggling traditional nine-to-five careers, spouses and children. This month, the AFRO is profiling motivational speaker and multi-business owner Justin Jones-Fosu. Justin Jones-Fosu Justin Inspires, president and founder By all descriptions, Justin Jones-Fosu – a Morgan State and […]
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Baltimore Resident Represents MD in Veterans Sports Competition
Army veteran and Baltimorean James Jones was the only athlete representing Maryland at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Des Moines, Iowa May 26-31. He joined more than 600 veterans from across the nation competing in this national event, the premiere of the senior adaptive rehabilitation program in the United States. Jones volunteers as […]
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Black Social Worker Wins Big
It’s been a good year for Jean Tucker Mann. In the past three months, she’s won two of the field of social work’s biggest awards. The University of Maryland School of Social Work presented Mann with the Dean’s Medal during its convocation ceremony in May. And in March, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from […]
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BCCC Graduates Recognized for their Accomplishments
Three students from Baltimore City Community College’s Class of 2010 were recently awarded and recognized for their achievements, further embarking them on the road to success at four-year colleges and universities. Kemardo Henry was selected as a 2010 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar. Henry plans to pursue pre-medical studies this fall in biochemistry […]
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Fugitives Offered a Safe Surrender
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, U.S. Marshal Johnny Hughes, and faith leaders are bating fugitives in Baltimore City out of their hiding places. The officials announced on Tuesday that the Fugitive Safe Surrender program will be held in Baltimore City for the first time. From June 16-19, Baltimore City residents with an open, non-violent felony or misdemeanor warrant […]
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Students Feed Peers through Culinary Arts
The Baltimore City Public School System reached another milestone in its pledge to provide healthier food options to students. Beginning next school year, culinary arts students will prepare dinner for their peers, who lack access to a healthy supper at home. The program is the first of its kind in the country. “These kids are […]
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Case of Assaulted Autistic Student Pushed Back
The state’s case against a bus driver who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old autistic passenger has been pushed back to August after the defendant’s lawyer requested more time to prepare, leaving the victim’s family wondering if justice will ever be served. Police and child protective services have labeled the Nov. 20, 2009 incident child abuse, which […]
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Dubious Parents Now Support East Baltimore School
BALTIMORE – The East Baltimore Community School was designed to be a neighborhood school, but earning widespread community support took a while, the city schools chief executive said. Andres Alonso, in his third year as head of Baltimore’s public schools, said there was a lot of tension — and not much support — in the […]
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Baltimore ‘Butts Out’ at Inner Harbor
BALTIMORE — As part of Waterfront Partnership’s new initiative, Baltimore’s Healthy Harbor, discarded cigarette butts have become enemy No. 1 around the city’s bustling downtown area. The strategy was designed to make Baltimore’s harbor swimmable, fishable and clean by 2020. To help the city reach this goal, new ash urns have been installed around the […]