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IMA ENDORSEMENTS PRESS CONFERENCE MARCH 13, 2014 10:30AM   AGENDA   ·         Opening Prayer ·         Welcome ·         Acknowledgements ·         Introduction of Rev. Dr. Alvin Gwynn, Sr. ·         Endorsement Statement…………….………Rev. Alvin J. Gwynn, Sr. ·         Remarks……………………………………………Doug Gansler ·         Remarks……………………………………………Jolene Ivey ·         Remarks……………………………………………Congressman Elijah Cummings ·         Remarks……………………………………………Delegate Jon Cardin ·         Remarks……………………………………………Marilyn Mosby ·         Questions and Answers (The […]

Sojourner-Douglass College’s very existence hangs in the balance as the school faces a “historic” challenge that can only be weathered with the community’s support, officials say. “My appeal is to the public, we need their support—both financial and spiritual,” said founder and president, Charles Simmons. Birthed during the Civil Rights Movement and based on the […]

Running an errand turned bad for a Baltimore City Police officer on March 14. According to authorities, Sgt. Keith McNeil was sitting in his black Toyota Tundra on the 1900 block of Belair Rd., outside a friend’s garage. Before he was able to exit his vehicle, a gunman approached, raised a handgun, and fired several […]

Tuition for Maryland’s colleges would be held to three percent during the coming four years if Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is elected governor, the leading Black candidate in the June primary election pledged March 12. Under what the Brown campaign is calling the Keeping College Affordable Plan, the tuition increase cap launched under Gov. Martin […]

Dr. Oxiris Barbot is stepping down from the helm of the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) to return to New York City, her hometown, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced March 12. Dr. Jacquelyn Duval-Harvey—a six year BCHD veteran and current deputy director—was named by Rawlings-Blake to serve as BCHD interim director when Barbot’s resignation becomes […]