Bishop E.W. Jackson presents a petition asking for the removal of Margaret Sanger’s bust from the Smithsonian Museum’s National Portrait Gallery. (Courtesy Photo) Planned Parenthood, the abortion rights group, recently came under attack from a group of local ministers, known collectively as Ministers Taking a Stand. The group is demanding that the bust of the […]
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Southern Artist Debuts Latest Album at D.C.’s The Howard Theater
Performing artist, Lizz Wright (Courtesy Photo) A second opportunity to debut her latest record Freedom and Surrender at The Howard Theatre has one songstress elated. Lizz Wright is scheduled to perform on Sept. 11. “I played at The Howard Theater as a part of a dinner to honor Bill Cosby some years ago and I loved […]
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Party for a Purpose
The 100 Black Men of Maryland will host a fundraiser for youth programming and operational costs. It will be held on Sept. 27 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Melba’s Place, 3126 Greenmount Ave. Baltimore, Md. 21218. Tickets are $35 and can be purchase at www.eventbrite.com/e/100-black-men-of-maryland-inc-fund-raiser-tickets-18293694934.The 100 BM for 20 years has worked closely with […]
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Howard County Walk to End Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s Association invites the Howard County community to participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Sept. 26 (rain or shine) at Centennial Park in Columbia, Md. With over 500 people expected, the walk offers an opportunity to learn about Alzheimer’s disease and how to get involved with helping to end this disease. Registration begins […]
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20th Annual Baltimore Book Festival
Baltimore Book Festival Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts announce the 20th anniversary of the Baltimore Book Festival, Sept. 25-Sept. 27, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Events take place on West Shore Park and Rash Field, along the 400 blocks of Light Street and […]
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The Black Lives Matter Movement Comes of Age
For many of the young activists in the Black Lives Matter movement, the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of vigilante George Zimmerman by a Sanford, Florida jury of Whites marked a tragic coming of age. Until that moment, most Black millennials in the U.S. operated under the illusion that they were […]
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Kids Eat Breakfast for Free at McDonald’s
From 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 at all Greater Baltimore area McDonald’s locations, every student in Kindergarten through 8th Grade who visits McDonald’s with an adult will receive a free breakfast. The free breakfast will include an Egg McMuffin, Apple Slices and choice of Milk or Apple Juice.
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Baltimore City Mayoral Race Gets Crowded
Maryland State Senator Catherine Pugh When Maryland State Senator Catherine Pugh and Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes entered the mayoral race on September 8, they entered an already crowded field. The two made their announcements in The Baltimore Sun. This is 65-year-old Pugh’s second run at the mayor’s office. In 2011, she lost to Stephanie Rawlings-Blake […]
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Baltimore Native Brings Play to New York City Stage
Mai Sennaar’s play, The Fall of the Kings, is currently playing in New York. (Courtesy Photo) BALTIMORE – Baltimore native Mai Sennaar has been busy. On September 5, after over a year of rewrites and revisions, her new play will come to life for audiences in New York City. The Fall of the Kings is set […]
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A Game of Basketball Tries to Bring Together Baltimore
Members of the marching band New Edition perform at the annual Labor Day celebration at Baltimore’s Cloverdale. Baltimore’s Cloverdale neighborhood held its annual Labor Day Basketball Challenge with basketball, music and a strong sense of community. The event started off years ago as a simple basketball game between old and young members of the community […]
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Could Wes Moore Upend Race to Be Baltimore’s Mayor?
It was a volatile Labor Day weekend in reference to people vying to occupy the big chair at City Hall in 2016. Sean Yoes The entry of State Senator Catherine Pugh, who represents the 40th Legislative District of Baltimore City and Councilman Carl Stokes, who represents the 12th District of Baltimore, was one of the […]
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D.C. Preps For Pope Francis Visit
Migdalia Root has dreamed of seeing the pope since she was a girl attending St. Ephraim Catholic Church in the Dyker Heights area of Brooklyn. A devout Catholic, Root visited Vatican City hoping to catch a glimpse of Pope John Paul II, without any luck. Now, a grandmother and retired District of Columbia civil servant, […]
