Coppin State University will install energy-saving solar systems on eight campus rooftops in efforts to reduce energy costs. The final project is expected to be completed by April 2011. The project, funded by the Maryland Energy Administration’s Sunburst Program, will provide nearly three to five percent of Coppin’s total annual consumption and will cut annual […]
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BCCC Bids Farewell to Walter Dean and Harry Smith
As the 2010 academic year draws to a close, Baltimore City Community College says goodbye to two pillars of its scholastic community. These men, who forged excellence and demonstrated their ability to change lives are: Walter Dean, 40-year educator, Baltimore area civil rights pioneer and member of the Maryland House of Delegates, who implored people […]
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Union Workers Push for Beverage Tax
Kenny Tarrant said he never saw it coming. After working with the Baltimore City Animal Control for years, he recently became a victim of the city’s desperate measures to seal the historic deficit. With nothing else to lose, he joined union workers as they rallied before City Hall on June 14 to convince City Council […]
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Dr. Otis Thomas Receives Milton Wilson Award
Otis A. Thomas, Ph.D., dean, Earl Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University, was awarded the Milton Wilson Award at the Eighth Annual National HBCU Business Schools Deans’ Roundtable Summit, held in Houston, Texas, on June 4. The award was presented by Barron H. Harvey, Ph.D., dean, Howard University School of Business […]
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City Council Approves Vacant Housing Bill
An ordinance that will charge owners of vacant houses additional fees was passed by the City Council on June 14 and is likely to be signed into law by the mayor. Council President Jack Young introduced the Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings and Vacant Structures Bill on May 24 to generate more than $1 million in new revenue. […]
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Danny Glover Joins City Healthcare Workers in Rally for Improvement
Healthcare workers from across the region will gather on 3:30 p.m. June 24 at Mt. Vernon Square (intersection of N. Charles and E. Madison) for the Heart of Baltimore Rally, an event calling for better jobs, better health care and a better Baltimore. Actor and activist Danny Glover will join the city’s health care workers […]
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Marine Laid to Rest
Loren Brown held her 8-year-old daughter’s hand as they said goodbye to a man they both loved. Taking their seats, Brown embraced her daughter, who rested her head on her mommy’s shoulder. Together, they somberly accepted a loss they never expected. Five feet ahead of them lay Brown’s husband and her child’s father in a […]
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Baltimore Educator Named U.S. ‘Teacher of the Year’
A revolutionary method of making math easy for students has earned a Baltimore-area teacher the prestigious, National Teacher of the Year Award. President Bill Clinton conferred the award upon professor Curtis Jones of the ITT Technical Institute in Owings Mills, Md., June 11 at the Collegiate College Association Annual Luncheon and Awards Banquet in Las […]
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African American Heritage Festival Provides Unique Cultural Experience
Complete with live performances, historical exhibits and art that highlights Baltimore’s rich Black influence, this year’s African American Heritage Festival is sure to give families across the area the perfect Father’s Day weekend. Kicking off on June 18, R&B crooner Ryan Leslie will open for the blue-eyed soul balladeer Robin Thicke. On June 19, various […]
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Through My Father’s Eyes
Marty Henson wants to be a good father. A rough-and-tumble past and a series of poor decisions made it difficult for him to be a nurturing parent, but he now recognizes his shortcomings. It took several prison stays and a strained relationship with his two daughters for him to reevaluate his life and change. Shortly […]
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Morgan Honors Judge Bell
On April 28, Morgan renamed its Center for Civil Rights in Education to honor Judge Robert M. Bell, a Morgan alumnus and the first African American to serve as chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, his current position. In a ceremony that included presentations by retiring President Earl Richardson and Morgan Board of […]
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Coppin Welcomes New Provost
On July 1, Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond will assume the position as the new provost and vice president of Academic Affairs for Coppin State University (CSU). The Louisiana native comes to CSU from Winston Salem State University where she served as dean of the School of Education and Human Performance. There, she oversaw the administration of […]
