Vanessa Graham couldn’t believe the news when doctors told her the kidneys in her body were failing. A dialysis technician for 20 years, she wondered how she never recognized her symptoms collectively as the disease she had helped patients fight for so long. “I was having constant, uncontrollable migraines from the high blood pressure- that […]
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Housing Counselors Say ‘There’s Life After Foreclosure’
For many sick, unemployed, and otherwise cash-strapped homeowners, the prospect of losing one’s home feels like the end of the world. But there is light at the end of the tunnel say housing counselors, and in most instances, a much better life can come after the foreclosure. “I think the emotional and mental aspects of […]
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Nigerian Women Lead Rallies for Their ‘Missing Girls’ Worldwide
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – An unprecedented surge of gatherings and rallies across the U.S. and abroad sparked by the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian boarding school girls have made plain the growing anger and frustration of Nigerian and other women over inaction by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration. After three weeks, little more than a […]
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HBCU Town Hall: What’s At Stake?
As Coppin State University prepares to host a town hall style meeting to discuss the plight of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the West Baltimore institution embodies the mission of the HBCU and the systemic challenges they face. The event, scheduled for 6:30 pm May 13, will examine the implications of the Coalition for Excellence […]
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Governor and Attorney General’s Races Still Tumultuous
Perhaps the two races garnering the most attention statewide are the June 24th Democratic primaries for governor and attorney general. The environment, the minimum wage, education, the Maryland health exchange, and marijuana are among the issues of great interest in the 2014 race for governor, with three major candidates, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Del. Heather Mizeur, […]
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Entertainers, Political Figures Lead Pomp and Circumstance for Class of 2014
Commencement season for colleges and universities in the Baltimore-Washington corridor will feature controversial figures as major entertainers and personalities address the graduates of the class of 2014 and receive honorary degrees. Baltimore native Wes Moore, best- selling author, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur and broadcast executive, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Maryland, […]
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May 17thThey Also Made Brown Happen
Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark decision changing the course of history on May 17, 1954, provided a new outlook on the prospect of quality education for millions of children. Along with it comes the names of history makers synonymous with the case like Thurgood Marshall and Linda Brown, but the AFRO American Newspaper […]
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Slope Failures and After Breaks Cause Mandatory Evacuation for Residents
The Prince George’s County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced, May 5, the mandatory evacuation of residents from a section of 28 homes in the Piscataway Hills community near Fort Washington due to a slope failure that collapsed a portion of Piscataway Drive, resulting in water main and sewer failure. Further roadway failure is occurring. […]
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Relisha ‘Will Not be Forgotten’
It has been more than two months since 8-year-old Relisha Rudd went missing from the Washington, D.C., shelter she had called home for two years. And hopes for finding her alive are fading. In late March, Chief Cathy Lanier of the Metropolitan Police Department said the search had turned into a “recovery mission,” as law […]
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Councilman Vincent Orange: ‘Scandal’ Wants to Shoot in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. councilmember says he’s in touch with a producer for the ABC TV drama “Scandal” who’d like to bring the show to the city to shoot scenes in August. Councilman Vincent Orange says the “Scandal” shoot would be dependent on continued funding of the city’s film incentive program. “Scandal” is set […]
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Paulette Brown, First Black Woman President-Elect of Powerful American Bar Association
This August, another glass ceiling will be shattered when Paulette Brown begins her term as president-elect of the American Bar Association and becomes the first Black woman to ever ascend to the position. Brown will serve as president-elect for one year before taking over as president in August 2015. Brown was raised in northwest Baltimore […]
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Baltimore Community Leaders Address Youth Violence and Potential Solutions
Remembrances and vigils in the wake of the murder of Michael Mayfield two weeks ago are beginning to fade into memory. In the aftermath, leaders in the Baltimore community are calling for a more community-based and sustained effort to address the issues that drive violence. David Miller, chief visionary officer and a co-founder of the […]
