Approximately 100 students participated in the April 15 panel discussion at the Howard University School of Business. The topic of the day, “Business and Economic Development in South Africa: The Mandela Legacy and the 20th Anniversary of Democracy in South African. The event was organized by the Howard University School of Business, in conjunction with […]
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Dr. Walter G. Amprey, Former Baltimore Schools Superintendent Dies at 69
(Update II 4/24/2014) Dr. Walter G. Amprey, whose extraordinary career as an educator spanned more than four decades, and who was Superintendent of Public Instruction for Baltimore City Public Schools for six years, died yesterday. He was 69. Amprey, born and raised in Baltimore and a graduate of Edmondson High School began his career as […]
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How They Stand
This is the second in a series of seven articles that examines Maryland gubernatorial candidates’ positions on major issues. ANNAPOLIS- Maryland’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates all agree that alternative energy resources are important for growing a sustainable economy. But Attorney General Doug Gansler and Del. Heather Mizeur, D-Montgomery, are calling for the state to develop more […]
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Fly Girl Network Helps Teens Soar
It takes a village to raise a child. It takes greater effort for that village to raise our young women. Not every family has the resources or support needed and provided by a village to help a child become mature and well rounded. Children with supportive parental figures – both biological and social – usually […]
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Three Oxon Hill High School Students Win Full Scholarships to Attend the University of Maryland
Three Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) students from Oxon Hill High School received a full four-year scholarship as part of the University of Maryland Incentive Awards Program. These students were recently honored for their academic excellence and achievement. “This is unprecedented for our county”, said Dr. Jean Paul Cadet, Principal of Oxon Hill High […]
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DNA Helps Local Ladies Find Their Beginnings
As far as Kindle Cox was concerned, she was a Marylander through and through. Born and raised in Baltimore, Charm City was all she had ever known. With chocolate skin, brown eyes and hair that gave no inkling of a heritage labeled much more “Black,” Cox never thought of herself as anything other than African […]
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2014 Prince George’s Harlem Renaissance Festival to Kick Off in Landover
The Harlem Remembrance Foundation of Prince George’s County will host its annual Harlem Renaissance Festival on May 3. The event, which will take place at the Columbia Park/Kentland Community Center in Landover, will include musical performances, health screenings, craft and food vendors, children’s activities and more. This year, a march for increased literature in African […]
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Local Artist Paula Whaley Found Voice, Healing In Clay
Twelve years ago, at age 58, sculptor and traditional doll maker Paula Whaley purchased a property near the intersection of North Charles and 21st streets. Her neighbors at the time consisted of a methadone clinic and boarded up houses. “Because I was from Harlem and I had gone through the ’50s with the whole heroin […]
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Rev. ‘Jazz’ Preaches First Resurrection Sunday at Jericho City of Praise
The 10,000-seat sanctuary on Resurrection Sunday wasn’t filled anywhere close to capacity. The main floor was full, and there was a smattering of congregants seated in the lower balcony. But the upper tiers were empty and cordoned off behind heavy blue drapes. Both inside and outside the church, uniformed security was conspicuously present among the […]
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Appreciation for Women
WOLB Radio One Talk Show Host and former senator, Larry Young, presented awards to local women that stated, “In appreciation for the achievements and positive contributions you have made to your family, community and society at large. As an African American male Carrying the Torch of Success, you make us proud.” Along with local attorney […]
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Foreclosures on the Rise Again
Even as the recovering housing market nationally appears to be brightening, foreclosure filings in Maryland are once again increasing, according to the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (BINA). After a period of high foreclosure rates in 2009, the number of property foreclosures in Maryland decreased significantly from 42,446 in 2010 to 14,321 in 2011. According to […]
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Cummings Holds Annual Job Fair
Thousands turned out for Rep. Elijah Cummings’ 17th Annual Job Fair that hosted more than 40 employers and employment resource providers, offering more than 1,000 jobs. The April 14 event at the Fifth Regiment Armory also offered a variety of workshops throughout the day, with topics that included steps to federal employment, searching for jobs […]
