The White House— Today, the White House released new interactive maps highlighting the positive effects of raising the national minimum wage for hard-working Americans across the country, which would increase earnings for millions of workers and boost the bottom lines of businesses across the country. The maps can be found HERE. In his State of the […]
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Study: African American Exposure to Polluted Air 38% Higher than Whites
Communities of color across the United States are exposed to disproportionately high rates of pollution, according to engineering and environmental researchers at the University of Minnesota (UM) released in time for Earth Week. Researchers looked at the variations in pollution exposure across race, income, education attainment and other categories, and found race to be the […]
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D.C. Native Nicholas Majett Named P.G. Acting Chief Administrative Officer
Nicholas A. Majett, a D.C. native who has held key D.C. government administrative posts in a 25-year career, has been named acting chief administrative officer (CAO) for Prince George’s County, replacing Bradford Seamon effective May 5, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III announced April 22. Seamon announced that he would be leaving the […]
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CDC: New Strategies Brighten Outlook for Closing Racial/Ethnic Health Care Gap
Just in time for National Minority Health Month, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers are reporting “promising strategies” for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities in several areas. Evidence-based interventions at the local and national levels that address disparate behaviors, access to healthcare, and the social determinants of health are showing favorable signs toward […]
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Prince George’s Hospital Center Chief, Dimensions COO, Announces Retirement
Dimensions Healthcare System Chief Operating Officer and President of Prince George’s Hospital Center John A. O’Brien, will retire May 15 from the hospital post after nearly a decade on the job, according to President and Chief Executive Officer Neil J. Moore. O’Brien joined Dimensions Healthcare System (DHS) in 2005 and was one of the longest […]
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Arch Social Club wins Baltimore’s most prestigious architectural restoration award
The board of directors of Baltimore Heritage, Inc. awarded Arch Social Club, headquartered at 2426 Pennsylvania Avenue, its 2014 Restoration and Rehabilitation Award on March 15, 2014. Baltimore Heritage, founded in 1960, is the city’s premiere nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With two staff members, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, […]
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SpiritHouse Breaks the Silence On Unlawful Murders of Black People
Family members shared stories of their Black male relatives killed in extrajudicial crimes, part of the Spirithouse Project’s first break the silence movement in D.C., April 22, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW. “This is not a press conference with famous people, this a press conference for the relatives of victims who […]
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Gwen Tolbart Named One of ‘2014 Top 100 Women’ in Maryland
The Daily Record named Gwen Tolbart, professional speaker and WTTG Fox5 weather anchor/reporter one of the top 100 women in Maryland. Three hundred and seventy women were nominated for the statewide honor. “Through Maryland’s Top 100 Women, The Daily Record recognizes 100 amazing leaders for stellar achievements in their careers, for their exemplary citizenship and […]
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When Cops Hide Behind Badges to Kill Blacks
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 1965, Tuskegee Institute in Alabama was a hotbed for social protest and bred students passionate about equality, justice and civil rights. Seventeen-year-old, Ruby Sales, born in Jemison, Ala., was one of those students. “Once you got the religion of civil rights and you were really in the movement, it was hard […]
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Wide Angle Youth Media Raises Funds ‘On the Set’
Join Wide Angle Youth Media for its “On The Set” fundraiser and behind-the-scenes experience featuring conversations with industry experts from award-winning TV, film and radio productions, 6 to 9 p.m., April 24, at Real News Network, 235 Holliday St. in Baltimore. Tickets are $60 and include food and drinks. Come rub elbows with some of […]
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Millennials are more Diverse in Many Ways
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Millennials are easy to spot. They are the ones welded to their handheld devices, touting peculiar professional titles and ambitions. Born between 1980 and the early 2000s, Millennials, or Generation Y, are entitled, lazy, self-centered, and callow, according to popular perception. It is true, this generation is different – but not for […]
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State’s Attorney’s Race Headlines Citywide Battles
Baltimore’s 2014 citywide elections include one final campaign for the patriarch of a Baltimore family political dynasty, the Register of Wills prospective passing of the torch from mother to daughter, and a fiery young challenger for the State’s Attorney’s office. In the race for Judge of the Baltimore City Judicial Eighth Circuit, eight candidates are […]
