23-year-old Tyriece Travon Watson, aka “Lor Scoota”. (Instagram Photo) BALTIMORE (AP) — A funeral is planned this week for a Baltimore rapper who was fatally shot as he was driving from a charity basketball game. Nicole Kirby of the Empowerment Temple said Tuesday that the funeral for 23-year-old Tyriece Travon Watson, also known as Lor […]
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Former D.C. Congressional Del. Fauntroy Arrested & Released
Walter Fauntroy is a former congressional delegate for D.C. who has been wanted since 2015 for fraud charges. (Customs and Border Patrol via AP) (Update-6/28/2016) Civil rights icon and former D.C. Del. Walter E. Fauntroy returned to the U.S. June 27 after a 4-year self-imposed exile in Dubai. He was promptly arrested upon landing at Dulles […]
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What to Know about Supreme Court Tossing Texas Abortion Law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-3 on Monday that Texas’ sweeping anti-abortion law is unconstitutional. Here are details about the ruling and the law, known as HB2: ‘BEYOND RATIONAL BELIEF’ THAT TEXAS LAW PROTECTED WOMEN’S HEALTH So wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who added in a concurring opinion that women “may […]
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Baltimore Hosts Fifth National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence
Attorney General Loretta Lynch makes comments during a news conference about the Pulse nightclub mass shooting June 21, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) “A Hopeful Future: Sustaining Our Work to End Youth Violence,” is the theme for the Fifth National Summit on Youth Violence Prevention which is being held in Baltimore, Md. from June […]
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Baltimore Rapper Lor Scoota Gunned Down After Anti-Violence Event
Lor Scoota in a video for his popular song, ‘Bird Flu.’ (YouTube) One of Baltimore’s hottest up and coming local artists, Lor Scoota, was gunned down on June 25 following a charity basketball game, according to police. Born Tyriece Travon Watson, Scoota quickly rose to fame with his single “Bird Flu” repeatedly getting airtime on […]
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Police Identify 3 People Fatally Shot in Prince George’s County District Heights Home
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Police have identified two women and one man who were fatally shot at a home in a Washington suburb. Prince George’s County police said in a news release Saturday that the victims were 50-year-old Carlina Gray of District Heights, 55-year-old Jan Parks of Landover and 60-year-old Allen Rowlett of Forestville. […]
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Experts Explore Ethics of More Trials in Freddie Gray Case
Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, leaves a courthouse after Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, was acquitted of all charges in his trial in Baltimore, Thursday, June 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE (AP) — Is it ethical for Baltimore’s top […]
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BGE Honors Community Partners
Ron Sappington, who has worked for BGE for 49 years, raises the BGE flag while (from left) Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Christie McMullen, BGE, vice president of gas operations, Steve Pennington, managing director of business and industry sector development, Maryland Department of Commerce and BGE CEO Calvin Butler look on. (Courtesy photo) Continuing its statewide […]
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Another Member of Baltimore Cherry Hill’s ‘Up Da Hill’ Gang Sentenced to Long Prison Term
(Updated 6/24/2016) Another member of one of Baltimore’s infamous Cherry Hill gangs is facing a long prison sentence on charges of racketeering for activities connected to his membership in the criminal organization. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III on June 23 sentenced Cornell Harvey, also known as “Little Head,” to 21 years and 10 […]
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Partners with Alzheimer’s Association to Raise Awareness
The Prince George’s County, Md. Upsilon Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is using its influence to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, one of the nation’s leading diseases among Black Americans. The sorority partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association, a global health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support and research, to launch the “The […]
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Baltimore Lawyers Not Surprised by Goodson Acquittal in Freddie Gray Case
Officer Caesar Goodson. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson was acquitted of all charges June 23 in relation to the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who died while in police custody last April. Goodson faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Gray’s death […]
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After Officer Acquittal, Residents Face Disappointing Hopes for Reforms
A mural depicting Freddie Gray is seen past blighted row homes in Baltimore, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the intersection where Gray was arrested. Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Gray, was acquitted of all charges in his trial Thursday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE […]