COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks to unify the fractured GOP around his presidential candidacy, protest groups will gather outside the Republican National Convention to raise their voices on issues from the party’s nominee and agenda, to immigration reform and poverty, and race relations and police accountability. In this Wednesday, July 13, 2016 […]
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Miss USA Visits D.C.
Miss USA attended a reception in D.C. July 6 where she was presented with a proclamation by Mayor Muriel Bowser, commending her accomplishments and representation of the District at the Miss USA pageant. (Photo by Rob Roberts)
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Burnett Looks to Use Community Organizer Background in Office
Kristerfer Burnett stepped out of his comfort zone to become a voice for change in Baltimore’s 8th City Council District before current council member Helen Holton announced her retirement; before Baltimore’s 2015 unrest; before the death of Freddie Gray. Kristerfer Burnett is expected to be the next City Council person for Baltimore’s 8th District. (Courtesy […]
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Baltimore Churches Applaud Reid’s Election to Bishop
Rev. Frank Reid, pastor of Bethel AME Church, will now be a bishop. (Courtesy photo) Members of Baltimore’s African Methodist Episcopal (AME) churches celebrated the victory of the Rev. Frank Madison Reid III, pastor of Bethel AME Church, being elected as bishop on July 11 during the group’s quadrennial conference in Philadelphia. Rev. Reid is […]
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Black Lives Matter Literally Under Fire
Sean Yoes Since five Dallas police officers were gunned down last week by a lone (allegedly) sniper, who allegedly claimed (before he was blown to bits by an explosives toting robot implemented by Dallas police) he wanted to kill cops, especially White cops, life seems to have gotten harder for the Black Lives Matter Movement. […]
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Senate Confirms Hayden to be Librarian of Congress
The Senate has confirmed the longtime head of Baltimore’s library system to be the next Librarian of Congress. She is the first woman and the first African-American to hold the position. The new Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla D. Hayden Ph.D. (Courtesy Photo) The vote was 74-18 for Carla Hayden on July 13. President Barack […]
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Balto. Activists On What They Want From Next Administration
After the election in Nov. there will be many new faces in Baltimore, from the Mayor, expected to be State Senator Catherine Pugh, to many new members of the City Council. The Uprising in April, following the death Freddie Gray in Baltimore City Police custody, put the city and its citizens under the national microscope. […]
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The Rev. Harry L. Seawright and Rev. Frank M. Reid III Among Newly Elected AME Bishops
The Rev. Harry L. Seawright of Union Bethel AME Church in Brandywine, Md., and the Rev. Frank Madison Reid III of Bethel AME Church in Baltimore, Md., were among the six candidates elected to be bishops at the 50th Quadrennial Conference that was held in Philadelphia on July 11. Seawright was elected on the first […]
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First Hand Account of Dallas Police Shooting
When 21-year-old Lauren Hendricks planned on protesting against police brutality, the last thing she expected was to be right in the middle of a mass shooting. Lauren Hendricks was at the Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas when a sniper killed five police officers. She lost her shoe in the ensuing commotion. (Courtesy photo) The […]
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Going Vegetarian in Baltimore and D.C.
As the ideals of healthy diets continue to change, more people are abandoning meat than ever. Vegetarianism and Veganism have origins tracing back centuries, but over time these practices have grown to new proportions. Vegan and Vegetarian restaurants are flourishing nationwide, and the Baltimore/D.C. area is no exception. Here are a list of the top […]
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Martin’s Soul Food Cooks Up Family Tradition
It took Timothy Martin just eight years to go from gas-station chef to soul-food restaurant mogul. Growing up in Norfolk, Va., Martin and his 10 siblings eagerly anticipated the dinners their father, Ernest, prepared. “He’d work eight hours a day, come home and by 4:35 p.m., he was cooking,” Martin said, recalling platters of savory […]
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‘Be Together, Not Apart’
Cameron Sterling, the 15-year-old son of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by Louisiana police, spoke out for the first time on July 13, calling his father a good man and asking people not to resort to violence after Alton Sterling’s death. Cameron urged people to “be together, not apart.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
